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Create your first festival

This guide takes you from registration to your festival live on the app in a few steps.

1. Access Studio

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Go to studio.ifestival.app and sign in with your email or username and password.

If you don’t have an account yet, sign up directly from the same page — no invite needed.

2. Create the festival — the 4-step wizard

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From the sidebar, click Festival → New festival. A 4-step wizard guides you through the setup.

Step 1 — Where do you start from?

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Choose one of four options:

  • Eventbrite — OAuth integration (coming soon; skip and configure later from the dashboard).
  • Eventzilla — Paste your API Key, click Connect and select the event to import. All event data is pre-filled automatically.
  • Luma — Same as Eventzilla (currently shows a list of test events).
  • Start from scratch — Enter everything manually.

Step 2 — Festival details

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Fill in (or check the pre-filled data):

  • Festival name (max 60 characters)
  • Type: Music / Art / Sport / Food / Other
  • Start and end dates
  • Short description (optional, max 280 characters — shown to attendees in the app)
  • Venue name, City, Country (all optional)

Step 3 — Cover image (optional)

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Drag and drop an image or click to choose a file. Recommended size: 1200×630px, max 5 MB. You can skip this step and add the image later from the dashboard.

Step 4 — Review and create

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A summary of everything you entered. Click Create festival to confirm. If you connected Eventzilla or Luma, the integration is registered automatically after the festival is created.

3. Add the schedule

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Go to Schedule → New event.

For each event enter:

  • Title
  • Artist/speaker (you can create one on the spot)
  • Location/stage
  • Date and start/end time

Repeat for all events.

4. Import attendees

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To enable check-in at the entrance you need to upload the list of ticket holders.

Options:

  • Eventzilla / Luma → connected during the wizard — attendees sync automatically after creation.
  • Eventbrite → configure the integration from the dashboard once OAuth is available.
  • Manual CSV → upload a file with first name, last name and email.

See the Attendees & check-in guide for details.

5. Publish

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When ready, go to Edition → Publish.

From this moment the festival is visible in the iFestival app. Attendees can find it, follow it and see the schedule.

Next steps: