Festivals & Fan Cons

  • Podcast: The Best of SXSW and What’s Next in Experiential

    Offering insight into the current state of the entertainment, music and tech industries, SXSW 2023 took over Austin, TX, in March, with brands activating a variety of experiences, ranging from immersive art installations to larger-than-life photo ops to DIY crafting sessions. In this episode of Event Peeps, we look back on this annual 10-day event […]

  • Experiential Marketing at Coachella 2023: Hydration Hubs, Glow-ups and ‘Newstalgia’

    Last year may have marked the post-pandemic return of Coachella, but 2023 signaled its renaissance. Throngs of creators and music fans—and the brands hoping to engage with them—flooded the festival grounds at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, during both weekends of the 22nd annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 14-16 and […]

  • Coachella 2023: Festivalgoers Take a Bite Out of the Postmates ReTreat VIP Experience

    “This was an opportunity for us to not only engage the 250,000 people who are coming in across the two weekends, but also to bring a bit of that flavor back home. We really tried to create that connective tissue between the two.” -Molly Spychalski, Head of Partnership Marketing at Postmates and Uber For its […]

  • 1.3 Billion Impressions: How BravoCon Returned with a Bang

    There’s nothing Bravo fans love more than lapping up the tea spilled by their favorite network stars. So for the post-pandemic return of its three-day superfan event, Bravo brought the whole kettle to New York City. Indeed, this year’s iteration of BravoCon was transformed from a 10,000-person festival when the event launched in 2019 into […]

  • Why Prime Video Hosted an Intimate Influencer Event During New York Comic Con

    Prime Video pulled out all the stops to boost awareness of its futuristic original series “The Peripheral” among sci-fi and fantasy fans at New York Comic Con, Oct. 6-9. In addition to an extensive booth exhibit open to all attendees, the brand hosted an intimate activation for content creators that dropped them smack-dab in the […]