A short summer window dropped VAT on children’s tickets and family attractions to 5%. Useful for family festivals — and a reminder how tax policy lands in the ticket budget.
Gunnersbury Park’s missing permission forced Waterworks to rebuild as a 36-hour warehouse show at The Cause — same bill, different footprint.
Faster layouts, straighter rows, walkable sites, and smoother maps — what’s new on the Planning Map, and why it matters.
Compare the best festival planning software in 2026, from map-based tools to all-in-one platforms. Discover how modern event systems are moving towards connected workflows — and what to look for when choosing the right solution.
Planning a festival involves organising your site layout, vendors, stages, and schedule — and making sure everything works together on the day.
Festival site maps help attendees navigate an event — from finding stages to locating food and facilities. Most festivals still use static PDFs or images. While simple, these don’t reflect how people actually explore an event.
Organising a large community event can be a logistical nightmare – especially when your team is small. People in the Park, an eco and community event in Salisbury, faced this exact challenge.
Stop juggling spreadsheets, emails and outdated site maps. Eventplot brings your entire festival into one connected system — from planning and 3D mapping to live public publishing.
