Have you been given the task of organising and planning a summer event? Take a look at
our event planner for useful ideas, tips and advice to help
you plan your summer fete, county show or school fun day
in four easy steps.
SUMMER EVENTS - FETES - FUNDAYS - FESTIVALS
STEP1. PLANNING
Where and when to hold your event After deciding to hold an event and organising
your committee you will need to start planning where and
when to hold your summer event. First of all you need to
decide "when" to hold your event, obviously being a summer
event planner you are going to hold it in the summer, but
when we refer to summer we are referring to the months
from mid April to late September so the time of year could
affect many aspects of your event.
You may want to consider the following points when
planning "when" to hold your summer event:
Weather conditions, what will the event site conditions
be like in wet and windy weather? As we well know it can
rain all year round, but can be more of a problem during
the spring months. Consider the hours of daylight
available, what time will it get dark? If you are planning
evening entertainment, will it be in the dark? Will you
need to provide temporary lighting and would it make it
difficult clearing up after the event? Consider which day
of the week and the time of day to hold your event. Will
your event clash with school holidays, bank holidays when
you expect many people go away?
Also worth
considering is which other events are being held locally. This is
particularly important as it is likely that there will be several events taking
place at the same time during June, July and August. If possible try to avoid
clashing with major crowd pulling shows in your area as they are likely to
reduce your visitor numbers.
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