Birmingham, AL (US) must be really lucky with their festival scene. They have several significant festivals every year:
Sidewalk Film Festival
Sloss Fest
Brew Fest
Slice Fest
Secret Stages
I'm not sure if it is the local support or that they're just smaller. I expect we may have had a lot of excellent event organizers with solid experience looking for new jobs after City Stages wound down. City Stages was a 20+ year music festival that was generally successful logistically, but wasn't profitable.
When you think of it, though. If there are 5+ 10-20k attendance festivals every year in every metro area over 500k there are bound to be some regular screwups.
Sidewalk Film Festival
Sloss Fest
Brew Fest
Slice Fest
Secret Stages
I'm not sure if it is the local support or that they're just smaller. I expect we may have had a lot of excellent event organizers with solid experience looking for new jobs after City Stages wound down. City Stages was a 20+ year music festival that was generally successful logistically, but wasn't profitable.
When you think of it, though. If there are 5+ 10-20k attendance festivals every year in every metro area over 500k there are bound to be some regular screwups.
And port-o-potties always suck.