SUBMISSIONS FOR 2024 ARE NOW CLOSED

New Mills Festival 2024 is happening 13th – 29th September.

Be a part of the community-led fun and frolics in 2024!

Information for event organisers

In a nutshell

Anyone can participate (subject to committee approval) but it is up to you to find and book your venue. New Mills Festival does arrange fundraising events through the year, if you think your act or event might be make a good candidate for one of these then please email info@newmillsfestival.co.uk to discuss.

We will be producing a printed programme, posters and flyers to promote the festival and we’ll also promote events via our website and social media channels as well as to local press, radio and media outlets. The deadline for submitting event information is Friday 21st June 2024.

Once you are sure of your venue, dates, event description, times and prices and you have a publicity image ready to upload then you are ready to submit your event using our online submission form at the bottom of this page.

When your event is approved you will be asked to pay a donation towards costs – £5 for non-charged events, £20 for charged events (or more if you’re feeling generous).

NOTE We know that a lot of events are run by volunteer organisations and are FREE to the public. If the nature of your organisation and/or event makes it difficult to make a donation please let us know when submitting your event details.

Why take part?

New Mills Festival is a not-for-profit organisation run by a committee of highly experienced volunteers who are ready to offer personal advice and provide marketing back up. For more information on marketing click here: Grow Your Audience
Thanks to the volunteer efforts and financial supporters, entry fees are attractively low.
New Mills Festival is open to all.
You can gain valuable publicity through our networks.
It’s simple to get involved and fun.

What do we do?

We run this website.
We produce posters and flyers and market the events via our website, social media, radio and media outlets.
We provide information and advice on venues and programming.
Throughout the year we promote New Mills Festival through multi-media channels as well as events such as the New Mills Carnival, New Mills One World Festival. New Mills Duck Race, New Mills Christmas Lights Switch On.
We run the New Mills Festival Information Line which handles information and queries for artists and audiences during the festival. Tel: 07726774562
We offer a ticketing facility through our website.

Our Top Ten Festival Tips

Please follow the step-by-step process below:

1. Decide on your event

2. Check the events calendar on the website for event clashes

3. Decide on your venue

4. Get your Public Liability Insurance organised

5. Decide who is needed at your event- marshals, helpers?

6. What will your tickets cost and how will you sell them?

7. Complete the Online Entry Google Form with a landscape photo to showcase your event

8. Plan your publicity campaign

9 . Create your own posters and flyers

10. If there are any programme changes after the final deadline let us know straight away!

1. Decide on your event

It is the organiser’s responsibility to obtain all the correct licenses and copyright permissions if applicable.

2. Check for event clashes

To ensure your event doesn’t clash with an existing event, check the current programme of events HERE Please note timings on the calendar are indicative only and it may take a few days to get events uploaded.

3. Decide on your venue

It is up to you to find and book your venue. The Visit New Mills website has a comprehensive list of venues for hire in and around New Mills. Checkout their list in the Useful Information section HERE. It is not exhaustive or restrictive. Each year imaginative organisers come up with new places and spaces. It is the organiser’s sole responsibility to discuss and agree any permissions, hire and ticketing arrangements.

4. Public Liability Insurance

You must have suitable cover for your event. It is up to the organiser to take all due consideration and care regarding health and safety matters.

5. Who is needed at your event?

Work with your venue to plan how you will make sure your event runs smoothly. Will you need marshals, stewards, an announcer, someone on the door? Try our facebook volunteers page HERE and if you’re stuck, drop us a line at info@newmillsfestival.co.uk or call 07726774562 and speak to the Festival Co-ordinator.

6. Ticket Sales

We do not have a centralised ticketing system.

Online sales – New Mills Festival can sell tickets on your behalf for a £10 set up fee per entry. It is the organiser’s sole responsibility to monitor sales numbers and to keep New Mills Festival informed of availability. New Mills Festival cannot be held responsible for any over selling. Online ticket sales will cease at midnight the day before your event.

Paper ticket sales – we can supply a list of venues in the town who assist with this. There may be a charge.

Managed venues – have their own box offices and or ticketing processes.

In all cases be sure to enter your own direct sales contact details on the online entry form.

7. Complete the Online Entry

The link to event submissions is at the bottom of the page. Please read all the advice before beginning the process. Pay particular attention to both your 50 word and 200 word event descriptions- the 50 words are for the printed programme and the 200 words are for the website. Have a landscape publicity photo ready to upload, ideally 750 x 546. (Portrait-orientated photos don’t work well on our website).

Your entry will not be processed until payment has been received (unless you are eligible for free entry).

8. Plan Your Publicity Campaign

New Mills Festival will publicise events as much as possible but it is the organiser’s own responsibility to plan a good publicity campaign. Press releases can be emailed to media@newmillsfestival.co.uk for information but it is your responsibility to send them out.

Click on this link for more information on how to Grow Your Audience

9. Posters and Flyers

New Mills Festival logos MUST be incorporated in poster and flyer design. Logos can be downloaded in various formats, click HERE.

Please email us digital copies of your publicity material for inclusion in our marketing campaigns.

It is the organiser’s responsibility to produce and distribute any printed material required.

10. Programme changes after the 21st June deadline

Normally the advice is DON’T!! But if something unforeseen changes please get in touch and we will try to help!

If alteration or cancellation is unavoidable you must inform the venue and New Mills Festival immediately on 07726774562

Now you have read through our Top Ten Festival Tips you’re ready to go ahead!

Please make sure you upload at least one publicity photo to the event submissions form, in square or landscape profile. These may be used on the website, in printed media or in press releases for 2024 and subsequent years. If no images are provided New Mills Festival reserves the right to use generic artwork against your entry.

Be a part of the community-led fun and frolics by simply adding your event details and photo to this form:

Complete the event submissions form