FAQs

Please check back — an expanded FAQ is coming soon.

Who attends the Conference?

Each year, the Conference welcomes 900–1,000 attendees, who represent a wide variety of organizations working in the field of booking and touring performing arts. Learn more about the kinds of organizations that attend the Conference and see who’s coming this year.

When can I register?

How can I get in the loop for Conference communications and info?

  • If you’ve attended the Conference in the last few years, you’re already on our email list.
  • If you haven’t attended in the last few years, or your email address has changed, sign up for our email list.

What is the Marketplace?

The Marketplace is the Conference exhibit hall. Approximately 275 performing artists/ensembles, artist managers and agents, producing organizations, and service organizations promote their artists and programs in the Marketplace.

  • More than 4,000 artists and ensembles are represented by organizations exhibiting in the Marketplace each year.
  • Learn more about what different organizations do with the approximately 10 hours of dedicated business time in the Marketplace.

Will there be education sessions that are relevant to me and the work I do?

The Conference programs sessions that are relevant and timely for all of our attendees.

  • Sessions range from skill-building/tactical content to policy/strategy topics to big-picture/trend discussions, and include topic areas that are relevant to your interests, experience level, and job category.
  • We’ll post professional development details once the sessions start to come together in early spring.

I’d like to get more involved with the Conference. What can I do to help?

We are greatly appreciative of our colleagues who want to get more involved with Conference planning and execution. Learn more about the range of opportunities to participate.