Juanita Chavarro Arias

Beloved family animation series “Bluey” episodes are about seven minutes long, so when Disney Branded Television released season three’s 28-minute special on Disney+ called “The Sign”—about the energetic Blue Heeler puppy character’s home going up for sale and a family wedding—the brand hosted an event worthy of a Hollywood premiere.

Stepping into a fan convention can be like entering a new world. When thousands of people unite under a banner of shared interests, they feel empowered to express their true selves and engage with like-minded attendees, and it can be transportive.

Since 1996, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has highlighted the art, music, food and culture of a chosen country in the Cultural Exchange Pavilion.

The Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix returned for its third year at the Miami International Autodrome with a sell-out crowd of almost 300,000 fans visiting Hard Rock Stadium, May 3-5. From elevated hospitality experiences and celebrity-attended parties to graffiti murals and pop-up shops, we round up activations, events and festivals that kicked brand awareness and fan engagement into high gear around the 305.

Liquid I.V. ran with racing's DRS concept and gave it a clever brand spin for its activation at the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix. Enter: Dehydration Reduction System, which kept fans cool and hydrated as the Florida heat reached 85 degrees. The electrolyte drink mix brand set up Race House in the Miami International Autodrome, along with branded touchpoints and garage-themed sampling pop-ups around the Hard Rock Stadium complex.