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SUMMARY:Manchester Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is making a first visit to Manchester.  This highly respected workshop is designed for those involved in planning\, managing\, or supporting festivals and events. Presented by Paul Gudgin\, former Director of the Edinburgh Fringe\, this Masterclass has been delivered in 26 countries worldwide\, attracting thousands of delegates. It has received outstanding feedback\, with participants praising the valuable industry insight\, fresh creative ideas\, and—above all—the inspiration they gained from the course. \nThe cost of the Masterclass is £275 if booked by 16 March or £350 if purchased after 16 March.  The cost will be reduced to £220 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWho Attends?\nOne of the strengths of the Masterclass is the really broad range of participants it attracts. Here is just a small selection of the 2\,000+ organizations who have attended the Masterclass \nMusic Festivals: L’Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal\, Sweden Rock\, Savonlinna Opera Festival\, Dublin City Soul Festival\, Uppsala Guitar Festival \nFilm Festivals and organizations: Banff Mountain Film Festival\, Film Stockholm\, Rotterdam International Film Festival\, Film Training Manitoba \nTourism and Placemaking: Tourism Calgary\, Estonian Tourist Board\, Regina Downtown\, Events Tasmania\, Göteborg & Co\, Almere City Marketing \nMunicipalities: City of Edmonton\, Stad Brugge\, Provincie Overijssel\, City of Espoo\, Alpine Shire Council\, Belfast City Council\, Adelaide Hills Council \nDance and Theatre Festivals:  Bard on the Beach\, Oslo International Dance Festival\, Warsaw Salsa Festival\, Oulu Dance Centre\, Cafe Theater Festival \nBook Festivals: Quebec Writers Federation\, LitFest Alberta\, Oslo Litteraturhuset\, Sask Book Awards\, Dubai\, Emirates Festival of Literature \nFamily Events: Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival\, BUFF Malmö Film Festival\, Surrey International Children’s Festival \nFood and Drink Events: Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Taste of Antwerp\, Bendigo Food Truck Festival\,  Taste of Tasmania \nMuseums and Galleries: Estonian National Museum\, Art Gallery of Burlington\, South Australian Museum\, \nVenues and Cultural centres: Banff Centre\, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\, Arts House – Singapore\, Jersey Arts Centre\, Venues Canberra \nOther participants: Copenhagan Photography Festival\, Calgary Stampede\, Stockholm Pride\, Dutch Design Week\, Kaunus European Capital of Culture 2022\, Adelaide Fringe\, Geelong Regional Libraries\, Just For Laughs\, Arts Council Malta\, Sing Ireland\, University of Antwerp\, Utrechts Museumkwartier \nA more comprehensive list of organisations who have attended is available at www.festivalmanagers.com \nWhat You’ll Gain \nExpert knowledge from a renown festival and event expert\nPractical strategies to improve your event’s success\nInspiration to innovate and grow\nConnections with like-minded professionals \nThe fee includes 2 days tuition\, tea and coffee breaks plus lunch on both days and access to post course online resources. \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events\nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. It also looks forward to consider how AI can help develop festivals and events \nPeople and Partnerships\nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming\nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising\nThis session considers how best to approach sponsors and explores other ways to generate valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking\nThis session considers the relationship between festivals\, their towns and cities and explores how they can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing\nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure\nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully. The session also looks at how events can work towards making themselves more sustainable. \nWorking with the Media\nEvery festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation\nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nSecure Your Spot \nEarly Bird Price: £275 if booked before 16 March\nRegular Price: £350 if booked after 16 March\nGroup Discount: £220 per person for organizations sending more than one delegate \nWe can accept card payments or we can send you an invoice for payment by bank transfer or cheque. \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given \nFEEDBACK \nThis is just a small selection of the exceptional feedback the Masterclass has received. \nThe course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate crash course in festival management! City of Sodertalje \nYou`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nI can honestly say that for me this was a great experience to learn from a true industry professional and get insights from events that attract people from all over the world. Paul was surely interested in providing us with as much knowledge as possible\, the right amount of fun and plenty of inspiration to get us all going on with our projects. Film Cloud \nI had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival \nThe course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nThe breadth of the course content was astounding\, and sprinkled with creative brainstorming sessions that had me coming away with tons of great ideas to apply to our Festival. Saskatoon Festival of Trees \nAmazing ideas to not only reinvent my events\, but also reinvent our town. Rural City of Wangaratta
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SUMMARY:Ottawa Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is heading back to Alberta.  This highly respected workshop is designed for anyone involved in planning\, managing\, or supporting festivals and event. It has been presented in 26 countries worldwide attracting thousands of delegates. \nThe workshop has received fantastic feedback (see below) with participants welcoming the valuable industry knowledge\, creative new ideas and above all they say how inspiring they found the Masterclass. \nThe cost of the Masterclass is $395 if booked by 26 September or $495 if purchased after 26 September.  The cost will be reduced to $325 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWho Attends?\nOne of the strengths of the Masterclass is the really broad range of participants. Here is just a small selection of the 2\,000+ organizations who have attended the Masterclass \nMusic Festivals: Ottawa Jazz Festival\, Toronto Caribbean Carnival\, L’Off Festival de Jazz de Montréal\, POP Montreal\, Ottawa International Buskerfest\, Sweden Rock \nFilm Festivals and organizations: Ottawa International Animation Festival\, Belleville Downtown Docfest\, Helsinki International Film Festival\, Banff Mountain Film Festival \nTourism and Placemaking: Explore Edmonton\, Brockville Tourism\,Tourism Calgary\, Estonian Tourist Board\, Regina Downtown\, Events Tasmania\, Downtown Winnipeg \nMunicipalities: City of Edmonton\, City of Kitchener\, Petawawa\, City of Thunder Bay\, Frontenac County\, Town of Fort Smith\, City of Toronto\, City of Beaumont\, City of Barrie \nDance and Theatre Festivals: Soulpepper\, Improvaganza\, Push Festival\, Bard on the Beach\, Oslo International Dance Festival\, Warsaw Salsa Festival\, Oulu Dance Centre \nBook Festivals: WOW Literary Festival\, Quebec Writers Federation\, LitFest Alberta\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Oslo Litteraturhuset\, Sask Book Awards \nFamily Events: Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival\, BUFF Malmö Film Festival\, Surrey International Children’s Festival \nFood and Drink Events: Alberta Beer Festivals\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Taste of Antwerp\, Bendigo Food Truck Festival\, The Taste of Tasmania \nMuseums and Galleries: Museums of Burlington\, Thunder Bay Art Gallery\, Heritage Park\, Galloway Station Museum\,  Estonian National Museum\, Art Gallery of Burlington \nVenues and Cultural centres: National Arts Centre\, Banff Centre\, Winspear Centre\, Segal Centre for Performing Arts\, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\, Arts House – Singapore \nOther participants: Ottawa Fringe\, Juste pour rire\, Ontario Arts Council\, Capital Pride\, Parks Canada\, Festival Fierté Montréal\,  Algonquin College\, Calgary Stampede \nA full list of all those who have attended is available at www.festivalmanagers.com \nWhat You’ll Gain \nExpert knowledge from a renown festival and event expert\nPractical strategies to improve your event’s success\nInspiration to innovate and grow\nConnections with like-minded professionals \nMasterclass Sessions \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events\nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. It also looks forward to consider how AI can help develop festivals and events \nPeople and Partnerships\nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming\nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising\nThis session considers how best to approach sponsors and explores other ways to generate valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking\nThis session considers the relationship between festivals\, their towns and cities and explores how they can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing\nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure\nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully. The session also looks at how events can work towards making themselves more sustainable. \nWorking with the Media\nEvery festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation\nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nSecure Your Spot \nEarly Bird Price: $395 if booked before 26 September\nRegular Price: $495 if booked after 26 September\nGroup Discount: $325 per person for organizations sending more than one delegate \nWe can accept card payments or we can send you an invoice for payment by bank transfer or cheque. \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/ottawa-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-2/
LOCATION:Arts Court\, 2 Daly Ave\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 6E2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Regina Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:he internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Saskatchewan in October. This highly respected workshop is designed for anyone involved in planning\, managing\, or supporting festivals and event. It has been presented in 26 countries worldwide attracting thousands of delegates. \nThe workshop has received fantastic feedback (see below) with participants welcoming the valuable industry knowledge\, creative new ideas and above all they say how inspiring they found the Masterclass. \nThe cost of the Masterclass is $395 if booked by 26 September or $495 if purchased after 26 September.  The cost will be reduced to $325 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWho Attends?\nOne of the strengths of the Masterclass is the really broad range of participants. Here is just a small selection of the 2\,000+ organizations who have attended the Masterclass \nMusic Festivals: Sask Jazz Festival\, Regina Folk Festival\, Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Time Music Society\,Toronto Caribbean Carnival\, Ness Creek Music Festival\, Ottawa International Buskerfest\, Sweden Rock\, Halland Opera & Vocal Festival \nFilm Festivals and organizations: Belleville Downtown Docfest\, Helsinki International Film Festival\, Banff Mountain Film Festival\, Ottawa International Animation \nTourism and Placemaking: Explore Edmonton\, Brandon First\, Red Deer Downtown Business Association\, Tourism Calgary\, Estonian Tourist Board\, Regina Downtown\, Events Tasmania\, Downtown Winnipeg \nMunicipalities: City of Regina\, City of Prince Albert\, City of Edmonton\, City of Swift Current\, City of Toronto\, City of Medicine Hat\, City of Swift Current \nDance and Theatre Festivals: New Dance Horizens\, Improvaganza\, Push Festival\, Bard on the Beach\, Oslo International Dance Festival\, Warsaw Salsa Festival\, Oulu Dance Centre \nBook Festivals: Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild\, WOW Literary Festival\, Quebec Writers Federation\, LitFest Alberta\, Oslo Litteraturhuset\, Sask Book Awards \nFamily Events: Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan\, Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival\, BUFF Malmö Film Festival\, Surrey International Children’s Festival \nFood and Drink Events: Alberta Beer Festivals\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Taste of Antwerp\, Bendigo Food Truck Festival\, The Taste of Tasmania \nMuseums and Galleries: Museums of Burlington\, Thunder Bay Art Gallery\, Heritage Park\, Galloway Station Museum\,  Estonian National Museum\, Art Gallery of Burlington \nVenues and Cultural centres: Broadway Theatre Saskatoon\, Conexus Arts Centre\, Banff Centre\, Wascana Centre\, Keyano Theatre\, Winspear Centre\, Segal Centre for Performing Arts\, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\, Arts House – Singapore \nOther participants: Sask Music\, Edmonton Fringe\, Sask Library Association\, Saskatchewan Choral Federation\, Ontario Arts Council\, Capital Pride\, Parks Canada\, Calgary Stampede \nA full list of all those who have attended is available at www.festivalmanagers.com \nWhat You’ll Gain \nExpert knowledge from a renown festival and event expert\nPractical strategies to improve your event’s success\nInspiration to innovate and grow\nConnections with like-minded professionals \n  \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events\nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. It also looks forward to consider how AI can help develop festivals and events \nPeople and Partnerships\nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming\nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising\nThis session considers how best to approach sponsors and explores other ways to generate valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking\nThis session considers the relationship between festivals\, their towns and cities and explores how they can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing\nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure\nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully. The session also looks at how events can work towards making themselves more sustainable. \nWorking with the Media\nEvery festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation\nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nSecure Your Spot \nEarly Bird Price: $395 if booked before 26 September\nRegular Price: $495 if booked after 26 September\nGroup Discount: $325 per person for organizations sending more than one delegate \nWe can accept card payments or we can send you an invoice for payment by bank transfer or cheque. \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/regina-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:The Atlas Hotel\, 4177 Albert St\, Regina\, Saskachewan\, S4S 3R6\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20250619T192245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T142251Z
