This document is to help employers, employees, volunteers and the self-employed, and their customers and attendees, in the outdoor event industry in England understand how to work safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping as many people as possible socially distanced from outside of their household or support bubble, in line with the latest government regulations.
Updating guidance launched today (13th October 2020) includes contributions from across the festival industry working in collaboration with DCMS and Public Health England.
You can now apply for a free UK-wide industry standard and consumer mark to reassure your audiences that your event business adheres to Government and public health guidance.
The Events Industry Forum, which brings together 26 trade and representative organisations from across the outdoor events industry, is keen to kick start public events as soon as it is considered safe to do so. We believe this will need to be on a phased basis as some events will be more flexible to social distancing than others.
Advice for employers on issues related to the Coronavirus outbreak.
A report produced by Bournemouth University for the Events Industry Forum has found that outdoor events contributed £39.5 billion of spend to the UK economy in 2018.
The Events Industry Forum provides an informal organisation that brings together event industry trade associations and similar bodies to discuss issues of common interest.
