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Why festival planning software subscriptions don’t fit outdoor events
Looking for outdoor event planning software without a monthly fee? Festivals are funded year by year — Eventplot uses Event Licences, not subscriptions.
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Festival management software vs site planning: FestivalPro, SmartGig and Eventplot
FestivalPro and SmartGig shine at applications and ops admin. Site maps are often an afterthought. Here’s the pain — and when Eventplot’s map-first model fits.
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Event layout software compared: OnePlan, EventMapStudio and Eventplot
Tired of PowerPoint site plans and monthly tools for one festival a year? Compare OnePlan, EventMapStudio and Eventplot — and see which pain each actually fixes.
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Why PowerPoint and Google Maps fail as festival site plan software
Most outdoor events still start in slides and map pins. Here are the real pain points — clashes, scale lies, version hell — and how Eventplot’s festival site plan software fixes them.
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Interactive festival map software: stop shipping stale PDF site maps
Static festival maps go out of date the night a trader moves. Pain points of PDF site plans — and how interactive event map software like Eventplot keeps visitors and crew aligned.
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Festival industry watch: cancellations, site risk and a micro-festival bursary
A short roundup of recent UK and outdoor-festival coverage — rising cancellations, weather wiping a beach site, and support for the smallest independents.
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In the news: Ocean Way Festival cancelled after beach erosion
Santa Monica and Goldenvoice cancelled the inaugural Ocean Way Festival when storm damage left the beach site unsafe — a sharp reminder that outdoor footprints move.
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In the news: AIF on UK festival cancellations and government support
Independent UK festivals keep falling to costs and thin margins. AIF’s asks on VAT and grassroots support — and why finite budgets keep coming up.
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In the news: IFF 2026 on climate, costs and a hard festival season
International Festival Forum’s opening panel looked at weather cancellations, thin margins and booking further ahead — IQ’s write-up is worth a read.