Dancesafe to offer Fentanyl testing strips to festival-goers

USA: The US based harm reduction group Dancesafe has announced that it will be the first Stateside organisation to offer Fentanyl testing strips to festival-goers. Fentanyl is a short-acting synthetic opiate that is now...

Ultra Europe celebrates fifth anniversary

CROATIA: Destination Ultra returned to Croatia’s Dalmatian coast this past week, as over 120,000 attendees from 148 countries enjoyed the weeklong array of events. The flagship event, Ultra Europe, was streamed live via UMFTV...


Just So Festival receives Gold Award on Attitude is Everything’s Charter of Best Practice

UK: With one month to go before Just So Festival re-opens its gates, the live music accessibility charity Attitude is Everything has announced that the event has been awarded the ultimate Gold award of...

AFO Conference announces first speakers and topics for 2017

UK: The Association of Festival Organisers Conference – set to take place from November 10 - 12 in Stratford-upon-Avon – has announced its first speakers and topics for 2017. Speakers announced for the Conference...

ChamSys supports an array of artists at Glastonbury

UK: ChamSys consoles were present across numerous stages at Glastonbury festival this year, supporting acts from the Other Stage all the way to the Silver Hayes WOW Stage. “We had some good things going on...

Visitor registration to the Festival and Outdoor Events Show is now underway

UK: With just 12 weeks until the Festival and Outdoor Events Show opens its doors, visitor registration is now open. The Festival and Outdoor Events Show is a brand new event created by Mash...

Dramatic finish to Star’s busiest summer in Manchester

UK: Star Events supplied the cavernous Mayfield Depot with seats in two custom-built arenas for the Manchester International Festival (MIF), which wrapped on July 15. The first was for the world premier of Yael Bartana’s...

Want to bring your festival sponsors to life with travel and tourism brands?

Festivals are in vogue as far as tourist boards are concerned. "We are constantly looking for new ways to raise the profile of our destination to our target audience," said Venessa Alexander, Director of St....

Circle Agency and Dorset Cereals embark on UK tour

UK: With last year's Dorset Cereals experiential tour delivering 25 live days, 100,000 sample giveaways and an experiential reach of over 280,000, the brand has again teamed up with Circle Agency to activate its...

Utopium illuminates two consecutive weekends in Bristol

UK: Utopium supplied a range of lighting, rigging, staging and screens to Bristol’s Lloyds Amphitheatre over two consecutive weekends this July. Both Bristol Sounds (June 21 - 24) and Grillstock (July 1 - 2)...