Festival Bootcamp in Event & Emergency Operations

The #ReadyWhen Foundations Certificate in Event & Emergency Operations certifies event & cultural professionals in the systems and skills that keep communities thriving during both celebrations & crises. This April, the training is coming to New Orleans, the city that knows better than most that what looks like celebration is also a blueprint for resilience when disaster strikes: hundreds of thousands of people, complex routes, and layers of water, power, communications, and safety systems all working in sync.

The weekend of April 18-19th, —together with the , , local emergency management, and regional partners—opens festival infrastructure as a training ground for building community resilience through cultural operations.

No previous training or specific experience required, but there will be plenty of opportunities to share expertise and network whatever background you join us from. This training creates the shared situational awareness and operational bridges that connect the variety of professionals who make arts and culture happen, using frameworks that strengthen both daily operations and organizational disaster readiness.

Saturday, April 18th, 1-5pm
Onsite at French Quarter Festival

Experience one of the country’s most beloved festivals—and learn how it works from the inside out– in our four-hour Festival Immersive Intensive. We’ll spend the afternoon touring the in small groups, rotating through hands-on demos, conversations with professionals, and interactive learning activities—all while enjoying the incredible food, music, and atmosphere of this quintessentially New Orleans celebration.

Sunday, April 19th, 9am – 4pm
Higgins Hotel and National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA

Build real-world skills in the Event & Emergency Operations Bootcamp, a full-day training targeted to hone the operational capacities that overlap most directly between event production and emergency readiness. More details.

For participants interested in earning their #ReadyWhen Foundations Certificate in Event & Emergency Operations, the full weekend fulfills most in-person training requirements. .

Processing fees got you down? You can also register to attend directly via our host event, the . Select one or both pre-conference options from the list after entering your email address.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Higgins Hotel New Orleans at the National WWII Museum, 1000 Magazine Street, New Orleans, United States

Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

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