DownTown Events Demo

These are Family Friendly Community events

Main Street Spearfish - 8.28.13

These events attract local people. Young and old alike are drawn to these events that become a part of the culture of the community. Old friends reacquaint, new friends are made and networking occurs among the business entities.

We encourage and promote these events to be Family Friendly. Communities and their leaders are searching for good old-fashion activities to bring their citizens to the core of their town/city. For that is where the energy and heart of a town lies.

How Annie Creek got started and what we can do for you

In 2007, Spearfish (pop 10,517) in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota, started a downtown monthly music event called First Fridays. On the first Friday of each summer month, the event was held on Main Street and drew 500 - 600 people.

During the final First Friday of the 2010 summer, an old friend approached the founder of Annie Creek saying, "... next summer we should do this EVERY WEEK instead of once a month". From this short conversation Downtown Friday Nights was born and soon after Annie Creek arrived as well.

Within three years crowds had grown from....

400 - 500 once a month.....

to 4,000 - 5,000+ EVERY WEEK!

This is what Annie Creek can help you to achieve in your community.

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What Annie Creek provides to help start your event

Making the decision to start your own event is the hard part. Once this decision has been made, it is only a matter of following the steps we lay out to produce your own successful event.

The Annie Creek 'How To Build Your Own Event’ steps are proven and they work. Follow them and your event will succeed. There are MANY steps to follow and complete. The work is sometimes hard and time consuming…but…THEY WORK.

We have developed a program that accurately predicts attendance and revenue for your event. This information is INVALUABLE in securing funding and sponsorship.

We provide you all the materials and guidelines that will walk you through all the steps you need to take to plan, start and maintain your own weekly family friendly music centered event.

A sampling of the specifics-
- Help pick the location
- Leadership requirements and recruitment
- Help you create the event committee
- Provide a master financial plan and budget guidelines
- Provide event action timelines and work schedules for all event needs
- Provide guidelines and negotiating techniques for sponsorship and fund raising
- Book the best local and regional entertainment are reduced prices saving 30-50%
- Negotiate with sound/production companies at reduced prices also saving 30-50%
- Help locate and recruit food, craft vendors and kids activities
- Provide guidelines for involving the community
- Show you how to attract and maintain volunteers
- Attend planning meetings via video conference
- Be on site the day before and day of your first event

Start your own event

Making the decision to start your own event is the hard part. Once this decision has been made it is only a matter of following the steps we lay out to produce your own successful event.

The ‘DownTown Events How To Build Your Own Event’ steps are proven and they work. Follow them and your event will succeed. There are MANY steps you must follow and complete. The work is sometime hard and time consuming….but….they work.

Here is an example of what you can achieve in your community............

Downtown Friday Nights, Spearfish , SD
  •  Population 10,494
  •  Third year of weekly event (June - August). Average attendance 4000+
  •  Approximtely 5000 people came downtown for this event August 30, 2013
  •  The band is Joe ForNothin' from Denver
  •  This streetview is looking south on Main Street

Event Pictures

Downtown Friday Nights
Spearfish, SD
Population - 10,494
Average attendance 2013 (3rd year) - 4000 ( 38%)