This comprehensive package entitles the sponsor to the exclusive right to claim that they are the event Media Partner for the 30th Anniversary Maidstone River Festival 2009.

The package includes:

• Website Link as Media Partner via banner ad
• Your Logo within the souvenir event programme
• Half page advert within the souvenir event programme
• 3x3 metre pitch on the event site
• Promotion staff to promote your activity at the event
• Banner positions within the event site
• Promoted within press release notes section as our official media partner
• Receive first notice of press release information

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Our stages now attract huge audiences who flock to see the festival’s music and dance acts.

The package includes:

• Featured as a sponsor on the event website.
• Banner position on the backdrop of the stage.
• Opportunity for promotion staff at front of house.
• ½ page advert within the event programme.
• One banner in a prominent location at the event.
• Your company name linked to the stage when promoting activity on the stage.

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Our stages now attract huge audiences who flock to see the festival’s music and dance acts.

The package includes:

• Featured as a sponsor on the event website.
• Banner position on the backdrop of the stage.
• Opportunity for promotion staff at front of house.
• ¼ page advert within the event programme.
• One banner in a prominent location at the event.
• Your company name linked to the stage when promoting activity on the stage.

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For the first time ever we have combined three f the events biggest activities into a single package. In effect his gives any sponsor a huge amount of coverage at the event. Thousands of people gather to watch the Firework Spectacular, preceded by The Illuminated Boat Parade and Best Dressed Boat Competition.

Sponsoring this package will give you coverage across the event day and you’ll also receive the following:

• Featured as a sponsor on the event website.
• ¼ page advert within the event programme.
• One banner in a prominent location at the event.
• Opportunity for promotion staff during the boat parade and firework spectacular.
• Your company name linked to the above events when promoting activity via the main PA. This will include the lead up to the firework display.
• You could have a member of your workforce start the big countdown and a member of your team on the judging panel for the best dressed boat and illuminated parade!

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A new venture for The Maidstone River Festival will be The River Festival Street Market. This event market will give local, regional businesses the opportunity to sell and promote their products to the visitors of the event via a European style market. Stalls will be located in the lower
end of the high street. The street will be dressed in the theme of the river festival with street entertainers and acoustic acts performing in the area. Sponsoring this package will give you coverage within the cross through of traffic coming between the town and the festival. There will also be a great deal of publicity linked with this new feature of the event.

The package includes:

• Featured as a sponsor on the event website.
• Featured within the street market timetable and write up within the programme.
• 1 banner in a prominent location at the event.
• Opportunity for promotion staff during the boat parade and firework spectacular
• Your company name linked to the above events when promoting activity via the main PA.
• Promoted within publicity linked to the street market.
• 3x3 metre pitch within the street market with promotion staff.

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It’s our 30th Birthday, and we’re planning on some rather special entertainment. We can’t say too much about it at the moment, but what we can tell you is that it will be special and entertaining.
We’ve outlined the sponsorship details below, please feel free to register an interest and when we can tell you more about the special entertainment we’ll be in touch. There will also be a great deal of publicity linked with this new feature of the event.

The package includes:

• Featured as a sponsor on the event website.
• Featured within the event programme as the sponsor of the entertainment.
• One banner in a prominent location at the event.
• Opportunity for promotion staff during the event at a set location.
• Your company name linked to the above events when promoting activity via the main PA.
• Promoted within publicity linked to the entertainment.

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The Maidstone River Festival website receives over 750,000 hits annually. The hit ratio naturally increases during the River Festival lead up, however we receive hits all year round. The festival website is promoted within every single press release, branding, posters, leaflets and advertising. It’s our 30th Birthday, and this year we believe we’ll have even more hits. You can see we’re planning some big things for this years event and the website is an integral part of our communication
strategy for the event. Your company could be the main sponsors of the Maidstone River Festival website for 12 months.

The package includes:

• Your ad banners featured on every page of our website as a web sponsor.
• Your logo within the event Programme.
• Mentioned in the notes section of our website.

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This glossy one off brochure will feature a fond look back at the last 30 years of the Maidstone River Festival. Readers will find all the event information including for the first time a detailed event map and a guide to Maidstone.

You can either:

• Sponsor the whole program or,
• Take advantage of our early bird offer and receive 10% off your booking fee.

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There are plenty of other opportunities to support us and raise the profile of your business through sponsorship of this fantastic event.

Banner advertising
Throughout the event showground/arena we offer opportunities to business for promotion. You can promote your business with bespoke banners at several sites throughout the event, and this opportunity is only available to main sponsors. Banner advertising starts at £300 for a single banner and we can also produce the artwork and
banner for you at a small additional charge.

Stalls/pitches
Along the riverbank, in Palace Gardens and with the new River Festival Street Market there are now plenty of opportunities to rent a pitch at the festival. A 3x3 metre pitch starts at £300.

Pa announcements/adverts
New for 2009, we’re introducing a limited number of advertisements over the PA system. Similar to radio commercials but shorter and mixed with public safety and festival information. These will be fully produced segments of the event PA. Professionally voiced, written and produced for your business.
Cost: From £500

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