Producer Update #6

Hi friend,

Welcome to your sixth Producer Update. Read on for the latest important and useful information from the Midsumma team. 

IN THIS UPDATE:

Midsumma Festival Participant Passes 
Get Cracking on Socials
Midsumma Wrap Party
Acknowledgement of Country
Attendance Numbers
 March at Pride March
Public Liability Insurance Certificate
Display Your Poster at Midsumma Carnival

Midsumma Festival Participant Passes 

 Midsumma Festival Passes give you and your team a range of benefits including access to the VIP Bar at Midsumma Carnival (shorter queues to the bar!), discounts on drinks at select events, free entry to selected Midsumma Festival events (if not sold-out) and more.

Passes for you and your team can be collected from the Midsumma Office located on the ground level of 77 Southbank Blvd, Southbank from 15 Jan during office hours - please call 9296 6600 on arrival. Alternatively, you can collect them from the Info Booth at Midsumma Carnival, 19 Jan from 11am to 8pm. Please note, all passes for your event must be collected at once - we cannot give out individual passes. 

Keen to see free shows? A list of pass friendly events can be found HERE. 
Want your event listed here? Let us know via events@midsumma.org.au 

Get Cracking on Socials

Midsumma Festival kicks off in less than two weeks! Now is the time share your event on your social media to your followers.

The best way for us to see and share your content is by tagging Midsumma.
Tag us in your posts and stories. The Midsumma tags are;
Instagram: @midsummafestival
Facebook & Twitter: @midsumma

Facebook allows you to schedule content, so you can get prepared in advance. Schedule some content for your event, so you're don't need to frantically post. To schedule content, create your content, then click the Schedule icon (it looks like a clock) instead of Post. 

Check out more social media tips for Launch and beyond via our
Media and Publicity Guide under the Social Media tab. 

Midsumma Festival Wrap Party 

To celebrate the end of the festival, we would love to see you at the Midsumma Festival Wrap party. We'll be in touch with more info soon, but for now pop the date below into your diary!
When: Wednesday 12 Feb, 8pm - 11.30pm
Where: The Melba Spiegeltent, 35 Johnston St, Collingwood 

Acknowledgement of Country

 Midsumma Festival encourages you to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land at the beginning of your event. This can take place as a verbal acknowledgement, prerecorded or as a written acknowledgement. Check our our Acknowledgement of Country resource for more info.  

Attendance Numbers and Door Sales 

Are you hosting a free event or selling tickets at the door? Make sure you keep a running tally of attendee numbers and/or door sales to send to us. This is a mandatory requirment, which all events commited to provide in their Event Agreement. We'll follow up after your event concludes to get your final attendance figures.

Feel free to email this info through to us as soon as you have it to events@midsumma.org.au

March with Midsumma at Pride March

The 25th Midsumma Pride March will be held in St Kilda, starting at 11am on Sunday 2 Feb 2020. We invite all artists and producers to join the Midsumma contingent at Midsumma Pride March. Our group will be the final group marching to close Pride March. Head HERE for more Pride March info.
If you'd like to join the Midsumma Festival contingent, please email events@midsumma.org.au to register and we'll send more info soon. 

Public Liability Insurance Certificate - due 10 Jan

Please send upload a copy of your Public Liability Insurance (PLI) certificate to Eventotron if you haven't already.  If your venue is covering your PLI, please obtain a copy of this and upload it. This is really important as it protects you, your venue and Midsumma Festival if an accident occurs to your audience. 

Display Your Poster at Midsumma Carnival

Want to display your event's poster at Midsumma Carnival in our Info Booth and Box Office? This is a great way to get some extra marketing for your event. Simply drop off a maximum of 2 posters at the Midsumma Carnival Info Booth and we will display them on our poster boards. If you want to get in early, you can drop them off at the Midsumma Office located on the ground level of 77 Southbank Blvd, Southbank.   

Recap of Key Resources

How to Run a Box Office - Important read if you're running your Box Office

Ticketing Tips & Hints - Get important ticketing how-to instructions

Comp Ticket Request Form - Use this to request Comps to your Event ​

List of Journalist Contacts - Start circulating your media release now

Media & Publicity Guide - Discover key info on marketing and publicity

Event Producer Resources - Key info on running a Midsumma Festival event

2020 Midsumma Festival Event Producers Facebook Group - Find important reminders and connect with Midsumma Event Producers.