Sponsor the Fall Festival of the year... DATES: Thursday, September 22 from 5 pm to 9 pm (carnival night) Friday, September 23 from 5 pm to 9 pm (carnival night) Saturday, September 24 from 12 pm to 9 pm (Mum Festival day) Sunday September 25 from 12 pm to 6 pm (Mum Festival day plus parade 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm) LOCATION: 70 Memorial Boulevard, Bristol, Connecticut 06010 OUR STORY: The Mum Festival has been an epic fall festival in Bristol s history. Once known as the Mum City, Bristol was famous for this colorful flower, and through the years proud Fall festivities were put on by residents for all in the region to enjoy! This year, the Festival is being refreshed and reloaded as the Bristol Chamber of Commerce teams with the Bristol Exchange Club to throw the best darn Fall festival around! This is where you come in! In order to do the Festival justice, we are approaching you to be one of the many great and necessary sponsors to pull off the considerable size and scope of this effort. With you on board, we can create a memorable day for thousands of Mum Festival goers, encouraging thousands to experience the many layers of festival offerings over a 4-day action packed weekend. In a sponsorship role, this great event will provide your business or organization exposure to thousands of people, in addition to tens of thousands of impressions through our advertising and event efforts leading up to the big weekend. When: Get ready for 4 days of premier entertainment and festival activities starting with Thursday, September 22nd and Friday, September 23rd where special carnival nights kick off the weekend of events. Then festival grounds will explode with primary festival activities on Saturday, September 24th, continuing through
Sunday, September 25th, with more festival activities, plus the historic Mum Parade between 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm delighting audiences as one of the many festival highlights! What: Over the course of the weekend the 2016 Mum Fest will feature dozens of vendors from area businesses, crafters, local producers, restaurants, food trucks, community organizations, non profits, and museums, in addition to games, children s programming, adult beverages, all-day live music and entertainment, a car show and so much more! Where: The event will be held in downtown Bristol at Memorial Boulevard Theatre field and the surrounding area, where parking, including handicap parking, will be available too. Parking will also be available at Associated Spring, the Depot Square (former mall) lot, other municipal lots, and on-street, where available. Join In!: We are offering you the unique chance to support this wonderful opportunity for our Bristol and Connecticut communities to gather, create memories, and contribute to Bristol s positive efforts to become a destination. This exciting event reinforces the City and Chambers efforts to promote downtown as a destination, and we hope that it will encourage everyone to join in and help our region rise to new heights! We hope you can join this effort to put on this amazing festival in the heart of our state for all to converge, and we thank you for your time and support in advance. There s just one last thing we d like to say, Mum s All sponsorships will be tax deductible via 501(c) 3 non profit event partner The Bristol Exchange Club If you are interested in sponsoring or would like more info please contact: Mark Walerysiak Jr: E: mark@bristolallheart.com P: 860.584.4726 F: 860.584.4722
Sponsor A Fall event like no other... Presenting Sponsor (1) $10,000 Exclusive presenting sponsor: The 2016 Mum Festival... presented by Your Company! Large 2.5 x 6 foot logo banner in marquee main stage area as well as at seating tent Four banners featured at primary festival entry and exit points as well as on fencing Full page color ad on inside cover or back cover of event program. Your choice Emcee promo mentions as presenting sponsor, plus opportunity to kick off and close show Logo featured on promotional giveaway items to first 500+ Mum Festival goers Logo featured on fliers & media materials by event logo Logo featured on website & title sponsor on Facebook, social media event pages & posts Premier booth location of choice Main Stage Music Sponsor (2) $5,000 Sponsors of Thursday and Friday, plus Saturday and Sunday s all-day main stage festivities Two 3 x4 logos displayed on main stage banners Three banners prominently featured on festival fencing Full page ad in event program Continuous emcee promo mentions Logo featured on event fliers & media ads Premier booth location of choice Harvest Sponsor Two 18 x24 logos displayed on main stage banners Two banners prominently featured on festival fencing 1/2 page ad in event program 8 emcee promo mentions Premier booth location Gold Sponsor One 18 x24 logo displayed on main stage One banner featured on festival fencing 1/2 page ad in event program 6 Emcee promo mentions Silver Sponsor 1/3 page ad in event program Bronze Sponsor Sponsor listed on website & facebook event page Sponsor name in event programs. $2,000 $1000 $500 $250
Make the Festival... incredible! I have selected the following SPONSORSHIP level please confirm by checking the level you wish to sponsor at PAYMENT Presenting Main Stage Harvest Gold Silver Bronze Friend of Mum $10,000 $5,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $250 $50 - $249 Check enclosed in the amount of $ Please make checks payable to non profit event partner The Bristol Exchange Club. Sponsorships will be tax exempt. Proceeds will go directly toward event costs, with surplus to benefit Bristol All Heart marketing initiatives, and non profit partners The Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Bristol Exchange Club. Contact Person/Title: Company: Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone: Email: Please mail this form with attached check no later than July 31, 2016 to the following address: Mark Walerysiak Jr. Bristol All Heart 200 Main Street Bristol, Connecticut 06010 For more info please call 860-584-4726
Mum Festival Program Ad Sizes FULL PAGE 8.5 H x 5.5 W Please submit Print ready art under the following formats in high resolution to ensure maximum printing quality: JPG, PNG, EPS, PDF. Please be sure to stay within the specified height and width parameters. HALF PAGE 4.25 H x 5.5 W THIRD PAGE 2.83 H x 5.5 W PROGRAM SIZE: 8.5 H x 5.5 W **All advertisments & artwork due by Aug. 20**