Original Mineyard Stage - $75,000
(only 1 available)

The Original is the festival's largest-capacity venue. It has an open-air seating area and covered stage that will run both day and evening, showcasing a variety of the festival's most popular artists whose concert presentations are appropriate for large audiences. In 2008, this stage was the location for day-long live broadcasts on Montana Public Radio.

Stage Exclusivity

Sponsor receives naming rights to main entertainment stage
Pass-through rights available (pre-approval required)

Media

Sponsor logo displayed in newspaper ads
Sponsor logo with hyperlink prominently displayed on website
Sponsor logo on pre-festival brochures
Sponsor logo and/or name recognition on pocket guide schedule
Sponsor will receive full page ad in official 40-page festival program guide
Identification as Stage sponsor in all press releases, newsletters, emails, etc.
Sponsor logo inclusion on 30-second television messages to air throughout May and June
Sponsor recognition on radio ads

On-Site

Sponsor logo on signage at designated stage
Opportunity to display table tents on seating tables at stage (if applicable)
Sponsor representative may serve as stage M.C.
Sponsor representative may address the audience from designated stage
Sponsor banners located throughout the festival site
Logo recognition on Sponsor "Thank You" boards
Sponsor will receive use of a 10' x 10' promotional tent
On-site sales rights
Couponing, sampling, demonstrations, displays, sweepstakes
Interactive experience to engage attendees
Opportunity to create a proprietary component (subject to approval of NCTA)
Sponsor recognition in all stage announcements

Miscellaneous

Passes to VIP reception
Passes to VIP parking
Rights to use National Folk Festival marks until December 31, 2009
Employee volunteer opportunities

If you would like to contribute to the National Folk Festival, send your tax-deductible contribution to National Folk Festival, c/o Mainstreet Uptown Butte, P.O. Box 696, Butte, MT 59703.

If you would like to know more about the benefits of stage sponsorship or other major contributions beyond the tax benefits (all contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law), we would be happy to describe the benefits for your business that can come from high visibility in front of the National Folk Festival's audience of thousands in Montana next summer.