AOIFE - The Association of Irish Festival Events, founded in 1993, aims to make festivals in Ireland entertaining, safe and financially sustainable by helping festival organisers develop both themselves and their festivals through the implementation of training and development programmes and by seeking support for the work of festival organisers from relevant communities and private and public sector interests.

AOIFE is an all-island voluntary network association that is led by a National Executive, who are elected at the AOIFE Annual General Meeting.

The operating company ‘AOIFE Limited’ is the legal entity that functions as a limited company. The Board of Directors is composed of the 7 members of the National Executive, the functions of AOIFE are managed and serviced by a team of independent consultants.

Sectoral Vision

A vibrant, sustainable, safe festival sector in Ireland.

Organisational Vision

A vibrant, sustainable, professional organisation, recognised locally, nationally and internationally for its expertise, representative of its membership, and useful to both its membership, and others in the festival and events sector.

Mission

AOIFE aims to make festivals in Ireland entertaining, safe and financially sustainable by helping festival organisers develop both themselves and their festivals through implementing programmes of development for festival organisers, and by seeking support for the work of festival organisers from all communities.

AOIFE Aims

To achieve its vision of a vibrant, sustainable festivals sector in Ireland, AOIFE aspires:

• To improve the festival experience by training festival organisers to make festivals safer, more marketable, financially sustainable and fun for festival goers

• To facilitate networking in the festival sector by encouraging exchange of information, best practice and experiences among festival organisers, festival goers and industry suppliers

• To increase tourism on the island of Ireland by encouraging an integrated approach among festival organisers, associated hospitality providers, and other support agencies

• To celebrate cultural diversity, champion the value of volunteerism, and enhance the quality of life on the island of Ireland through the medium of festivals

• To represent the needs and aspiration of Irish festivals, locally, nationally and internationally

• To assist in the development of world-class Irish festivals, and to heighten the profile of festivals both in Ireland and abroad.

© AOIFE Limited 2006