Galas: Winter Party Festival Hits the Beach

By Natasha Garber

Miami's Winter Party Festival is a beach bash with a mission. Created to bring together diverse members of the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender community,...

Guest Room: John Allen and Festival Production

By Christine Landry

John Allen, foundation director of the Australian Centre for Event Management at the University of Technology in Sydney, has a curriculum vitae packed...

Food, Fun, Festival!

By Christine Landry

Festivals bring crowds and sometimes the more focused the festival, the better. Take onions, tomatoes, garlic or bourbon, mix them into a slew of activities,...

Civic Boost

BY NATASHA GARBER

WITH their longevity, civic spirit and allure for attendees, city fairs and festivals offer many attractions to organizations seeking exposure. But mere...

Fans turn to L.A. Times book festival

Movie-mad Los Angeles proved it has a more literary side over the weekend at the 11th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held on the grounds of UCLA in west Los Angeles. The event is widely regarded as one of the largest public literary festivals in the U.S. ...

Big Festivals: Wow, The Crowds!

BY NATASHA GARBER

WITH attendance in the tens to hundreds of thousands, some of the biggest public festivals offer examples of the event industry's biggest achievements...

Festivals: A Great Time For The Good Things

BY NATASHA GARBER

Showcases of art, music, and food and wine, cultural festivals remain a powerful draw in a rapidly evolving event industry. But while much about the pleasure of festivals has stayed the same for decades, event experts know that festival production must adapt to today's crowd-control, setup and security demands.