Festival planning: How do you create a budget?

Festivals are a huge part of our culture – but they don’t just happen. It takes months and months of meticulous planning (enter festival production teams like ours) and at the heart of it is one major pillar: the budget. When budgets are done badly, you’ll know about it. It’s visible in every aspect of […]

Press: Festival Industry Opinion Piece in StandOut Magazine

‘We all know how tough it can be to work in the world of large-scale festival production. It’s incestuous (though not like that): everyone knows each other, and it’s extremely competitive for shows and roles. But what if we use this to our advantage?’ In the 200th (!!!) edition of StandOut Magazine, The Fair‘s Production […]

The Fair, Placemaking and OPS deliver Live Table-Top Session at Event Production Show

The Fair, We Are Placemaking and We Are OPS kicked off Day 1 at the Event Production Show with a jam-packed panel on the Knowledge Hub, about ‘Dealing with Disaster on a Festival Site: Live Table-Top Session’… View this post on Instagram A post shared by We Are The Fair (@wearethefair) Whether it be rail strikes, lightning […]

The Fair’s Production Manager Liberty crowned AAA 30Under30

We’re so proud to announce that of our Production Manager Liberty Taylor, who has been named one of Access All Areas Magazine’s 30Under30 2025. Liberty has accomplished so much in the last few years – taking on fresh challenges every season to deliver some absolutely exceptional festivals and events. Often called the ‘Silent Weapon,’ Liberty […]

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