Stage Checklist

1. Locate your stage by food and beverage vendors.
 
2. Face your stage either north or south so audiences and acts don't need to look into the sun.
 
3. Free stages under large tents work much better than those where the audience isn't under cover.
 
4. Stage size should be at least 24' wide and 20' deep and 3' high.
 
5. Don't forget to have ample power at the back of the stage.
 
6. Have an attractive back wall or backdrop on your stage.
 
7. If you are going to run events later in the evening on your stage, make sure there is at least some basic flood lighting.
 
8. Keep the stage as far away as possible from loud noise generators, demo derby, tractor pulls, the midway, etc.
 
9. Make sure you have security nearby your stage if needed. No one needs a drunk person wandering up on stage.
 
10. Always have a rain site if your venue is not covered.
 
11. Make sure the acts and their gear can get to the stage and park nearby.
 
12. Make sure your free stage area is in a good place and not just plunked down in a field in the middle of nowhere. Make it inviting.