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SUMMARY:Calgary Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is heading back to Alberta.  This highly respected workshop is designed for anyone involved in planning\, managing\, or supporting festivals and event. It has been presented in 26 countries worldwide attracting thousands of delegates. \nThe workshop has received fantastic feedback (see below) with participants welcoming the valuable industry knowledge\, creative new ideas and above all they say how inspiring they found the Masterclass. \nThe cost of the Masterclass is $395 if booked by 8 September or $495 if purchased after 8 September.  The cost will be reduced to $325 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWho Attends?\nOne of the strengths of the Masterclass is the really broad range of participants. Here is just a small selection of the 2\,000+ organizations who have attended the Masterclass \nMusic Festivals: Edmonton Jazz Festival\, Calgary Folk Festival\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\,  Ottawa Jazz Festival\, Reggaefest\, Sled Island\, Foothills Bluegrass Music Society\, Halland Opera & Vocal Festival\, Toronto Caribbean Carnival \nFilm Festivals and organizations: Calgary Justice Film Festival\, Edmonton Short Film Festival\, Ottawa International Animation Festival\, THIRD ACTion Film Festival\, Calgary International Film Festival\, Helsinki International Film Festival\, Banff Mountain Film Festival\, Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers\, Film Stockholm\, Office National du Film du Canada \nTourism and Placemaking: Explore Edmonton\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Visit Mardaloop\, Banff Lake Louise\, Tourism Calgary\, Estonian Tourist Board\, Regina Downtown\, Business Association of Edmonton\, Events Tasmania\, Tourism Kamloops\, Travel Alberta\, Downtown Winnipeg \nMunicipalities: City of Red Deer\, Government of Alberta\, Sturgeon County\, City of Lethbridge\, City of Spruce Grove\, City of Calgary\, Town of Stony Plain\, City of Edmonton\, City of Lloydminster\, City of Beaumont\, City of St. Albert\, Strathcona County \nDance and Theatre Festivals: Improvaganza\, Push Festival\, Bard on the Beach\, Intrepid Theatre Victoria\, Oslo International Dance Festival\, Warsaw Salsa Festival\, Oulu Dance Centre \nBook Festivals: LitFest Alberta\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Oslo Litteraturhuset\, Sask Book Awards \nFamily Events: Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival\, BUFF Malmö Film Festival\, Surrey International Children’s Festival \nFood and Drink Events: Alberta Beer Festivals\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Taste of Antwerp\, Bendigo Food Truck Festival\, The Taste of Tasmania\, Saskatoon Berry Festival. \nMuseums and Galleries: Heritage Park\, Galloway Station Museum\, Lönnströmin taidemuseo \, Estonian National Museum\, Arbetets museum\, The Art Gallery of South Australia\, Art Gallery of Burlington \nVenues and Cultural centres: Banff Centre\, Winspear Centre\, Westerner Park\, Conexus Arts Centre\, \, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\,  Broadway Theatre Saskatoon\, The National Arts Centre – Ottawa\, The Arts House – Singapore \nOther participants: Edmonton Fringe\, Edmonton Heritage Festival\, Vancouver Pride\, Red Deer Centrefest\, Calgary Foundation\, Calgary Stampede\, Arts Lethbridge\, University of Alberta\, Calgary Philharmonic\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Calgary High Performance Rodeo\, \, Flin Flon Arts Council\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Festival of Trees Saskatoon \nA full list of all those who have attended is available at www.festivalmanagers.com \nWhat You’ll Gain \nExpert knowledge from a renown festival and event expert\nPractical strategies to improve your event’s success\nInspiration to innovate and grow\nConnections with like-minded professionals \nMasterclass Sessions \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events\nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. It also looks forward to consider how AI can help develop festivals and events \nPeople and Partnerships\nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming\nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising\nThis session considers how best to approach sponsors and explores other ways to generate valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking\nThis session considers the relationship between festivals\, their towns and cities and explores how they can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing\nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure\nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully. The session also looks at how events can work towards making themselves more sustainable. \nWorking with the Media\nEvery festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation\nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nSecure Your Spot \nEarly Bird Price: $395 if booked before 8 September\nRegular Price: $495 if booked after 8 September\nGroup Discount: $325 per person for organizations sending more than one delegate \nWe can accept card payments or we can send you an invoice for payment by bank transfer or cheque. \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given \n  \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/calgary-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-2/
LOCATION:The Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre\, 1000 Glenmore Ct SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2C 2E6\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250626T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250627T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20250318T163558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T105925Z
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SUMMARY:Stockholm - Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is heading back to Sweden.  This highly respected workshop is designed for anyone involved in planning\, managing\, or supporting festivals and events—offering expert insights\, fresh ideas\, and the inspiration to create unforgettable experiences. \nThe workshop has received fantastic feedback (see below) with participants welcoming the valuable industry knowledge\, creative new ideas and above all they say how inspiring they found the Masterclass. \nThe cost of the Masterclass is 3\,500 SEK if booked before 9 June or 3\,990 SEK if booked after 9 June. If more than one person from your organization attends the cost is only 2\,990 SEK per person. \nWho Attends?\nOne of the strengths of the Masterclass is the really broad range of participants. Here is just a small selection of the 2\,000+ organizations who have attended the Masterclass \nMusic Festivals: Pori Jazz Festival\, Norbergfestival\, Uppsala Gitarrfestival\, Malmöfestivalen\, Calgary Folk Festival\, Halland Opera & Vocal Festival\, Flow Festival\, \nFilm Festivals and organizations: Helsinki International Film Festival \, Banff Mountain Film Festival\, Skövde Filmfestival\, Tempo dokumentärfestival\, Film Stockholm\, Gothenburg Film Studios \nTourism and Placemaking: Göteborg & Co\, Estonian Tourist Board\, Regina Downtown\, Events Tasmania \nMunicipalities: Malmö stad\, Lund kommun\, Köpings kommun\, Eskilstuna kommun\, Västerås stad\, Region Värmland\, Göteborgs Stad\, Västra Götalandsregionen \nDance and Theatre Festivals: Oslo International Dance Festival\, Kuopio Dance Festival\, Scensverige\, Herräng Dance Camp\, \nBook Festivals: Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Oslo Litteraturhuset \nFamily Events: Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival\, Bibu\, BUFF Malmö Film Festival\, \nFood and Drink Events: Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Taste of Antwerp \nMuseums and Galleries: Lönnströmin taidemuseo \, Estonian National Museum\, Arbetets museum\, The Art Gallery of South Australia \nVenues and Cultural centres: Jersey Opera House\, Teatercentrum\, Handelsbeurs Concertzaal\, Korjaamo Culture Factory\, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, \nOther participants: Cirko\, Stockholm Pride\, Musikisyd\, Sweden Festivals\, HCA Festivals Odense\, Korjaamo\, Stockholm Fringe\, Oulu Capital of Culture 2026\, Humak University\, Copenhagan Photography Festival\, Helsinki Baroque Orchestra\, \nA full list of all those who have attended is available at www.festivalmanagers.com \nWhat You’ll Gain \nExpert knowledge from a renown festival and event expert\nPractical strategies to improve your event’s success\nInspiration to innovate and grow\nConnections with like-minded professionals \nMasterclass Sessions \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events\nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. It also looks forward to consider how AI can help develop festivals and events \nPeople and Partnerships\nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming\nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising\nThis session considers how best to approach sponsors and explores other ways to generate valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking\nThis session considers the relationship between festivals\, their towns and cities and explores how they can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing\nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure\nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully. The session also looks at how events can work towards making themselves more sustainable. \nWorking with the Media\nEvery festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation\nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nSecure Your Spot \nEarly Bird Price: 3\,500 SEK if booked before 9 June\nRegular Price: 3\,990 SEK if booked after 9 June\nGroup Discount: 2\,990 SEK per person for organizations sending more than one attendees \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given \n  \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nGöteborg All we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nTrondheim You`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nThere is much more feedback on our website www.festivalmanagers.com  \n \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/stockholm-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:United Spaces Götgatsbacken\, Götgatan 22A\, Stockholm\, 118 46\, Sweden
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250424T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250425T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20250225T162521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250401T105728Z
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SUMMARY:Festival and Event Management Masterclass - Turku
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to take your festival or event to the next level? The internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is back in Finland. This highly regarded workshop is designed for anyone involved in planning\, managing\, or supporting festivals and events—offering expert insights\, fresh ideas\, and the inspiration to create unforgettable experiences.\nThe workshop has received consistently high praise (see below) with participants welcoming the valuable industry knowledge\, creative new ideas and above all how inspiring they found the Masterclass. \nWho Attends?\nOne of the strengths of the Masterclass is the really diverse range of participants. Here is just a small selection of the 2\,000+ organizations who have attended the Masterclass \nMusic Festivals: Pori Jazz Festival\, Calgary Folk Festival\, Savonlinna Opera Festival\, Flow Festival\, Turku Music Festival\, Rauma Blues Festival\, BRQ Vantaa Festival\, Helsinki Festival \nFilm Festivals: Helsinki International Film Festival \, Banff Mountain Film Festival \nTourism and Placemaking: Göteborg & Co\, Estonian Tourist Board\, Regina Downtown \nMunicipalities: City of Espoo\, Kuusamon kaupunki\, Pirkkalan kunta\, City of Helsinki \nDance Festivals: Oslo International Dance Festival\, Kuopio Dance Festival \nBook Festivals: Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, \nFamily Events: Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival \nFood and Drink Events: Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Taste of Antwerp \nMuseums and Galleries: Lönnströmin taidemuseo \, Estonian National Museum \nVenues and Cultural centres: Jersey Opera House\, Handelsbeurs Concertzaal\, Korjaamo Culture Factory\, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity \nOther participants: Cirko\, Stockholm Pride\, Korjaamo\, University of the Arts Helsinki\, Oulu 2026\, \, Humak University\, Copenhagan Photography Festival\, Helsinki Baroque Orchestra \nA full list of all those who have attended is available at www.festivalmanagers.com \nWhat You’ll Gain \n✅ Expert knowledge from a renown festival and event expert\n✅ Practical strategies to improve your event’s success\n✅ Inspiration to innovate and grow\n✅ Connections with like-minded professionals \nMasterclass Sessions \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events\nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. It also looks forward to consider how AI can help develop festivals and events \nPeople and Partnerships\nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming\nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising\nThis session considers how best to approach sponsors and explores other ways to generate valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking\nThis session considers the relationship between festivals\, their towns and cities and explores how they can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing\nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure\nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully. The session also looks at how events can work towards making themselves more sustainable. \nWorking with the Media\nEvery festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation\nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nSecure Your Spot \nEarly Bird Price: €395 (if booked by 10 April)\nRegular Price: €450 (after 10 April)\nGroup Discount: €295 per person for organizations sending more than one attendees \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given \n  \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nGöteborg All we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nTrondheim You`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \n  \nThere is much more feedback on our website www.festivalmanagers.com  \nSt John’s Circusfest
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/festival-and-event-management-masterclass-turku/
