The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has launched a new fund that will help independent festivals implement more environmentally sustainable events.
The initiative is backed by an initial pledge of ...
More than 20 suppliers have backed AIF’s Fallow Festival Fund for 2026, pledging support for independent festivals that are navigating a hiatus and planning a return in 2027.
Following its ...
Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) CEO John Rostron has welcomed the newly announced Parliamentary inquiry into the UK’s live music industry.
The Business and Trade Committee of MPs is exploring ...
The Association Of Independent Festivals (AIF) and the Music Venue Trust (MVT) have hailed the launch of new festival Where It All Began.
Due to take place from June 18-21 ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has called for an investigation into Live Nation from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority.
The trade body recently provided evidence for a Business ...
Seventy-two UK festivals have now announced a postponement, cancellation or complete closure in 2024 – double the amount that fell in 2023, according to the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) ...
John Rostron has been appointed as the new CEO of the Association of Independent Festivals.
The appointment was announced today during AIF’s 2022 AGM, with Rostron officially beginning his ...
The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has appointed Notting Hill Carnival CEO Matthew Phillip as its new chair.
Philip is currently the CEO of Carnival Village Trust, a carnival development ...