Festival Review

The name of our festival that we decided on was Central Fest and it was held on the 20th November 2010. I think that the best part of the festival were the performances because everyone seemed to enjoy them and were cheering the performers on. We had a wide range of audiences and all joined in on the activities available. The children enjoyed the bouncy castle, face painting and balloon modelling that was there. There were long queues at the face painting and balloon modelling stalls which showed that they were the popular activities at the festival. Parents and families also visited the art exhibition that was there and complimented on the art work. Some said that 'it was an excellent exhibition'. Also the festival offered refreshments and people went to buy themselves some food. Most people said they liked the food when I asked them. At the festival, there were a lot of helpers so it was easier for people to know where to go for different activities. I think that there could've been improvements made which would have made the festival even better than it was. For example, instead of just one type of performance (singing), there could've been a variety of performances as this would appeal to everyone. At the festival, I had to go out and hand out flyers to promote the festival and then I was incharge of the art exhibition for the first half. Later, I went outside to the playground and directed people to different activities that they might like to see and enjoy. The main aim of our festival was for people to come in and enjoy themselves. I think we successfully achieved this aim because most people enjoyed themselves. I also asked people who attended the festival and they said it was enjoyable and a good way to spend time with family and friends. Our target audience was children and parents and the festival did attract the audience we wanted because at the festival there were a lot of parents with their children and families. There were many activities at our festival e.g. archery, nail painting, face painting, art exhibition, performances, bouncy castles, jump photography, balloon modelling, food and cinema room. There were also things that people could sign up for e.g. gym etc. There were people incharge of each activity and also helpers to navigate people to the activity that they wanted. As a group, I think we worked well because we were told what roles and responsibilities we had towards the festival and had to carry them out. Nobody complained and were happy with their job and got on with it which made the festival more enjoyable and successful. As everyone worked well together, the festival's aims were achieved and people who attended did have a good time.