Airbourne: How is it funded?
Airbourne really is an opportunity not to be missed. Any company, however big or small, can get involved and promote their product to hundreds of
thousands of people.
- Eastbourne Borough Council Spokesperson for Tourism, Cllr Steve Wallis
History
Airbourne, Eastbourne’s annual airshow, started in 1993 and for the first four years was run by the Eastbourne Marketing Group. During those early years it was funded mainly by grants through the Government’s single regeneration budget as part of the “Change your View” programme. Eastbourne Borough Council took over the management of the event in 1997 and since then a full range of commercial activities have been introduced to enable the event to be staged at zero operational cost to the Council. These include trade stands, hospitality, programme sales, souvenir sales, concessions for simulators, caterers, ice creams, children’s inflatables, plus a range of sponsors which included CSMA as the title sponsor for five years.
Sponsors
Sponsors are invited for this popular aerobatic event with the chance to reach thousands of visitors. Eastbourne Borough Council are organising Airbourne and are appealing to any organisation to sponsor one of the world’s premier seafront airshows.
Our agency provided the staff for the Walkers site at Airbourne in 2007. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive with a resounding vote that the
event worked very well for us.
- Iain Stewart Associates provided staffing for Walkers Crisps at Airbourne in 2007
Potential sponsors can contact the Events team to find out about the multimedia opportunities available. Trade
Every year at airbourne there are a variety of stalls and entertainments, from ice cream vans to children's inflatables. Get your product into the reach of thousands of people from the stunning location of Eastbourne seafront and take advantage of the trade space opportunities available. If you would like a trade stall at the airbourne festival, contact the events team on 01323 415404 or download an Exhibitors Pack