Festival Network Online- Find more Pay for Play Venues!

By Scottie Claiborne

What is Festival Network Online?

Festival Network Online is a searchable database of North American festivals, fairs, shows, and events and all listings have extensive details that cater to the needs of the festival industry, exhibitors, vendors, service providers, and performers.

FNO has been in business since 1994, first printing show directories, then going strictly online in 2001. Members login and search for shows in their area or anywhere in North America selecting from several search criteria like zip code radius, search by promoter name, by attendance, and other methods. A membership to FNO is $49.00 for 12 months.

How Can I Use FestivalNet to increase my event bookings?

We are confident we will help our member find new shows for their business. FNO guarantees that if a new member does not find at least one new show, after 90 days, we will refund their money. The comprehensive details we publish help our members determine if the show is right for them. Instead of seeking out several directories for several regions, this one database has more shows than any other service. FNO saves you time in researching contact numbers and tracking down events that you unfamiliar with.

How do you recommend I go about contacting festivals and craft shows in my area to see about setting up?

The service we provide offers detailed information on festivals and events through out the country so you know:
~ where and when these events take place
~ what they are about: activities, booths, entertainment...
~ the fees, requirements, what is allowed, deadlines...
~ who to contact to apply to participate, phone, email, web...

You must contact each event individually to find out how to submit your product or service.

Every event is different, but would you say most charge a flat fee for setting up, or a percentage of the sales, or both?

There is no rule of thumb we are aware of and we have never run a study to determine if there is.

How did you get started with FestivalNet?

Before creating Festival Network, the owners, who have 20 years of experience in the business, spent many years on the festival circuit as food vendors. After realizing there were no good guides out there that published the extensive event details they were seeking, they decided to create one.

Where does the event info come from?

The event info either comes from the show promoters and from our team of researchers. We strive for the most accurate detailed show listings online but also advise our members to double check with the show and checking references before committing to any bookings.

There's an event I know of in my area, why aren't they listed?

More often than not, it might be the way you are searching, the event is actually there, but your search method is not finding it. We therefore offer free tech support to our members and teach them how to best use the extensive search functions within our database.

With over 22,000+ North American events, we'd like to say we have them all, but every now and then a member points one out that we have yet to publish. This is particularly true for first-year events. We are diligent about researching and adding new events as soon as we can locate the promoter and verify the details.