Creative Special Events

By Joe DeLuce, CLP Director of Recreation Champaign Park District

Creative Special Events

 Event Design  Creative Networking  Creative Special Events  Internet Survey  Creative Partnerships  Creative Sponsorships  Re-creating Special Events

Event Design

 Creating your event  Target your audience  Creating an event plan  Producing your own event  Partnering  Activities  Refreshments and food  Event timeline

Creative Networking

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Ideas to create a network

 Intouch  Sports & Events Roundtable  Volunteers  Convention & Visitors Bureau  Chamber of Commerce  Local Civic Organizations

Creative Special Events

 World’s Largest BBQ  Garlic Festival  Chili Cook-Off  Olympic Day Road Race  Ultimate Sports Weekend  Heritage Sports Festival  World Championship Boxing  International Judo Championships  Skatefest  Festival of Trees

Creative Special Events

 Bark in the Park  Woofstock  Cornstock  Bach’s Lunch  Picnic with the Pops  Instrument Petting Zoo  Macon Million  Macon Waves  Macon Whoopee's  Poolapalooza

Creative Special Events

 Broward Star-Time Talent Show  Youth Development Program  Turf Rodeo  Recycling Rodeo  Paradise Run Series  All About Kids Festival  Transit of Terror  Halloween FunFest  Lights of the World  World Beat

Creative Special Events Internet Survey

 Touch a Truck  Sail Boat Regatta  American Girl Tea Party  Popsicle Hop  Baby Bazaar  Biddy Sports  Flashlight Egg Hunt  Senior Spa Day  Senior Self Defense Day

Creative Special Events Internet Survey

 San Ramon Holiday Fest  5K Bah Humbug Run  No Money Auction  Senior Variety Show  Drive in Theater Program, design a box into a car and sit in to watch a movie  Drive in Theater @ the pool, jaws and floats  Cardboard Boat Race @ U of I  Family Night Jigsaw Puzzle Night

Creative Special Events Internet Survey

 Dream Analysis Workshop  Midnight Swim  Midnight Skate @ Skatepark  Halloween Howl Hayride  Sunday Afternoon Ski Program  Daddy/Daughter Valentines Day Dance  Halloween Party  Kite Flying Event  July 4th Event

Creative Special Events Internet Survey

 Fall Festival  Ultimate Easter Egg Hunt  Icky-Sticky Day  Fizzer Tag  Santa Calling  Summer Splash  Arts and Craft Festival  San Ramon Art & Wind Festival  San Ramon Black and White Festival

Creative Special Events Internet Survey

 Hacker’s Golf Tournament  The Plaid Jacket at Cotton Ranch  Halloween Family Camp Out  Mini or Junior Tri-athon  Community Garage Sale  Pike River Rendezvous (re-enactment of fur trading days  Chiwaukee Prairie Fair, re-enactment of civil war days  Lions club Mini Formula 1 Races

Creative Special Events Internet Survey

 Carols in the Park  Home School Fencing Instruction  Adult Six on Six Soccer League  THIC “teens helping in their community ”  Kindermusik, interactive music program  Turkey Trot  Community Chorus, no matter how bad you sing  A Tale of Night Rides and Fire Flies!

 Children’s Christmas Party

Creative Special Events Internet Survey

 Sled-o-rama- People with disabilities  I Scream Social, outdoor polar bear swim  Texas State Championship Chili Cook-off  Tandem Bike Program  Sled Hockey  Wagons West: Hands on Texas History, day in the life a pioneer child is recreated

Creative Partnerships

 U of I Computer Grant  School Gyms  YMCA & Gus Macker  Virginia Theater Summer Workshop  Summer Band Camp  Kiwanis Funding for Parks  AMBUCS Water Playground  Mayor’s Race  Taste Sponsorship  Risk Takers  Flower Island Program  CVB Grants  Your Ideas

Creative Sponsorships

 Sponsorship Proposals  Samples  USA BOXING  USA JUDO  Taste of CU  Your Ideas

Re-creating Events

 Making existing events better  Taste of CU  Food Vendors  Craft Vendors  Music  Date

Creative Special Events

 Be open to new ideas  See what others are doing  Attitude  Creating partners  Put a new twist on existing events  Food-based events