LOCATION:Taiteen talo\, Nunnankatu 4\,\, Turku\, 20700
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250313T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20250314T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20250109T192043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250217T103012Z
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SUMMARY:Brugge Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The internationally acclaimed Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Belgium! This highly regarded workshop offers essential insights and inspiration for anyone involved in creating\, developing\, managing\, or supporting festivals and events. Feedback from past participants consistently highlights the value of the information provided\, the fresh ideas they gained to enhance their events\, and\, most importantly\, the inspiration they drew from the Masterclass. \nThe Masterclass has attracted a uniquely wide range of organizations\, ranging from large city events like Malmöfestivalen to small-town celebrations such as Kinsale Arts Week. Participants have included organizers of every kind of music festival imaginable\, from the Ottawa Jazz Festival and Calgary Folk Festival to the Savonlinna Opera Festival and Flow Festival. Other attendees have represented film festivals (Rotterdam International Film Festival)\, dance festivals (Oslo International Dance Festival)\, book festivals (Saskatchewan Festival of Words)\, and family events (Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival). \nThe course is popular among city and provincial council staff from both large cities like Gothenburg and smaller towns such as Smiths Falls\, as well as professionals working in museums\, galleries\, and concert venues (Estonian National Museum\, Art Gallery of Burlington). It has also welcomed participants managing performing arts groups\, including theater companies and symphony orchestras. Attendees range from city center event coordinators (Downtown Winnipeg) to destination marketing professionals (Toerisme Oostende). This incredible diversity of participants contributes to the dynamic atmosphere of the Masterclass. \nHere are just some of the Belgian organizations that have attended previous Masterclasses:\nGent Jazz Festival\, Cultuurcentrum Brugge\, Toerisme Vlaanderen\, Zebrastraat\, Stad Harelbeke\, Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition\, European Commission\, Sacred Places\, Stad Mechelen\, Sfinks\, Zomeropera Alden Biesen\, Riches-Claires Theater\, Stad Brugge\, Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen\, Stad Lier\, Hogeschool Vives\, Davidsfonds Cultuurnetwerk\, Stad Veurne\, Universiteit Antwerpen\, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant\, Herita\, Ha Concerts\, Stad Izegem\, Quilombo\, Centre Culturel René Magritte\, Trez Recordz\, and Toerisme Oostende. Details of all the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nJoin the Masterclass to gain knowledge\, connect with like-minded professionals\, and discover the inspiration to take your events to the next level. \nThe cost of the course is €390 if booked by 1 March or €450 if purchased after 1 March.  The cost is only €295 if more than one person from your organization attends. \nThe Masterclass is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other vital ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and developing the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs a good relationship with the media and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is €390 if booked by 17 January or €450 if purchased after 17 January.  The cost will be reduced to €295 if more than one person from your organisation attends. \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given \n  \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nGöteborg All we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nGreat story’s\, enormous amount of useful information and I met a lot of interesting people. But above all it has given me a much wider view on (my) events. Smartlappenfestival\, Oktoberfest \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nTrondheim You`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \n There is much more feedback on our website www.festivalmanagers.com
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/bruges-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:NH Hotel Brugge\, Boeveriestraat 2\, Brugge\, 8000\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250130T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20250131T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20240917T130130Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250117T162628Z
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SUMMARY:Amsterdam Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Amsterdam. The Masterclass is the ideal workshop to provide vital information and inspiration for anyone involved in creating\, developing\, managing or supporting festivals and events. In the feedback we receive from previous participants they frequently comment on the valuable of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them. \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 17 January or €450 if purchased after 17 January.  The cost will be reduced to €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends. \nThe Masterclass is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. This session will also focus on events in a post Covid world as we look to develop the knowledge and skills to meet the new demands of audiences and stakeholders. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 2 February or €450 if purchased after 2 February.  The cost will be reduced to €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass has been presented in 27 countries worldwide. In the Netherlands we have run the course in Amsterdam\, Rotterdam\, Utrecht\, Leeuwarden\, Zwolle\, Eindhoven and Den Haag. Participants have attended from a very wide range of organisations including: \nBoulevard Theater Festival\, Café Theater Festival Utrecht\, Schouwburg De Lawei\, De Niewe Bibliotheek\, Dutch Design Week\, Ekko\, Amsterdam Fringe\, Festival aan de Werf\, Grenswerk\, Heamiel Festival\, Heimland Festival\, Het Huis Theatre\, Kaboom Animation Festival\, Jazz in Friejam\, Kasko huis voor muziektheater\, Korzo Theatre\, Kunsten Op Straat\, Loud Noise\, Mooi Weer Splelen\, Neushorn Leeuwarden\, Overijssel Province\, Passionate BulkBoek\, Sint Lucas\, SJU Jazz\, Spoffin Street Arts Festival\, Spoorweg Museum\, Straatfestival Easterbarren\, STRP Festival\, Theater aan de Schie\, Universiteit Utrecht\,    Zimihc Theatre\, Geemeente Utrecht\, Music Meeting Nijmegen. \nDetails of all the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 17 January or €450 if purchased after 17 January.  The cost will be reduced to €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends. \nCancellation Policy \n10 days or more before the course start date –  Full refund will be given \n2 – 9 days before the course start date – 50% refund will be given \nLess than 2 days before the course start date – 25% refund will be given \n  \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nGöteborg All we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nGreat story’s\, enormous amount of useful information and I met a lot of interesting people. But above all it has given me a much wider view on (my) events. Smartlappenfestival\, Oktoberfest \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nTrondheim You`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \n There is much more feedback on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \n  \nSt John’s Circusfest
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/amsterdam-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Aristo meeting center Amsterdam\, Teleportboulevard 100\, Amsterdam\, 1043 EJ\, Netherlands
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241009T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241010T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20240806T210051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T071127Z
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SUMMARY:Toronto Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Ontario. \nThe Masterclass is one of the world’s most popular festival and event professional development workshops having now been presented in 26 countries worldwide.  It is a course that informs and inspires anyone involved in creating\, managing or supporting festivals and events both large and small\, you can see details of the programme below. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 23 September or $475 if purchased after 23 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWe have run the course successfully in Canada on a number of occasions with an really wide range of organisations attending. They include:  Toronto Fringe\, Bard on the Beach\, Toronto Caribbean Carnival\, Downtown Regina\, Just For Laughs\, City of Kitchener\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Banff Centre\, Sturgeon County\, Ottawa Jazz Festival\, Push Festival\, Pride Toronto\, Art Gallery of Burlington\, Ontario Arts Council\, City of Niagara Falls\, Toronto Metropolitan University\, Mississauga Arts Council\, City of Edmonton\, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\, Tourism Kelowna\, Alberta Beer Festivals\, Rapid Fire Theatre\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Town of Stony Plain\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Calgary Stampede\,  City of St. Guelph\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Arts Council Ontario\, Economic Development Regina\, Bard on the Beach and many more. We have now had over 150 participants attend the Masterclass in Ontario. \nThe ‘who has attended’ section of this website  has a list of all the organizations which have been to the course. The website also has a feedback section with comments taken from our post-course surveys. The Masterclass receives exceptional feedback with so many people commenting on how informative and above all inspiring they found the workshop. We have included one or two of our favorite quotes below. \nPROGRAMME \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 23 September or $475 if purchased after 23 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \n  \nFEEDBACK \nThe course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate crash course in festival management! City of Sodertalje \nAmazing ideas to not only reinvent my events\, but also reinvent our town. Rural City of Wangaratta \nYou`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nI can honestly say that for me this was a great experience to learn from a true industry professional and get insights from events that attract people from all over the world. Paul was surely interested in providing us with as much knowledge as possible\, the right amount of fun and plenty of inspiration to get us all going on with our projects. Film Cloud \nThe Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland \nThe course was highly skilled\, personal and interesting all the way through! I can highly recommend it – the time spent with Paul is spent really well!  Salaam Film & Dialogue \nI had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival \nAffable and highly knowledgeable\, Paul Gudgin has condensed 30 years of festivals industry know-how into two days of intensive learning\, offering advice on anything from grassroots to strategic aspects of developing festivals\, across all areas. Paul’s knowledge is second-to-none making this workshop a must-attend event for festival and arts workers at any stage of their careers. West Australian Music (WAM) \nThe course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email. \n  \n\nSt Johns Circusfest\, Newfoundland
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/toronto-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Fairfield Inn & Suites Toronto\, Brampton\, 150 Westcreek Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, L6T 5V7
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20241007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20241008T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20240624T100139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T070930Z
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SUMMARY:Saskatoon Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is making a first visit to Saskatoon on 7 & 8 October. The Masterclass is one of the world’s most popular festival and event professional development workshops having now been presented in 26 countries worldwide.  It is a course that informs and inspires anyone involved in creating\, managing or supporting festivals and events both large and small\, you can see details of the programme below. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 12 September or $475 if purchased after 12 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWe have run the course successfully in Canada on a number of occasions with an really wide range of organisations attending. They include:  Vancouver Fringe\, Regina Folk Festival\, Calgary High Performance Rodeo\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Banff Centre\, Regina Downtown\, Conexus Arts Centre\, Sturgeon County\, Ottawa Jazz Festival\, Push Festival\, Vancouver Pride\, City of Swift Current\, City of Edmonton\, Saskatchewan Choral Federation\, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\, Tourism Kelowna\, Alberta Beer Festivals\, Rapid Fire Theatre\, Winspear Centre\, Flin Flon Arts Council\, Edmonton Jazz Festival\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Edmonton Fringe\, Town of Stony Plain\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Calgary Stampede\, Mount Royal University\, City of St. Albert\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Arts Council Ontario\, Economic Development Regina\, Bard on the Beach and many more. \nThe ‘who has attended’ section of this website  has a list of all the organizations which have been to the course. The website also has a feedback section with comments taken from our post-course surveys. The Masterclass receives exceptional feedback with so many people commenting on how informative and above all inspiring they found the workshop. We have included one or two of our favorite quotes below. \nPROGRAMME \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 12 September or $475 if purchased after 12 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \n  \nFEEDBACK \nThe course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate crash course in festival management! City of Sodertalje \nAmazing ideas to not only reinvent my events\, but also reinvent our town. Rural City of Wangaratta \nYou`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nI can honestly say that for me this was a great experience to learn from a true industry professional and get insights from events that attract people from all over the world. Paul was surely interested in providing us with as much knowledge as possible\, the right amount of fun and plenty of inspiration to get us all going on with our projects. Film Cloud \nThe Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland \nThe course was highly skilled\, personal and interesting all the way through! I can highly recommend it – the time spent with Paul is spent really well!  Salaam Film & Dialogue \nI had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival \nAffable and highly knowledgeable\, Paul Gudgin has condensed 30 years of festivals industry know-how into two days of intensive learning\, offering advice on anything from grassroots to strategic aspects of developing festivals\, across all areas. Paul’s knowledge is second-to-none making this workshop a must-attend event for festival and arts workers at any stage of their careers. West Australian Music (WAM) \nThe course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nSt John’s Circusfest\, Newfoundland\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/saskatoon-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Saskatoon’s Arts & Convention Centre\, 35 – 22nd Street East\, Saskatoon\, Saskatchewan\, S7K 0C8\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241003T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241004T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20240710T081323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240910T102022Z
