Sponsor an Event
The first step to attracting more clients and customers is to get your name out in your community and to your target markets. A great way to do that is by sponsoring an event.
Local retail shops, doctor offices, orthodontic offices, dental offices, restaurants, bars, and grocery stores can benefit from sponsoring events in your local community. You can get meaningful marketing exposure and sales opportunities, too. People like shopping at brands invested in their community, after all.
Event Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsoring an event is a great way to get involved with your community and raise brand awareness. All kinds of events look for sponsors – theaters, Renaissance faires, sports tournaments and leagues, cultural festivals, and more.
Use the calendar below to find a local event to sponsor. Search by date, price range, event type, and region.
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Event Sponsorship Considerations
As you consider becoming an event sponsor, weigh the following factors:
1. Sponsorship Budget
Your first step is figuring out your sponsorship budget. Review your financials and talk with your team about your sponsorship budget. Sponsorship often comes from your marketing budget.
To create a realistic budget, you need to know your market. Event sponsorship costs vary across events. They are also affected by event type and size. We’ll cover a few examples below.
Community Theater Sponsorship Costs
For smaller community theaters, sponsorships can start as low as $100 and go up to $1,000. For larger theaters, sponsorships can start as low as $500 and go as high as $50,000.
Renaissance Faire Sponsorship Costs
Sponsorships for Renaissance faires typically start between $100-$500. Sponsorships generally go as high as $2,000-$5,000 for small to medium sized fairs.
The Texas Renaissance Festival, the biggest Renaissance fair in the United States, offers sponsorship opportunities starting at $5,000. The top tier starts at $50,000.
Archery Tournament Sponsorship Costs
Archery tournament sponsorship can run $250-$4,000 or as high as $20,000-$200,000.
2. Event Audience
A sponsorship’s primary value is access to an event’s audience. Demographics and specific interests vary widely based on the event. However, local services like physical therapy, doctor offices, dental offices, grocery stores, etc. are relevant across events.
When you have conversations with an event about sponsorship, ask for specific information about their audience. This information will help you assess the opportunity value of a sponsorship for your company.
3. Sponsorship Value
Community theater sponsorships can include some of the benefits listed below:
- Full screen ads at the theater
- Logo placement in season brochures, show programs, on sets, website, theater signage
- Featured article placement
- Social media posts
- Mentions in radio ads and press releases
- Backstage tour
- Cocktail hour before show
- Free or discounted tickets
Renaissance faire sponsorships often include any number of benefits listed below:
- Logo placement on website, marketing materials, faire map, t-shirts, and emails
- Event signage
- Social media posts
- Program advertisement
- Mentions in radio advertisements
- Faire radio or stage announcements
- Vendor booth
- Preferred parking
- Free tickets
Archery sponsorships often include any number of the benefits listed below:
- Target sponsorship
- Logo placement on t-shirts, webpage, event signage, score cards, and trailer
- Booth space
- Social media posts
As you review your sponsorship options, consider the value offered and figure out a way to track your return on investment.
1. Sponsorship Budget
Your first step is figuring out your sponsorship budget. Review your financials and talk with your team about your sponsorship budget. Sponsorship often comes from your marketing budget.
To create a realistic budget, you need to know your market. Event sponsorship costs vary across events. They are also affected by event type and size. We’ll cover a few examples below.
Community Theater Sponsorship Costs
For smaller community theaters, sponsorships can start as low as $100 and go up to $1,000. For larger theaters, sponsorships can start as low as $500 and go as high as $50,000.
Renaissance Faire Sponsorship Costs
Sponsorships for Renaissance faires typically start between $100-$500. Sponsorships generally go as high as $2,000-$5,000 for small to medium sized fairs.
The Texas Renaissance Festival, the biggest Renaissance fair in the United States, offers sponsorship opportunities starting at $5,000. The top tier starts at $50,000.
Archery Tournament Sponsorship Costs
Archery tournament sponsorship can run $250-$4,000 or as high as $20,000-$200,000.
