Organise a Window Wanderland
I am curious about running a Window Wanderland, what do I need to know?
We offer two wanderful packages to make it as easy as possible for you. Our guiding principle is that Window Wanderlands are local festivals, run by the community, for the community. Previous organisers include busy single parents, town councils and everything in between. Simply:-
- Choose Where and When to host your festival
- Share the news with your community
- Inspire window makers to join in
- Enjoy walking around the gallery together, and love where you are.
“I was overwhelmed by the positivity, support and local appetite to get involved.”
Karen, Organiser, Portishead
After more than a decade of Window Wanderland, we really care about sharing our expertise.
With that in mind, we’ve created the guide and online resources that we would have loved when we first hatched the idea of Window Wanderland.
We’ve taken everything we’ve learned the hard way, plus feedback and ideas from hundreds of creative organisers, and created our two packages.
They allow you to focus your energy where it matters most: making space for people to create and share from their own homes, and love where they are.
We have two packages, depending on your needs:
→Listing Package – £0.00
If you already have a website
Toolkit highlights
- Simple webpage listing your event
- Hi-res images to promote your festival guides to timing, raising money and marketing and other aspects of organising your festival
→Deluxe Package – £150.00
If you do not have a website
Toolkit highlights
Everything in the Light Package plus:
- A customisable web page
- GDPR-compliant mapping and emailing systems
- 37 page toolkit with templates and downloads galore.
See a more detailed breakdown
| Listing | Deluxe | |
|---|---|---|
| Organisation & Planning | ||
| Call yourself a Window Wanderland | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| A listing of your festival on our website and social media | ✔Yes | ✔Yes |
| Use of our images and films | ✔Yes* | ✔Yes |
| Your own festival page with map | ✖No | ✔Yes |
| Interactive map showing locations of windows | ✖No | ✔Yes |
| Email platform to keep in touch with your local window makers | ✖No | ✔Yes |
| Planning toolkit with timeline | ✖No | ✔Yes |
| Ideas gallery for display makers | ✖No | ✔Yes |
| Add images, links and logos to your festival page | ✖No | ✔Yes |
| ‘Print at home’ downloadable maps | ✖No | ✔Yes |
Still undecided? Check our our Organiser FAQS
“I’ve worked in museums and events for years and I honestly thought I’d be able to find fault with the toolkit. I couldn’t. It’s brilliant.”
Why do you charge for your toolkit?
At Window Wanderland we want nothing more than to bring people a joyful experience and offset some of the negative aspects of life.
However, there’s no getting away from the fact that technology, social media and running an organisation come at a cost.
Any income we receive goes back into running projects with vulnerable people, workshops, and core costs, and we’re locked into that by our status as a not-for-profit Community Interest Company.
We also believe our toolkit and online resources represent amazing value for money.
“The Window Wanderland Toolkit has been so valuable, it provides templates and examples of how to word things so you don’t have to do the work! The project planning lists all the things you need to think about, and an idea of how long steps may take.”
Join our community. Listing your festival is free. If you need the deluxe treatment then go for our paid package.
A taster of some of the tips our organisers have passed on over the years
Do it! Honestly, it’s one of the easiest festivals I’ve ever organised – and so rewarding.
Check out Youtube, Pinterest and the Window Wanderland gallery for shareable resources to help inspire your windowmakers.
It’s really worth getting a small team together to share the fun.
Find out if your local council or grant-making trusts have funding available to support your festival.
Share with @WindowWanderland on socials to expand your reach and feel part of something really big and special.
Consider groups of people that are usually excluded from local festivals.
The toolkit is brilliant – well worth downloading. It felt like a trusted friend talking me through it.
Allow 3-4 months lead time for your festival.
Use your organisation’s existing socials to maximise the reach of your festival.
“I loved the way that having a Window Wanderland cheered up our social media feeds, breaking up messages about bins with pictures of people’s beautiful windows.”
Vanessa, Alcester Town Council