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Vancouver. \nThe Masterclass is one of the world’s most popular festival and event professional development workshops having now been presented in 26 countries worldwide.  It is a course that informs and inspires anyone involved in creating\, managing or supporting festivals and events both large and small\, you can see details of the programme below. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 9 September or $475 if purchased after 9 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWe have run the course successfully in Canada on a number of occasions with an really wide range of organisations attending. They include:  Vancouver Fringe\, Calgary High Performance Rodeo\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Festivals Kelowna\, City of Surrey\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Banff Centre\, Conexus Arts Centre\, Sturgeon County\, Ottawa Jazz Festival\, Push Festival\, Vancouver Pride\, City of Red Deer\, City of Edmonton\, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\, Tourism Kelowna\, Alberta Beer Festivals\, Rapid Fire Theatre\, Winspear Centre\, Flin Flon Arts Council\, Edmonton Jazz Festival\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Edmonton Fringe\, Town of Stony Plain\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Calgary Stampede\, Mount Royal University\, City of St. Albert\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\, Arts Council Ontario\, Economic Development Regina\, Bard on the Beach and many more. \nThe ‘who has attended’ section of this website  has a list of all the organizations which have been to the course. The website also has a feedback section with comments taken from our post-course surveys. The Masterclass receives exceptional feedback with so many people commenting on how informative and above all inspiring they found the workshop. We have included one or two of our favorite quotes below. \nPROGRAMME \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 9 September or $475 if purchased after 9 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \n  \nFEEDBACK \nThe course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate crash course in festival management! City of Sodertalje \nAmazing ideas to not only reinvent my events\, but also reinvent our town. Rural City of Wangaratta \nYou`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nI can honestly say that for me this was a great experience to learn from a true industry professional and get insights from events that attract people from all over the world. Paul was surely interested in providing us with as much knowledge as possible\, the right amount of fun and plenty of inspiration to get us all going on with our projects. Film Cloud \nThe Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland \nThe course was highly skilled\, personal and interesting all the way through! I can highly recommend it – the time spent with Paul is spent really well!  Salaam Film & Dialogue \nI had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival \nAffable and highly knowledgeable\, Paul Gudgin has condensed 30 years of festivals industry know-how into two days of intensive learning\, offering advice on anything from grassroots to strategic aspects of developing festivals\, across all areas. Paul’s knowledge is second-to-none making this workshop a must-attend event for festival and arts workers at any stage of their careers. West Australian Music (WAM) \nThe course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email. \n  \n\nSt Johns Circusfest\, Newfoundland
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/vancouver-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Sandman Hotel Vancouver Downtown\, 180 West Georgia\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 4P4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241001T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20241002T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132249
CREATED:20240617T142903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T134355Z
UID:10000041-1727775000-1727886600@festivalmanagers.com
SUMMARY:Edmonton Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Alberta. \nThe Masterclass is one of the world’s most popular festival and event professional development workshops having now been presented in 26 countries worldwide.  It is a course that informs and inspires anyone involved in creating\, managing or supporting festivals and events both large and small\, you can see details of the programme below. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 9 September or $475 if purchased after 9 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWe have run the course successfully in Canada on a number of occasions with an really wide range of organisations attending. They include:  Vancouver Fringe\, Calgary High Performance Rodeo\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Banff Centre\, Conexus Arts Centre\, Sturgeon County\, Ottawa Jazz Festival\, Push Festival\, Vancouver Pride\, City of Red Deer\, City of Edmonton\, Harbourfront Centre Toronto\, Tourism Kelowna\, Alberta Beer Festivals\, Rapid Fire Theatre\, Winspear Centre\, Flin Flon Arts Council\, Edmonton Jazz Festival\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Edmonton Fringe\, Town of Stony Plain\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Calgary Stampede\, Mount Royal University\, City of St. Albert\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Arts Council Ontario\, Economic Development Regina\, Bard on the Beach and many more. \nThe ‘who has attended’ section of this website  has a list of all the organizations which have been to the course. The website also has a feedback section with comments taken from our post-course surveys. The Masterclass receives exceptional feedback with so many people commenting on how informative and above all inspiring they found the workshop. We have included one or two of our favorite quotes below. \nPROGRAMME \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 9 September or $475 if purchased after 9 September.  The cost will be reduced to $315 if more than one person from your organisation attends \n  \nFEEDBACK \nThe course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate crash course in festival management! City of Sodertalje \nAmazing ideas to not only reinvent my events\, but also reinvent our town. Rural City of Wangaratta \nYou`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nI can honestly say that for me this was a great experience to learn from a true industry professional and get insights from events that attract people from all over the world. Paul was surely interested in providing us with as much knowledge as possible\, the right amount of fun and plenty of inspiration to get us all going on with our projects. Film Cloud \nThe Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland \nThe course was highly skilled\, personal and interesting all the way through! I can highly recommend it – the time spent with Paul is spent really well!  Salaam Film & Dialogue \nI had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival \nAffable and highly knowledgeable\, Paul Gudgin has condensed 30 years of festivals industry know-how into two days of intensive learning\, offering advice on anything from grassroots to strategic aspects of developing festivals\, across all areas. Paul’s knowledge is second-to-none making this workshop a must-attend event for festival and arts workers at any stage of their careers. West Australian Music (WAM) \nThe course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email. \n  \n\nSt Johns Circusfest\, Newfoundland
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/edmonton-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Conference Centre Edmonton South\, 4485 Gateway BLVD\, Edmonton\, Alberta\, T6H 5C3\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240613T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240614T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20240404T181510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240527T133649Z
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SUMMARY:Oslo Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Norway. The Masterclass is the ideal seminar to provide inspiration and prepare you for the challenges that come with creating\, managing and developing events.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they frequently comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them. The Festival and Event Management Masterclass has become one of the world’s most popular professional development workshops for people who manage\, develop and support festivals and events of any kind. We have run the Masterclass in 27 countries worldwide and we always receive the kind of feedback you can see below and on our website. \nThe cost of the course is 4\,500 NOK if booked by 1 June or 5\,200 NOK if purchased after 1 June.  We offer a special rate of  3\,500 NOK if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is 4\,500 NOK if booked by 1 June or 5\,200 NOK if purchased after 1 June.  We offer a special rate of  3\,500 NOK if more than one person from your organisation attends \nWe have run the Masterclass a number of times in Norway\, over 270 people have attended our workshops in Oslo\, Stavanger\, Bergen\, Tromso\, Trondheim and  Halden. We have welcomed a really diverse range of organisations to the workshop including: \nHilmarfestivalen\, Lørenskog kommune\, Nes kulturhus\, Sarpsborg kommune\, Melafestivalen\, Film fra Sør-festival\, CODA Oslo International Dance Festival\, Oslo kommune\, Nationaltheatret \, Vinterfestuka\, Nattjazz – Bergen\, Nordlysfestivalen\, Visit Innherred\, Oslo Jazzfestival\, Lofoten Internasjonale Kammermusikkfest\, Bergen kommune\, Vestlandske Teatersenter\, Bergen Nasjonale Opera\, Nordland Musikkfestuke\, Norges Musikkorps Forbund\, Museum Vest\, Bergen City Event\, Hilmarfestivalen\, Stavanger Kammermusikkfestival\, Hamar kommune\, Tromso kommune\, Tromsø Internasjonale Filmfestival\, Tromsø World Music Festival\, Nordnorsk Kystkultursenter\, Visit Tromsø\, Maijazz\, Stavanger Konserthus\, Musikkfest Trondheim\, Trondheim Jazzfestival\, Olavshallen\, Olavsfest\, Brygga Kultursal\, Halden kommune\, Opera Østfold and many more. \n Details of all the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nTrondheim You`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nAdelaide  I had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nBendigo  Amazing ideas to not only reinvent my events\, but also reinvent our town. Rural City of Wangaratta \n  \nThere is much more feedback on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/oslo-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Quality Hotel 33\, Østre Aker vei 33\, Oslo\, 0581\, Norway
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20240417T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20240418T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20240215T080925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T094518Z
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SUMMARY:Festival and Event Management Masterclass Helsinki
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Finland. The Masterclass is the ideal seminar to provide inspiration and prepare you for the challenges that come with managing and supporting events.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they frequently comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them. The Festival and Event Management Masterclass has become one of the world’s most popular professional development workshops for people who manage\, develop and support festivals and events of any kind. We have run the Masterclass in 26 countries worldwide and we always receive the kind of feedback you can see below and on our website. \nThe cost of the course is €390 if booked by 1 April or €450 if purchased after 1 April.  We offer a special rate of  €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 1 April or €450 if purchased after 1 April.  We offer a special rate of  €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nwe have run the Masterclass a number of times in Finland. Previous participants include: \nPori Jazz Festival\, Helsinki International Film Festival\, Oulu 2026\, Humak University\, Helsinki Festival\, Rauma Blues\, Uprising Entertainment\, Turku kaupunki\, Lönnströmin taidemuseo\, Riihimäen kaupunki\, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre\, Cinemaissí Latin American Film Festival\, Espoon kaupunki\, Kokkolan Oopperakesä\, Pink Eminence\, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art\, JoJo -Oulu Dance Centre\, Avanti! Chamber Orchestra\, Cirko – Centre for New Circus\, Helsinki Documentary Film Festival\, Sello Hall – Espoo\, Akun Tehdas\, MotoRockFest\, Pirkkalan kunta\, Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival\, Teater Viirus\, Finlands Svenska Ungdomsförbund\, Baltic Jazz Festival\, Svenska kulturfonden\, Helsingin kaupunki\, Live Nation Finland\, Oulun kaupunki\, Tanssin Talo\, Kaapelitehdas\, Korsholm Music Festival\, Imatran kaupunki\, Helsinki Jazz Orchestra\,Turku Music Festival and many more. \nDetails of all the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nTrondheim You`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one A-HA moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nAdelaide  I had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nBendigo  Amazing ideas to not only reinvent my events\, but also reinvent our town. Rural City of Wangaratta \n  \nThere is much more feedback on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/helsinki-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Arthur Hotel\, Vuorikatu 19\,\, Helsinki\, 00100\, Finland
