Why Festize exists

The event matters more than the spreadsheet holding it together.

A fest brings competition, performance, learning, and community into one busy day. The software should reduce the pressure without changing what makes the event yours.

What guides the product

Make the busy parts of a fest easier to manage.

Keep one school simple

One school should be able to run one fest without configuring a network it does not have.

Make responsibility visible

People should know what they are expected to do and should not receive unrelated tools or information.

Approve before publishing

Stage updates, scoring, result review, and public release stay separate so an unfinished result does not go public.

Keep each fest separate

People, files, updates, and results should stay with the fest and area that owns them.

Use the event’s language

Festize keeps established terms such as fest, program, participant, stage, scoring, and result instead of exposing software internals.

Keep small fests simple

Extra levels and connected fests should appear only when an organization needs them.

Early access

Try Festize with a small event before depending on it for a larger one.

Festize is in early access. Evaluation is free for small fests, and feedback from organizers helps improve the product.

Try the main jobs

Start your fest on Evaluation and test setup, stage updates, scoring, results, and public pages with your own event details.

Check unusual requirements early

If your event uses unusual scoring or organization, contact us before event day so we can confirm whether Festize fits.

Choose a plan for each fest

When a fest grows, choose the capacity it needs. When one event becomes several, plan each fest separately.

Tell us about the event

Start with what your fest already does.

A short description of the participants, programs, stages, judges, scoring, and event levels is enough to begin.