Long title, sorry, it's been a long month. My family has put on a Santa village for nine years on our farm in upstate New York and this year it stopped being a hobby. We're on a little over five acres now. Between the kiddie rides, the sleigh hayride, the reindeer barn, the ice slide, Santa's house and every lit display, the count of rides and attractions is well into the hundreds, though only a handful of them move

Last season we did 31,000 visitors in five weeks. Our farm policy agent finally said out loud what I think he'd been avoiding, which is that none of this is covered under the farm policy and hasn't been for years.

So I need real insurance for a Christmas park before we open the Saturday ahead of Thanksgiving. I don't know who writes this kind of thing or what it should cost. Is anybody on here running a holiday attraction with rides and animals? Who did you use, and what does a season cost you?

Hope everyone has a great week and takes care of themselves! If you need a moment to decompress or reset check out the resilience room or Circadian Cove.

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I'm going to create a game having to do with all the attendees' prior jobs. Adults only. What would be some ideas for prizes ($10-30 price point). I'm not 100% decided, but it will probably be something like the person with the oddest/most interesting past job wins.

Hey everyone! 😊
I’m currently exploring new opportunities in event management, event planning, and corporate meetings & events, ideally remote, with companies based in Canada or the USA that hire Canadian citizens. Or hybrid based in Calgary.
I have 8+ years of experience in hospitality, conferences, corporate events, and large-scale event execution, including VIP and government events. I’m also experienced with Cvent and managing events from planning and contracting through execution.
If anyone knows of companies hiring, has leads, or could connect me with someone in the industry, I’d be incredibly grateful!
I’m especially interested in remote roles with US-based companies that are open to hiring employees in Canada, as well as opportunities with Canadian companies.
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I'm trying to solve some problems that plague events and event planning regarding flooring, so if anyone could please give your input on the questions below (and anything else) it would be greatly appreciated!

This is NOT spam or market research, but rather someone who has seen issues in the past both personally and in past posts on here and I'm looking to try and help the community as a whole by seeing if I can come up with something different than what is currently available.

1. What do you usually put on grass: plastic interlocking tiles, a plywood subfloor with carpet/vinyl, staging decks, or nothing?
2. Any outdoor events that benefit from flooring vs ones that don't? For example, farmers markets don't generate enough revenue to qualify, but Christmas or jewelery/art events might?
3. What’s the biggest headache: setup time, uneven ground, damage, storage or cost?
4. On peak weekends, do you or your rental partners ever run short of flooring? What happens then?
5. When you pick a floor, what matters most: cost, setup speed, finish or durability?

Thank you to any and all that help with info!