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240312T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20231117T160100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T125458Z
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SUMMARY:Brussels Festival and Event Management Masterclass - 2 places remaining
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Brussels. The Masterclass is the ideal seminar to provide inspiration and prepare you for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them. We have run the Masterclass in 26 countries worldwide and we always receive the kind of feedback  you can read below. \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 23 February or €450 if purchased after 23 February.  The cost will be reduced to €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. This session will also focus on events in a post Covid world as we look to develop the knowledge and skills to meet the new demands of audiences and stakeholders. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 23 February or €450 if purchased after 23 February.  The cost will be reduced to €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass has been presented in 26 countries worldwide. In Belgium we have presented the course in Brussels\, Ghent\, Kortrijk and Antwerp. Previous participating organisations have included: \nStad Lier\, Zebra Straat\, Harelbeke City Council\, Queen Elizabeth Competition\, Stad Turnhout\, Commune d’Evere\, Jazz.be\, Bronks\, The Festival Academy (European Festivals Association)\, European Commission\, Sacred Places\, Toerisme Oostende\, Encatc\, Sfinks Animation\, Stad Brugge\, Atmos Productions\, Théâtre des Riches-Claires\, Beursschouwburg\, Visit Flanders\, Stuvoplus\, Hogeschool Vives\, Dienstverlenende Vereniging Midwest\, Gemeentehuis Koksijde\, Vlaams-Brabant\, Herita\, Stad Kortrijk\, Stad Izegem\, Quilombo\, Sonic City\, Festival Kortrijk\, Ha Concerts\, Gemeente Knokke-Heist\, Stad Gent and several more organisations. \nDetails of all the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nGöteborg All we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in the (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/brussels-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Marivaux Hotel and Seminar Centre\, Boulevard Adolphe Max 98\,\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240215T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240216T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20231109T155925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240202T180744Z
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SUMMARY:Rotterdam Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Rotterdam. The Masterclass is the ideal seminar to provide inspiration and prepare you for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them. We have run the Masterclass in 26 coutries worldwide and we always receive the kind of feedback like the examples you can read below. \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 2 February or €450 if purchased after 2 February.  The cost will be reduced to €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nDeveloping Great Festivals and Events  \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations\, looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming. This session will also focus on events in a post Covid world as we look to develop the knowledge and skills to meet the new demands of audiences and stakeholders. \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is €380 if booked by 2 February or €450 if purchased after 2 February.  The cost will be reduced to €290 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass has been presented in 26 countries worldwide. In the Netherlands we have presented the course in Amsterdam\, Rotterdam\, Utrecht\, Leeuwarden\, Zwolle\, Eindhoven and Den Haag. Participants have attended from a wide range of organisations including:  \nBoulevard Theater Festival\, Café Theater Festival Utrecht\, Schouwburg De Lawei\, De Niewe Bibliotheek\, Dutch Design Week\, Ekko\, Amsterdam Fringe\, Festival aan de Werf\, Grenswerk\, Heamiel Festival\, Heimland Festival\, Het Huis Theatre\, Kaboom Animation Festival\, Jazz in Friejam\, Kasko huis voor muziektheater\, Korzo Theatre\, Kunsten Op Straat\, Loud Noise\, Mooi Weer Splelen\, Neushorn Leeuwarden\, Overijssel Province\, Passionate BulkBoek\, Sint Lucas\, SJU Jazz\, Spoffin Street Arts Festival\, Spoorweg Museum\, Straatfestival Easterbarren\, STRP Festival\, Theater aan de Schie\, Universiteit Utrecht\,    Zimihc Theatre\, Geemeente Utrecht\, Music Meeting Nijmegen. \nDetails of all the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council  \nGöteborg All we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nGreat story’s\, enormous amount of useful information and I met a lot of interesting people. But above all it has given me a much wider view on (my) events. Smartlappenfestival\, Oktoberfest \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \n  \nThere is much more feedback on our wensite www.festivalmanagers.com \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/rotterdam-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Hotel NH Atlanta Rotterdam\, Coolsingel\, Aert van Nesstraat 4\,\, Rotterdam\, 3102 CA\, Netherlands
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231012T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231013T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20230626T201236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T095351Z
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SUMMARY:Burlington Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Ontario. The next few years will be crucial as we look to recover and renew our events after the disruption of Covid.  The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is the ideal seminar to help you prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to develop new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them.  \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 29 September or $475 if purchased after 29 September.  The cost is reduced to $295 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nFestivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThis session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 29 September or $475 if purchased after 29 September.  The cost is reduced to $295 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is presented by Paul Gudgin who has been managing high profile events for 30 years including  8 years as Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com   \nWe have run the course successfully in Canada many times. Organisations that have attended include: Vancouver Fringe\, Calgary High Performance Rodeo\, Banff Centre\, Sturgeon County\, City of Lethbridge\, Edmonton Fringe\, Vancouver Pride\, Calgary Arts Development\, City of Red Deer\, City of Edmonton\, Tourism Kelowna\, Alberta Beer Festivals\, Rapid Fire Theatre\, Winspear Centre\, Flin Flon Arts Council\, Edmonton Jazz Festival\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Town of Stony Plain\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Calgary Stampede\, Mount Royal University\, City of St. Albert\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Arts Council Ontario\, Economic Development Regina\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Bard on the Beach and many more. \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nCalgary This was a jam-packed course that provided much information and strengthened learning through such experiential activities as case studies\, group work\, and the sharing of stories. The two days went very quickly and I enjoyed every moment. Sourdough Raft Race Association \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nGöteborg This Masterclass gave me a lot of high energy and fabulous new friends. Thanks Paul for sharing your knowledge and the guidance you gave! Now I know how to increase my festival!    Kulturnatta Göteborg \nAll we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nThe masterclass on festivals gave food for thought\, presented in an inspiring and refreshing way. CODA     Oslo International Dance Festival \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nRocky Harbour The Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass email us at info@festivalmanagers.com \nSt John’s Circusfest
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/burlington-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Art Gallery Burlington\, 1333 Lakeshore Road\, Burlington\, Ontario\, L7S 1A9
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231010T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231011T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20230711T170638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T143319Z
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SUMMARY:Ottawa Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Ontario. The next few years will be crucial as we look to recover and renew our events after the disruption of Covid.  The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is the ideal seminar to help you prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to develop new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them.  \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 29 September or $475 if purchased after 29 September.  The cost is reduced to $295 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nFestivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThis session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 29 September or $475 if purchased after 29 September.  The cost is reduced to $295 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is presented by Paul Gudgin who has been managing high profile events for 30 years including  8 years as Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com   \nWe have run the course successfully in Canada many times. Organisations that have attended include: Vancouver Fringe\, Calgary High Performance Rodeo\, Banff Centre\, Sturgeon County\, City of Lethbridge\, Edmonton Fringe\, Vancouver Pride\, Calgary Arts Development\, City of Red Deer\, City of Edmonton\, Tourism Kelowna\, Alberta Beer Festivals\, Rapid Fire Theatre\, Winspear Centre\, Flin Flon Arts Council\, Edmonton Jazz Festival\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Town of Stony Plain\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Calgary Stampede\, Mount Royal University\, City of St. Albert\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Arts Council Ontario\, Economic Development Regina\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Bard on the Beach and many more. \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nCalgary This was a jam-packed course that provided much information and strengthened learning through such experiential activities as case studies\, group work\, and the sharing of stories. The two days went very quickly and I enjoyed every moment. Sourdough Raft Race Association \nGhent This course gives a very clear overview about all aspects regarding Festival Management. The content is very to the point and transferred in a dynamic tempo. Two days full of relevant input. Beursschouwburg\, Brussels \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nPaul’s Event Management Masterclass was of the upmost value to the projects I am currently undertaking\, and to my events in the future. A wealth of experience\, he is knowlegable in many aspects of running a successful festival and shared some great little secret tips and tactics to ensure your event is the best it can be. I have attended event seminars before but this masterclass is the one if you take pride in your events and have a genuine drive to make them better and better into the future. The Band Wagon Agency \nGöteborg This Masterclass gave me a lot of high energy and fabulous new friends. Thanks Paul for sharing your knowledge and the guidance you gave! Now I know how to increase my festival!    Kulturnatta Göteborg \nAll we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nGreat story’s\, enormous amount of useful information and I met a lot of interesting people. But above all it has given me a much wider view on (my) events. Smartlappenfestival\, Oktoberfest \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nThank you for a lot of important information and a lovely opportunity to rethink my own Salaam Film festivals challenges and possibilities in Denmark. I’ll recommend the course to everyone – high and low in the business.    Salaam Filmfestival \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nThe masterclass on festivals gave food for thought\, presented in an inspiring and refreshing way. CODA     Oslo International Dance Festival \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nRocky Harbour The Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass email us at info@festivalmanagers.com \nSt John’s Circusfest
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/ottawa-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Ottawa East\, 1199 Joseph Cyr Street\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1J 7T4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231003T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20231004T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20230530T075852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T191852Z
