Media Coverage for Every Audience

Individual festivals and events, the professionals who create and run them, the volunteers and sponsors who support them, as well as the professional global industry that they are a part of, make for compelling and colorful news by the media. Festivals and events may fit into virtually every area of news coverage:

• Human Interest / Community Life
• Business
• Entertainment
• Sports
• Local, National, and Global
• Food
• Tourism
• Cultural Diversity
• Education...and more!

Our industry, like others, can be impacted by current events, issues, trends, legislation, and politics.

The IFEA can help provide the insights and information that you need to provide accurate, interesting, creative, credible, and balanced news to your audiences. If we are not the best source for what you are looking for, we can provide you with other industry contacts who can help you out, in your local area and around the world. We invite you to start by exploring the information in the Quick Links on this page and in the drop-down navigation menu above labeled "About IFEA" and then "Media Information".

Schedule an Interview

IFEA President & CEO Steven Wood Schmader, CFEE, or other appropriate IFEA staff members and affiliates will be happy to set up a time to talk with you about specific topics or a general overview of our industry. Simply call the "Contact Us" number at the bottom of this page or "click here" to forward your question, request and contact information to the IFEA staff and we will have the appropriate representative get in touch with you directly.  We also invite you to bookmark the IFEA web site for future reference.

Thank you for your interest in the IFEA and the festivals and events industry. Please let us know how we can be of assistance.