2. Event Audience
A sponsorship’s primary value is access to an event’s audience. Demographics and specific interests vary widely based on the event. However, local services like physical therapy, doctor offices, dental offices, grocery stores, etc. are relevant across events.
When you have conversations with an event about sponsorship, ask for specific information about their audience. This information will help you assess the opportunity value of a sponsorship for your company.
3. Sponsorship Value
Community theater sponsorships can include some of the benefits listed below:
- Full screen ads at the theater
- Logo placement in season brochures, show programs, on sets, website, theater signage
- Featured article placement
- Social media posts
- Mentions in radio ads and press releases
- Backstage tour
- Cocktail hour before show
- Free or discounted tickets
Renaissance faire sponsorships often include any number of benefits listed below:
- Logo placement on website, marketing materials, faire map, t-shirts, and emails
- Event signage
- Social media posts
- Program advertisement
- Mentions in radio advertisements
- Faire radio or stage announcements
- Vendor booth
- Preferred parking
- Free tickets
Archery sponsorships often include any number of the benefits listed below:
- Target sponsorship
- Logo placement on t-shirts, webpage, event signage, score cards, and trailer
- Booth space
- Social media posts
As you review your sponsorship options, consider the value offered and figure out a way to track your return on investment.
1. Sponsorship Budget
Your first step is figuring out your sponsorship budget. Review your financials and talk with your team about your sponsorship budget. Sponsorship often comes from your marketing budget.
To create a realistic budget, you need to know your market. Event sponsorship costs vary across events. They are also affected by event type and size. We’ll cover a few examples below.
Community Theater Sponsorship Costs
For smaller community theaters, sponsorships can start as low as $100 and go up to $1,000. For larger theaters, sponsorships can start as low as $500 and go as high as $50,000.
Renaissance Faire Sponsorship Costs
Sponsorships for Renaissance faires typically start between $100-$500. Sponsorships generally go as high as $2,000-$5,000 for small to medium sized fairs.
The Texas Renaissance Festival, the biggest Renaissance fair in the United States, offers sponsorship opportunities starting at $5,000. The top tier starts at $50,000.
Archery Tournament Sponsorship Costs
Archery tournament sponsorship can run $250-$4,000 or as high as $20,000-$200,000.
2. Event Audience
A sponsorship’s primary value is access to an event’s audience. Demographics and specific interests vary widely based on the event. However, local services like physical therapy, doctor offices, dental offices, grocery stores, etc. are relevant across events.
When you have conversations with an event about sponsorship, ask for specific information about their audience. This information will help you assess the opportunity value of a sponsorship for your company.
3. Sponsorship Value
Community theater sponsorships can include some of the benefits listed below:
- Full screen ads at the theater
- Logo placement in season brochures, show programs, on sets, website, theater signage
- Featured article placement
- Social media posts
- Mentions in radio ads and press releases
- Backstage tour
- Cocktail hour before show
- Free or discounted tickets
Renaissance faire sponsorships often include any number of benefits listed below:
- Logo placement on website, marketing materials, faire map, t-shirts, and emails
- Event signage
- Social media posts
- Program advertisement
- Mentions in radio advertisements
- Faire radio or stage announcements
- Vendor booth
- Preferred parking
- Free tickets
Archery sponsorships often include any number of the benefits listed below:
- Target sponsorship
- Logo placement on t-shirts, webpage, event signage, score cards, and trailer
- Booth space
- Social media posts
As you review your sponsorship options, consider the value offered and figure out a way to track your return on investment.
Submit My Event to the Event Calendar
When you add your event to our online event calendar, your event will be viewed by thousands of potential participants. Whether you have a concert, festival, conference, expo, sporting, or any other type of event, spend a couple minutes to add your event to this calendar of events. If you submit your event to the calendar, you will have the opportunity to upload either a photo or video or your event.
Benefits of Including Your Event in the Calendar
Your event is unique, and in addition to capturing the attention of our potential participants, you will be getting a free link back to your website. This will help you with search engine optimization. When Google and other search engines see that you have more websites linking to your site, you will come up higher in searches when participants are looking for an event in your area.
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