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SUMMARY:Calgary Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Alberta. After an extremely difficult period for festivals and events due to the pandemic\, the next few years will be crucial as we look to recover and renew our events.  The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is the ideal seminar to help you prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them.  \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 8 September or $475 if purchased after 8 September.  The cost will be reduced to $295 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nFestivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThis session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe cost of the course is $395 if booked by 3 April or $475 if purchased after 8 September.  The cost will be reduced to $295 if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is presented by Paul Gudgin who has been managing high profile events for 30 years including  8 years as Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com   \nWe have run the course successfully in Canada many times\, over 270 people have attended our courses in Calgary and Edmonton. Organisations that have attended include: Vancouver Fringe\, Calgary High Performance Rodeo\, Banff Centre\, Sturgeon County\, City of Lethbridge\, Edmonton Fringe\, Vancouver Pride\, Calgary Arts Development\, City of Red Deer\, City of Edmonton\, Tourism Kelowna\, Alberta Beer Festivals\, Rapid Fire Theatre\, Winspear Centre\, Flin Flon Arts Council\, Edmonton Jazz Festival\, Exposure Photography Festival\, Town of Stony Plain\, Airdrie Festival of Lights\, Tourism Medicine Hat\, Calgary Stampede\, Mount Royal University\, City of St. Albert\, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival\, Vancouver International Wine Festival\, Arts Council Ontario\, Economic Development Regina\, Saskatchewan Festival of Words\, Bard on the Beach and many more. \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nCalgary This was a jam-packed course that provided much information and strengthened learning through such experiential activities as case studies\, group work\, and the sharing of stories. The two days went very quickly and I enjoyed every moment. Sourdough Raft Race Association \nGhent This course gives a very clear overview about all aspects regarding Festival Management. The content is very to the point and transferred in a dynamic tempo. Two days full of relevant input. Beursschouwburg\, Brussels \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council \nPaul’s Event Management Masterclass was of the upmost value to the projects I am currently undertaking\, and to my events in the future. A wealth of experience\, he is knowledgable in many aspects of running a successful festival and shared some great little secret tips and tactics to ensure your event is the best it can be. I have attended event seminars before but this masterclass is the one if you take pride in your events and have a genuine drive to make them better and better into the future. The Band Wagon Agency \nGöteborg This Masterclass gave me a lot of high energy and fabulous new friends. Thanks Paulfor sharing your knowledge and the guidance you gave! Now I know how to increasemy festival!    Kulturnatta Göteborg \nAll we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nGreat story’s\, enormous amount of useful information and I met a lot of interesting people. But above all it has given me a much wider view on (my) events. Smartlappenfestival\, Oktoberfest \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nThank you for a lot of important information and a lovely opportunity to rethink my own Salaam Film festivals challenges and possibilities in Denmark. I’ll recommend the course to everyone – high and low in the business.    Salaam Filmfestival \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nThe masterclass on festivals gave food for thought\, presented in an inspiring and refreshing way. CODA     Oslo International Dance Festival \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nRocky Harbour The Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email. \n  \nSt John’s Circusfest
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/calgary-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:The Glenmore Inn & Convention Centre\, 1000 Glenmore Ct SE\, Calgary\, Alberta\, T2C 2E6\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230921T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230922T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20230513T201340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T105346Z
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SUMMARY:Göteborg Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Sweden. After an extremely difficult period for festivals and events due to the pandemic\, the next few years will be crucial as we look to recover and renew our events.  The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is the ideal seminar to help you prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them.   \nThe cost of the course is 3\,500 SEK if booked by 8 September or 3\,950 SEK if purchased after 8 September.  The cost will be reduced to  2\,950  SEK if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nFestivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThis session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is 3\,500 SEK if booked by 3 April or 3\,950 SEK if purchased after 8 September.  The cost will be reduced to  2\,950  SEK if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nCalgary This was a jam-packed course that provided much information and strengthened learning through such experiential activities as case studies\, group work\, and the sharing of stories. The two days went very quickly and I enjoyed every moment. Sourdough Raft Race Association \nGhent This course gives a very clear overview about all aspects regarding Festival Management. The content is very to the point and transferred in a dynamic tempo. Two days full of relevant input. Beursschouwburg\, Brussels \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council  \nPaul’s Event Management Masterclass was of the upmost value to the projects I am currently undertaking\, and to my events in the future. A wealth of experience\, he is knowledgable in many aspects of running a successful festival and shared some great little secret tips and tactics to ensure your event is the best it can be. I have attended event seminars before but this masterclass is the one if you take pride in your events and have a genuine drive to make them better and better into the future. The Band Wagon Agency \nGöteborg This Masterclass gave me a lot of high energy and fabulous new friends. Thanks Paulfor sharing your knowledge and the guidance you gave! Now I know how to increasemy festival!    Kulturnatta Göteborg \nAll we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nGreat story’s\, enormous amount of useful information and I met a lot of interesting people. But above all it has given me a much wider view on (my) events. Smartlappenfestival\, Oktoberfest \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nThank you for a lot of important information and a lovely opportunity to rethink my own Salaam Film festivals challenges and possibilities in Denmark. I’ll recommend the course to everyone – high and low in the business.    Salaam Filmfestival \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nThe masterclass on festivals gave food for thought\, presented in an inspiring and refreshing way. CODA     Oslo International Dance Festival \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nRocky Harbour The Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/goteborg-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-2/
LOCATION:MATSMAK\, Drakegatan 1\,\, Göteborg\, 412 50\, Sweden
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230914T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230914T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20210330T094500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T105149Z
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SUMMARY:Online Festival and Event Management Masterclass - 12 September 2023
DESCRIPTION:Over the past 10 years the Festival and Event Management Masterclass has established a reputation as one of the world’s leading seminars for people who create\, support and manage festivals and events.  It has been attended by thousands of festival and event professionals in 25 countries worldwide helping them develop their knowledge and skills to become more effective in planning and developing their events.  Take a look at our Feedback section to see what they have to say about the Masterclass. Our new online version of the Masterclass means you can attend wherever you are in the world.  The cost of the course is £150 GBP. You are able to pay in your own currency.  At the bottom of this page in the tickets section you will see the amount converted into your own currency.  Please contact info@festivalmanagers.com if you have any questions about this or if your currency is not being displayed. \nSome features of the course: \n\nThe course involves 6 hours of comprehensive\, interactive and inspiring tuition\nIt will involve small groups of no more than 10 participants to ensure you have plenty of opportunity to interact with the presenter and the other participants\, sharing experiences and broadening your network\nThe course consists of 4 sessions of  1¼ hours. You can take all 4 sessions in a single day or spread them over several days if you prefer.\nFollowing the course you will have access to the Participant Resource area of our website\, a comprehensive library of articles\, documents and templates\nWe are making best use of technology to get as close as we can to the experience of attending one of our popular Masterclasses in person\nYou can receive a certificate of participation following the course\nA follow-up one-to-one session with Paul after the course\n\nPlease contact us if you have any  queries about the Masterclass or look at our Frequently Asked Questions sheet which you can view or download here:  Frequently Asked Questions \nCourse Content\nSession 1 – Understanding and Developing Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming.  This session will also focus on events in a post-Covid world as we look to develop the knowledge and skills required to meet the new demands of audiences and stakeholders. \nSession 2 – Marketing and Media \nThis session will focus on how to define and develop a strong brand identity for your event looking at how to take advantage of technology and online opportunities as well as more traditional forms of marketing.  We also cover ways to engage the media to deliver positive coverage around your event. \nSession 3 – Sponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session will help develop a greater awareness of revenue generating possibilities from traditional sponsorship opportunities to more digital-era possibilities.  We consider how to adopt a creative approach to identifying potential sponsors\, creating effective proposals and strategies to build and maintain relationships with supporters.  We also consider a wide range of possibilities to source valuable resources for your events from grants\, merchandise\, donations and using your online presence to generate revenue. \nSession 4 – Evaluation and Advocacy \nThis session considers how to measure your achievements through creating effective surveys and analysing feedback to make improvements.  We also consider the most effective ways to use your data to maintain and strengthen your relationship with key stakeholders. \nWhat you need to participate \n\nA PC/Laptop/Tablet with a webcam\, microphone and reliable internet\nA place where you can participate with few distractions\n\nHow to Book. \nUse the menu below to select the date you wish to participate our Online Masterclass.  You can choose to attend all the modules in a single day or if you prefer you can spread them over several days.  Please contact us on info@festivalmanagers.com if you would like to spread the course over more than one day.  Below you will find options to pay by card or by bank transfer. \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/online-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-28-may-2021/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20230419T163000
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SUMMARY:Tallinn Festival and Event Management Masterclass - 2 Day
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is returning to Estonia. After an extremely difficult period for festivals and events due to the pandemic\, the next few years will be crucial as we look to recover and renew our events.  The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is the ideal seminar to help you prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them to strengthen their events with new ideas but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them.   \nThe cost of the course is €350 if booked by 3 April or €390 if purchased after 3 April.  The cost will be reduced by 20% if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. The individual sessions are: \nDay 1 \nFestivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThis session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage their teams and staff\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming strategies. \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run events successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \nThe Masterclass is presented in English \nThe cost of the course is €350 if booked by 3 April or €390 if purchased after 3 April.  The cost will be reduced by 20% if more than one person from your organisation attends \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section on our website www.festivalmanagers.com \nHere are some comments from participants at previous masterclasses. They are taken from the post course survey. \nStockholm The course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management!   City of Sodertalje \nStavanger I found the workshop both interesting\, inspiring and helpful. I have gained new ideas for my own festival and also important confirmation of things we have done that seems to be the right thing to do. In short: I loved it! Nordlysfestivalen\, Tromsø \nBergen  The course was well planned and insightful. Paul has loads of experience\, is confident in himself\, yet informal and easy to talk with\, and great at involving the participants. I would recommend the course both for learning and motivational purposes.  Nordland Music Festival \nCalgary This was a jam-packed course that provided much information and strengthened learning through such experiential activities as case studies\, group work\, and the sharing of stories. The two days went very quickly and I enjoyed every moment. Sourdough Raft Race Association \nGhent This course gives a very clear overview about all aspects regarding Festival Management. The content is very to the point and transferred in a dynamic tempo. Two days full of relevant input. Beursschouwburg\, Brussels \nMelbourne As a local government officer providing support for event organisers in our municipality\, this course provided me with a variety of tips and tools that I can pass on as well as giving me the opportunity to look more critically at how we as a council support events and what we can do differently or better. The course was also a great way to meet others working in the events field from across Australia and create new mutually beneficial contacts. Alpine Shire Council  \nPaul’s Event Management Masterclass was of the upmost value to the projects I am currently undertaking\, and to my events in the future. A wealth of experience\, he is knowledgable in many aspects of running a successful festival and shared some great little secret tips and tactics to ensure your event is the best it can be. I have attended event seminars before but this masterclass is the one if you take pride in your events and have a genuine drive to make them better and better into the future. The Band Wagon Agency \nGöteborg This Masterclass gave me a lot of high energy and fabulous new friends. Thanks Paulfor sharing your knowledge and the guidance you gave! Now I know how to increasemy festival!    