Miriam wrote: ... Siros: Tanzfest in Cadomyr / Siros: dance festival
Ahhhh memories... I remember organising this only to find out that the day/time that it was organised for i had to be away for multiple RL events...
Focus on the basics:
What is likely to pull a crowd?
Parties
Plays (my next idea)
Dinners
Auctions
Tournaments (An old idea in the making - find the pvp champion)
There will be more ideas
Why are you holding the event?
Celebration (public/racial holiday, wedding, passing of a new year, god-specific reasons, seasons)
Rememberance (funeral, the old world, anniversary of some past event)
Meet with old friends (like the old "class of 1999" kind of idea)
Who is your target audience?
Your party will not cater for everyone so make sure it is appealing for those you believe WOULD be interested rather than spending all your energy on trying to convince those that WOULDN'T be interested
What will YOU be supplying?
When I planned the Siros dance i had to find a musician, caterers, a venue etc.
If i was planning my pvp tournament i might have wanted to consider supplying armour and weaponry that i would source from trusted crafters to ensure that everyone was equal except for their skill
What will the attendees get out of it?
Not everyone will go to an event purely because it is on.
You would need something to tempt people for example:
Dances: Company, food, music, singing, pleasant scenery (I had the old arena decorated with flowers and candles for example)
Tournaments: Prizes (coins, armour/weaponry, a title, trophy)
Religious Events: Prayers, signs from the Gods, fasting to purify the soul etc
A sense of giving: Perhaps something like the (British, but others may do it too) Harvest Festival where people come to an event and they donate some simple food whether it be a tin of beans, a bag of apples, a bag of rice ... This will be donated to the poor/homeless
Just some thoughts and some ideas to go with those thoughts too
