HAVING BEEN CREATED to highlight the Trinity River area of downtown Dallas, TrinityFest was all about flow. “Dallas had never in the history of the city done an event this big downtown,” says native son Steve Kemble, who produced the July Fourth...
WITH A STAFF OF 15 SPECIALISTS IN every field from hotel management to festival logistics, NHL Enterprises' events and entertainment department is a gold mine of event expertise. Even with all of that horsepower, the group, led by 10-year National...
Festivals are some of the most complex events going. Many require months of preparation and millions of dollars in corporate sponsorships, not to mention the use of public space and local government services. But for event professionals who work...
Matthew David Events turns a run-down stadium into a field of dreams for a company picnic BLOOMBERG, a New York-based financial company, turned a run-down stadium into a colorful theme park with the help of local floral and event designer Matthew...
The Calgary Stampede lasts only 10 days, but the planning is year-round THE CALGARY STAMPEDE - a 10-day extravaganza of rodeos, chuckwagon races, live shows, parades and entertainment - has come a long way since 1912, when it started as a rodeo on...
Last October, 162 blocks of downtown Houston played host to the largest combination of fireworks, lasers, lighting, music and large-image projection ever, according to its creators. The Power of Houston, sponsored by Houston utility Reliant Energy...