Kulturnatta Göteborg \nAll we talked about I can apply to my own way of thinking when it comes to our event\, and I got so many new ideas and also confirmation that what we do is right\, which leads me to believe that our dance festival will be even more successful this time around. Thank you Paul for two packed\, and inspiring days!    Abundance International Dance Festival \nUtrecht The two days masterclass really stirred things up in a positive way. And we look forward to showing our audience what we got for them.   Festival Mooie Woorden \nGreat story’s\, enormous amount of useful information and I met a lot of interesting people. But above all it has given me a much wider view on (my) events. Smartlappenfestival\, Oktoberfest \nCopenhagen I’m happy I participated this class. It gave me new energy and inspired me to think about my own events and projects from another perspective – because sometimes you can get stuck in your own way of doing things and then it’s good to get new input.  bazART\, Center for Arts & Interculture. \nThank you for a lot of important information and a lovely opportunity to rethink my own Salaam Film festivals challenges and possibilities in Denmark. I’ll recommend the course to everyone – high and low in the business.    Salaam Filmfestival \nOslo The sky is the limit! The course confirmed in many ways that our little festival is on the right track\, and that gives us so much renewed energy. You can’t put a price in that! Sirkusfestivalen\, Sarpsborg. \nThe masterclass on festivals gave food for thought\, presented in an inspiring and refreshing way. CODA     Oslo International Dance Festival \nHelsinki Paul has the amazing ability to coach event management professionals participating in his Masterclass without them even knowing it! He inspires participants to think and connect the dots in a creative way in order to create stronger programmes\, partnerships and networks for their festival and events. His passion is contagious Culture Export Management and PR Lounge \nOverijssel The masterclass on festivals gave me lots of new insights and ideas. It also gave me the possibility to evaluate the current approach. Furthermore it gave great energy to our group and will lead to a better cooperation in (near) future. A must to for everyone involved with the programming and (collective) promotion of festivals! Festivalbureau Overijssel \nRocky Harbour The Festival & Event Management Masterclass was one of the most useful courses I’ve ever attended\, with tons of practical advice and the chance to collaborate with festival organizers throughout the region. Paul led us through multiple exercises that produced some truly inspiring and innovative ideas.  Go Western Newfoundland
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/tallinn-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-2-day/
LOCATION:Original Sokos Hotel Viru\, Viru väljak 4\, Tallinn\, 10111\, Estonia
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221027T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20221028T163000
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SUMMARY:Brussels Festival and Event Management Masterclass - 2 Day
DESCRIPTION:After two extremely difficult years for festivals and events\, the next 12 months will be crucial as we look to recover and renew our events.  The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is the ideal seminar to help you prepare for the challenges that lie ahead.  If you take a look at the feedback from previous participants you will see they comment on the value of the information they have received\, how it helped them with new ideas to strengthen their events but most frequently people comment about how inspiring the Masterclass was for them.  We all need a bit of inspiration this year! \nThe cost of the course is €350 if booked by 7 October or €390 if purchased after 7 October.  If more than one person from your organisation attends the cost is reduced to €295 \nThe Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. It features sessions on key tasks and challenges for those involved in festivals and events both large and small including Marketing\, Press\, Programming\, Evaluation\, Sponsorship and Fundraising.  Crucially we will cover ways in which events can survive and thrive following the pandemic.  Here is the workshop programme: \nDay 1 \nFestivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThe past two years has been so difficult for festivals and events and the next twelve months will be crucial as we revive our events and reconnect with our audiences. This session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage themselves\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength and imagination of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming approaches \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Placemaking \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \n  \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted by leading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run festivals successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \n  \nThe Masterclass is presented in English. \nThe cost of the course is €350 if booked by 7 October or €390 if purchased after 7 October.  If more than one person from your organisation attends the cost is reduced to €295 \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section. We have run the course a number of times in Belgium with participants from Zebrastraat\, Harelbeke City Council\, Brussels International Film Festival\, Queen Elisabeth Competition\, Administration Communale d’Evere\, Gent Jazz\, Bronks Theatre\, European Commission\, Sacred Places\, Toerisme Oostende\, Sfinks Festival\, Cultuurcentrum Brugge\, Brugge Plus\, Atmos Productions\, IHECS\, Beursschouwburg Arts Centre\, Visit Flanders\, AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen)\, Liers Cultuurcentrum\, Vives University\, FARO. Vlaams steunpunt voor cultureel erfgoed\, Gemeentehuis Koksijde\, Provincie Vlaams-Brabant\, Herita\, Schouwburg Kortrijk\, Gemeente Kuurne\, Stadsbestuur Izegem\, Interdans\, Sonic City Festival\, Kunstencentrum Viernulvier\, Handelsbeurs Concertzaal\, Gemeentebestuur Knokke-Heist\, Film Fest Gent. The Festival Academy. \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email.
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/brussels-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-2-day/
LOCATION:Marivaux Hotel and Seminar Centre\, Boulevard Adolphe Max 98\,\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20220503T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20220503T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20210914T122850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220220T174525Z
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SUMMARY:Berlin Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass \nWe are delighted to be bringing our Masterclass to Berlin.  This popular workshop is designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. It features sessions on key tasks and challenges for those involved in festivals and events both large and small including Marketing\, Press\, Programming\, Evaluation\, Sponsorship and Fundraising.  You can find more details of the programme below. We have added to our course new information about how events can survive and thrive after the Covid-19 pandemic. You can find more details about the course content and the presenter at the About the Masterclass section of this site. \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 26 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Belgium\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the many and varied organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section. \nCost \nThe fees for the Masterclass are: \nEarly Bird  –  €200 if booked by 25 April\nLast Minute  –  €250 if booked after 25 April\nGroup Discount  –  €150 for 2 bookings or more\nStudent  –  €150 \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email. \nFeedback \nHere is just a little of the feedback we have received from previous participants. Many more examples can be found in the Feedback section of our website. \n\n‘I had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival\nYou`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one a-ha moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway\nA brilliantly practical course for anyone in the event management industry\, no matter how experienced!  Sydney Music Expo\nI left the masterclass with my head full of ideas and new energy and A Great sense of believing in festivals as the best method to bring People and art/culture together. Billund Kommune\nThe course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management! City of Sodertalje\nThe course was highly skilled\, personal and interesting all the way through! I can highly recommend it – the time spent with Paul is spent really well!  Salaam Film & Dialogue\n\nCovid Information \nWe will ensure that we follow all the guidelines for Covid precautions when holding our Masterclass.  If for any reason you are unable to attend the workshop\, we will offer a full refund of your fee. \n  \nMasterclass Programme \nSession 1 – Festivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThe past year has been a huge challenge for festivals and events and 2021 will be a crucial year as we revive our events and reconnect with our audiences. This session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nSession 2 – Marketing and Media \nThis session will focus on how to define and develop a strong brand identity for your event looking at how to take advantage of technology and online opportunities as well as more traditional forms of marketing. We also cover ways to engage the media to deliver positive coverage around your event. \nSession 3 – Sponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session will help develop a greater awareness of revenue generating possibilities from traditional sponsorship opportunities to more digital-era initiatives. We consider how to adopt a creative approach to identifying potential sponsors\, creating effective proposals and strategies to build and maintain relationships with supporters. We also focus on a wide range of options to source valuable resources for your events. \nSession 4 – Placemaking\, Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers the role festivals and event play in raising the profile and strengthening communities within our towns and cities. We cover how to measure your achievements and analyse feedback to make improvements. We also consider the most effective ways to use your data to maintain and strengthen your relationship with key stakeholders. \n  \nSpraoi\, Waterford\n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/berlin-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Institut Français Berlin\, Kurfürstendamm 211\, Berlin\, 10719\, Germany
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210915T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210916T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20200511T142830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T115333Z
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SUMMARY:Turku Festival and Event Management Masterclass - 2-Day
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass is a popular 2 day programme designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. It features sessions on key tasks and challenges for those involved in festivals and events both large and small including Marketing\, Press\, Programming\, Evaluation\, Sponsorship and Fundraising.  We have also added a new section to cover how events can survive and thrive the Covid-19 pandemic.  Here is the workshop programme: \nDay 1 \nFestivals and Events in a Post-Covid World  \nThe past year has been a huge challenge for festivals and events and the next twelve months will be crucial as we revive our events and reconnect with our audiences. This session considers strategies and options to help face up to the challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nPeople and Partnerships \nLooks at how effective festival organisations manage themselves\, their relationships with stakeholders and collaborations with partners. \nProgramming \nThe key to the success of any festival is the strength of the programme. This session explores a number of successful programming approaches \nSponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session considers how to approach sponsors and explores other ways of generating valuable income. \nFestivals\, Tourism and Destination Branding \nThis session considers how festivals can play a crucial role in raising the profile of a destination. \n  \nDay 2 \nFestival Marketing \nThis session examines a number of successful marketing approaches adopted byleading festivals \nVenues and Festival Infrastructure \nThis session considers how to make the most of the venues available to your festival and the infrastructure required to run festivals successfully \nWorking with the Media \nEvery festival needs good press coverage and this session considers how best to achieve this aim. \nFestivals – Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers how festivals should look to maximise and evaluate their impact economically\, socially and culturally. \n  \nThe cost of the course is €350 if booked by 1 September if purchased by 3 September\, €390 if purchased after 1 September.  If you can not attend both days we have an option to attend just one day for €230 \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Belgium\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section.  We have received a great response to the Masterclass you can find comments from previous participants in our Feedback section. \nWe have run the course successfully in Finland on a number of occasions. Organisations that have attended include: Turku Music Festival\, Helsinki Festival\, Savonlinna Opera Festival\, Pori Jazz Festival\, Kokkola Opera Festival\, Helsinki International Film Festival\, City of Espoo\, Vantaa Festival\, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma\, Haaga-Helia\, Korsholm Music Festival\, Svenska Kulturfonden\, Ministry of Education and Culture\, City of Oulu\, Avanti Summer Sounds Festival\, Eesti Instituutti\, Rauma Blues Festival\, Pirkkalan kunta\, Nuori Kulttuuri\, Espoo Ciné International Film Festival\, Kuusamon Kaupunki\, Linnan Kehitys Oy\, Finnish Development Organizations – Fingo\, Imatra Region Development Company – Kehy\, City of Helsinki\, Kimitoöns Kommun\, Theater Viirus Medelhavsgatan\, Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo and many more. \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email. \nRued Langgaard Festival\nPresented in Association with Humak University of Applied Sciences.
