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There's no better way to share your love of music than to create your very own music festival!

Yet, anyone who's undertaken this task knows that it's much more than simply finding a venue, booking the act, and expecting visitors to show up in droves.

Rather, pulling off an epic music festival takes expert organization and collaborative teamwork at every turn. It might seem overwhelming at first, but it doesn't have to be.

In fact, there are many ways that our innovative Handbands can help you stay on task and prepare for your festival! Then, on the big day, we'll help you pull it off effortlessly.

Today, we're diving into six reasons why it's smart to invest in our products as you begin this rewarding journey.

Ready to learn more? Let's get started!

1. Pre-Festival Organization

Festival planning isn't a solo act.

Before you get too far into your efforts, you'll need to create separate teams that are in charge of different operational areas. For instance, one team might be responsible for booking the venue, while another will head up the search for food trucks, shop vendors, and the like.

In addition, you'll also need people who can perform the following duties:

  • Reach out to managers
  • Book the artists
  • Respond to rider requests
  • Create and deliver marketing materials
  • Create social media posts and promotions
  • Handle sound, lighting, and other logistics

2. Team Member Organization

These are only a few examples of the kind of work that goes into a successful music festival. To make sure all of your team members know their individual tasks, it helps to purchase colour-coordinated silicone wristbands early in the planning journey! Your venue team might have green wristbands, while your artist team wears red.

Regardless of the specific colours you choose, you can rest assured that everyone will know his or her role. As the head manager, this visual aid also helps you quickly identify who's on which team so you can assign tasks quickly and correctly.

3. Marketing and Promotions

You can't expect to pack the park with festivalgoers if no one knows about your festival until the day of the event! You need plenty of time to send out print and digital promotional materials to ramp up excitement and convince everyone to check it out.

The Power of Direct Mail Marketing

While email blasts and social media posts are highly effective, direct mail marketing is far from dead. Armed with a list of local residents, you can send flyers, postcards and other cost-effective mailed promotions advertising your upcoming festival. While a visually-stunning card is eye-catching on its own, imagine how many more eyes your mail will receive if you attach a small token with it!

You can find myriad inexpensive promotional items on our store that ship easily. A few of our favourites are our custom binder silicone bands and our custom debossed thumb rings! You can easily customise both of these items with the name and colours of your festival. You can get as creative as you want during the customisation process, choosing your specific artwork, logo, fonts and more!

This gives recipients something tangible to remember your festival by, so they're more likely to hold onto that flyer for a little while longer.

4. Attendee Security and Access Control

On the day of your music festival (or every day, if you're hosting a multi-day event!), you want everything to run as smoothly and effortlessly as possible.

That said, one of the most challenging parts of this process can be access control. How can you make sure that only authorized attendees, who paid money to attend, are within your festival boundaries? The answer lies in Tyvek paper wristbands.

Security-Focused Wristbands for Attendees

These wristbands are flexible and comfortable, but won't come off easily. Every time someone checks in with a ticket, you can apply a Tyvek band to their wrist. This way, your on-site crew members can easily patrol the ground and make sure that everyone in attendance is properly identified, alerting managerial staff if they spot someone without a band.

Fabric Wristband Options

In a similar vein, we also offer custom fabric festival wristbands with a one-way, non-twist barrel lock that cannot be easily removed or transferred. In addition to their tamper-proof lock, these fabric bands also include the following security features:

  • Barcoding
  • Serialisation
  • UV weaves

With a smooth, satiny finish, these wristbands are as fashionable as they are functional! Today, it's more important than ever before to prioritize security at your music festival, and these products make it easy to do so.

5. Differentiating Admission Levels

Do you plan on having different admission levels at your event? For instance, you might offer lawn seating, chair seating, and VIP seating with meet-and-greet access.

If so, you can purchase a large quantity of single-use Tyvek wristbands in multiple different colours! This way, you can assign a specific admission colour to each level so there's no chance that someone with a lawn ticket will wind up in the meet-and-greet line.

You can also use different-coloured wristbands to aid with age identification. If you plan to serve alcohol at your festival, you'll need a way for servers to quickly identify who's of age and who isn't.

6. Food and Beverage Redemption

All of that dancing is bound to make your festival attendees work up an appetite! That's why most festival planners bring at least a few food vendors on board to set up at their event.

Whether you go for taco trucks or a cupcake bar, why not include food and beverage ticket option on your checkout page? For instance, you can allow guests to pay a little extra to redeem a free treat or drink on the day of the event. When you scan their ticket, you'll see that they paid for this option, and you can give them a special wristband in return.

If you're already using Tyvek or silicone wristbands for normal access control, you can use our skinny debossed wristbands for this purpose to avoiding adding too much bulk!

Find the Handbands You Need to Rock Your Next Festival

Turning your passion for music into a bonafide festival isn't an easy feat. Yet, it's completely worth it when it all goes according to plan!

The key to keeping your cool during the entire planning process and the actual event? Two words: organized management.

If you're running around without any direction, unsure of who is doing what and concerned about the security of your patrons, you're bound to miss the fun that your festival could bring. Our Headbands products can help you maintain control, stay calm and take in the big moments.

For more information on our products, feel free to reach out to us today!