Grassroots venues are to be the major beneficiaries of the first distribution by the LIVE Trust, while independent festivals are allocated £50,000. Launched in January last year, the LIVE Trust was pledged £500,000 within the first three months, with funds generated from a voluntary ticket levy of £1 per ticket sold for shows at venues with a capacity of more than 5,000. LIVE said that following the first distribution of £500,000, it will issue further funding rounds throughout this year.

Wyboston Lakes Resort in Bedfordshire has been recognised by WorkL as one of the World’s Happiest Workplaces in 2026

Elevate, the world’s largest free personal development community for event industry professionals, marked its 10th anniversary recently. Mentors and mentees, old and new, came together to celebrate a decade of impact. Elevate is free to join and has been designed with one goal in mind: to inspire, inform, and empower people across the sector.

Industry body UKHospitality has urged the government to implement a sector-wide reduction in business rates, following reports today that the Treasury is preparing to soften its planned tax hikes for pubs.

To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, The Power of Events was commissioned by EICC to launch a new industry questionnaire to explore understanding and perspectives on neuro-inclusion in events. 

AGF Festival Sustainability Insights produced from aggregate analysis of all festivals who successfully completed AGF Certification or Sustainability Diagnosis in 2024. A culmination of months of data gathering, screening and number crunching from AGF assessors and analysts. This report provides insight into how festivals are performing against key sustainability metrics, across 16 countries and 4 continents.

Live Recruitment’s Diversity Report provides key diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) metrics for the UK Events Industry using our network of 40,000+ event professionals

Powering on from last year’s Covid re-bound, ABPCO members maintained the same high levels of activity and financial growth throughout 2024