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/turku-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-2-day/
LOCATION:Auran Panimo.\, Läntinen rantakatu 47\, Turku\, 20100\, Finland
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20210913T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Copenhagen:20210913T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20200513T142743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210906T105820Z
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SUMMARY:Copenhagen Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:The Festival and Event Management Masterclass \nWe are delighted to be making another visit to Copenhagen to run our Masterclass.  This popular workshop is designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. It features sessions on key tasks and challenges for those involved in festivals and events both large and small including Marketing\, Press\, Programming\, Evaluation\, Sponsorship and Fundraising.  You can find more details of the programme below. We have also added a great deal of information about how events can survive and thrive after the Covid-19 pandemic. You can find more details about the course content and the presenter at the About the Masterclass section of this site. \nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 20 countries worldwide including Australia\, Canada\, Sweden\, Norway\, Denmark\, Belgium\, Singapore\, Hong Kong\, USA\, Ireland and Canada. Details of the organisations that have taken the Masterclass can be found in Who Has Attended section. \nWe have run the course successfully in Denmark on a number of occasions. Organisations that have attended include:  ILT – International Living Theatre Festival\, Rued Langgaard Festival\, Struer Kommune\, Swinging Europe\, Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center\, Copenhagen Songwriters Festival\, Billund Kommune\, Wonderful Copenhagen\, Aarhus Festuge\, Copenhagen Photo Festival\, CPH Stage\, Tinghallen\, Visit Esbjerg\, Skråen i Nordkraft\, Esbjerg Rock Festival\, Moesgaard Museum\, Silkeborg Kommune\, Copenhagen TV Festival\, Horsens Children’s Theatre Festival and Herning Kommune. \nCost \nThe cost of the course is 1\,495 DKK if purchased by 3 September\, 1\,995 DKK if purchased after 3 September. \nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email. \nFeedback \nHere is just a little of the feedback we have received from previous participants. Many more examples can be found in the Feedback section of our website. \n\n‘I had the most wonderful experience. It’s great to go to a course that gives you tangible and useful information that you can go away and implement yourself. I highly recommend this Masterclass! Feast Festival\nYou`re sharing so much practical knowledge and brilliant examples\, I got one a-ha moment after another. LOTS of useful ideas (and energy!) to bring back home. Hilmarfestivalen\, Norway\nA brilliantly practical course for anyone in the event management industry\, no matter how experienced!  Sydney Music Expo\nI left the masterclass with my head full of ideas and new energy and A Great sense of believing in festivals as the best method to bring People and art/culture together. Billund Kommune\nThe course was a vitamin injection in how to manage a festival and also how to evolve it. In short: The ultimate Crash Course in festival management! City of Sodertalje\nThe course was highly skilled\, personal and interesting all the way through! I can highly recommend it – the time spent with Paul is spent really well!  Salaam Film & Dialogue\n\nCovid Information \nWe will ensure that we follow all the guidelines for Covid precautions when holding our Masterclass.  If for any reason you are unable to attend the workshop\, we will offer a full refund of your fee. \n  \nMasterclass Programme \nSession 1 – Festivals and Events in a Post-Covid World \nThe past year has been a huge challenge for festivals and events and 2021 will be a crucial year as we revive our events and reconnect with our audiences. This session considers strategies and options to help face up to\nthe challenges of running festivals and events in a post Covid-19 world \nSession 2 – Marketing and Media \nThis session will focus on how to define and develop a strong brand identity for your event looking at how to take advantage of technology and online opportunities as well as more traditional forms of marketing. We\nalso cover ways to engage the media to deliver positive coverage around your event. \nSession 3 – Sponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session will help develop a greater awareness of revenue generating possibilities from traditional sponsorship opportunities to more digital-era initiatives. We consider how to adopt a creative approach to identifying\npotential sponsors\, creating effective proposals and strategies to build and maintain relationships with supporters. We also focus on a wide range of options to source valuable resources for your events. \nSession 4 – Placemaking\, Impact and Evaluation \nThis session considers the role festivals and event play in raising the profile and strengthening communities within our towns and cities. We cover how to measure your achievements and analyse feedback to make\nimprovements. We also consider the most effective ways to use your data to maintain and strengthen your relationship with key stakeholders. \n  \nSpraoi\, Waterford\n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/copenhagen-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Scandic Copenhagen\, Vester Søgade 6\, Copenhagen\, 1601\, Denmark
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DTSTART;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20210618T093000
DTEND;TZID=Atlantic/Reykjavik:20210618T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T132250
CREATED:20210128T142405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T082913Z
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SUMMARY:Reykjavík Festival and Event Management Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Our popular  Festival and Event Management Masterclass will be returning to Iceland on 10 May.  It is a workshop designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in creating\, managing and developing festivals and events. It is a highly practical course full of ideas and examples that participants can put into practice immediately to improve their events. It features sessions on key tasks and challenges for those involved in festivals and events both large and small including Marketing\, Working with the Media\, Programming\, Evaluation\, Sponsorship and Fundraising.  The Covid-19 pandemic has been a huge challenge for festivals and events.  A key part of  our workshop will focus on what festivals and events need to do  to revive and grow after an extremely difficult year.  You can find more details about the course content and the presenter at the About the Masterclass section of this site.\nThe Masterclass has run successfully in 26 countries worldwide including Iceland.  Details of the many and varied organisations that have attended the Masterclass can be found in the Who Has Attended section.  We have received great feedback from Masterclass delegates\, you can find comments from previous participants in our Feedback section.\nThe cost of a place on the Masterclass is ISK. 29\,000 if booked by 1 June (ISK 35\,000 if booked after 1 June) and you can pay in your own currency by credit card\, PayPal\, cheque or bank transfer.  We keep the numbers on our Masterclass quite small to ensure all our participants receive plenty of individual attention so we would advise booking early.\nIf you  have any questions about the Masterclass\, use the Contact Us button to send us an email.
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/reykjavik-festival-and-event-management-masterclass/
LOCATION:Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Nordica\, Suðurlandsbraut 2\, Reykjavik\, 108\, Iceland
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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SUMMARY:Online Festival and Event Management Masterclass - 26 April 2021
DESCRIPTION:Over the past 10 years the Festival and Event Management Masterclass has established a reputation as one of the world’s leading seminars for people who create\, support and manage festivals and events.  It has been attended by thousands of festival and event professionals in 25 countries worldwide helping them develop their knowledge and skills to become more effective in planning and developing their events.  Take a look at our Feedback section to see what they have to say about the Masterclass. Our new online version of the Masterclass means you can attend wherever you are in the world.  The cost of the course is £100 GBP. You are able to pay in your own currency.  At the bottom of this page in the tickets section you will see the amount converted into your own currency.  Please contact info@festivalmanagers.com if you have any questions about this or if your currency is not being displayed. \nSome features of the course: \n\nThe course involves 6 hours of comprehensive\, interactive and inspiring tuition\nIt will involve small groups of no more than 10 participants to ensure you have plenty of opportunity to interact with the presenter and the other participants\, sharing experiences and broadening your network\nThe course consists of 4 sessions of  1¼ hours. You can take all 4 sessions in a single day or spread them over several days if you prefer.\nFollowing the course you will have access to the Participant Resource area of our website\, a comprehensive library of articles\, documents and templates\nWe are making best use of technology to get as close as we can to the experience of attending one of our popular Masterclasses in person\nYou can receive a certificate of participation following the course\nA follow-up one-to-one session with Paul after the course\n\nPlease contact us if you have any  queries about the Masterclass or look at our Frequently Asked Questions sheet which you can view or download here:  Frequently Asked Questions \nCourse Content\nSession 1 – Understanding and Developing Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming.  This session will also focus on events in a post-Covid world as we look to develop the knowledge and skills required to meet the new demands of audiences and stakeholders. \nSession 2 – Marketing and Media \nThis session will focus on how to define and develop a strong brand identity for your event looking at how to take advantage of technology and online opportunities as well as more traditional forms of marketing.  We also cover ways to engage the media to deliver positive coverage around your event. \nSession 3 – Sponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session will help develop a greater awareness of revenue generating possibilities from traditional sponsorship opportunities to more digital-era possibilities.  We consider how to adopt a creative approach to identifying potential sponsors\, creating effective proposals and strategies to build and maintain relationships with supporters.  We also consider a wide range of possibilities to source valuable resources for your events from grants\, merchandise\, donations and using your online presence to generate revenue. \nSession 4 – Evaluation and Advocacy \nThis session considers how to measure your achievements through creating effective surveys and analysing feedback to make improvements.  We also consider the most effective ways to use your data to maintain and strengthen your relationship with key stakeholders. \nWhat you need to participate \n\nA PC/Laptop/Tablet with a webcam\, microphone and reliable internet\nA place where you can participate with few distractions\n\nHow to Book. \nUse the menu below to select the date you wish to participate our Online Masterclass.  You can choose to attend all the modules in a single day or if you prefer you can spread them over several days.  Please contact us on info@festivalmanagers.com if you would like to spread the course over more than one day.  Below you will find options to pay by card or by bank transfer. \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/festival-and-event-management-masterclass-26-april-2021/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210322T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210322T151500
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SUMMARY:Online Festival and Event Management Masterclass - 22 March 2021
DESCRIPTION:Over the past 10 years the Festival and Event Management Masterclass has established a reputation as one of the world’s leading seminars for people who create\, support and manage festivals and events.  It has been attended by thousands of festival and event professionals in 25 countries worldwide helping them develop their knowledge and skills to become more effective in planning and developing their events.  Take a look at our Feedback section to see what they have to say about the Masterclass. Our new online version of the Masterclass means you can attend wherever you are in the world.  The cost of the course is £100 GBP. You are able to pay in your own currency.  At the bottom of this page in the tickets section you will see the amount converted into your own currency.  Please contact info@festivalmanagers.com if you have any questions about this or if your currency is not being displayed. \nSome features of the course: \n\nThe course involves 6 hours of comprehensive\, interactive and inspiring tuition\nIt will involve small groups of no more than 10 participants to ensure you have plenty of opportunity to interact with the presenter and the other participants\, sharing experiences and broadening your network\nThe course consists of 4 sessions of  1¼ hours. You can take all 4 sessions in a single day or spread them over several days if you prefer.\nFollowing the course you will have access to the Participant Resource area of our website\, a comprehensive library of articles\, documents and templates\nWe are making best use of technology to get as close as we can to the experience of attending one of our popular Masterclasses in person\nYou can receive a certificate of participation following the course\nA follow-up one-to-one session with Paul after the course\n\nPlease contact us if you have any  queries about the Masterclass or look at our Frequently Asked Questions sheet which you can view or download here:  Frequently Asked Questions \nCourse Content\nSession 1 – Understanding and Developing Great Festivals and Events \nThis session draws inspiration from successful festivals\, events and destinations looking at what we can learn from their approach\, models and creative programming.  This session will also focus on events in a post-Covid world as we look to develop the knowledge and skills required to meet the new demands of audiences and stakeholders. \nSession 2 – Marketing and Media \nThis session will focus on how to define and develop a strong brand identity for your event looking at how to take advantage of technology and online opportunities as well as more traditional forms of marketing.  We also cover ways to engage the media to deliver positive coverage around your event. \nSession 3 – Sponsorship and Fundraising \nThis session will help develop a greater awareness of revenue generating possibilities from traditional sponsorship opportunities to more digital-era possibilities.  We consider how to adopt a creative approach to identifying potential sponsors\, creating effective proposals and strategies to build and maintain relationships with supporters.  We also consider a wide range of possibilities to source valuable resources for your events from grants\, merchandise\, donations and using your online presence to generate revenue. \nSession 4 – Evaluation and Advocacy \nThis session considers how to measure your achievements through creating effective surveys and analysing feedback to make improvements.  We also consider the most effective ways to use your data to maintain and strengthen your relationship with key stakeholders. \nWhat you need to participate \n\nA PC/Laptop/Tablet with a webcam\, microphone and reliable internet\nA place where you can participate with few distractions\n\nHow to Book. \nUse the menu below to select the date you wish to participate our Online Masterclass.  You can choose to attend all the modules in a single day or if you prefer you can spread them over several days.  Please contact us on info@festivalmanagers.com if you would like to spread the course over more than one day.  Below you will find options to pay by card or by bank transfer. \n 
URL:https://festivalmanagers.com/event/online-festival-and-event-management-masterclass-18-february-2021/
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Gudgin Festival and Event Management":MAILTO:info@festivalmanagers.com
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