Welcome Sponsors & Exhibitors
Vendors please carefully read the vendor/ sponsorship Packages.
We have carefully selected sponsorship options that include website inclusion, small or large ads and exhibitor space at lower prices than exhibitor space alone. Let's collaborate to seamlessly promote your business both at the East Coast Classic and prepare your customers for your presence with us and beyond.
Sponsor/Exhibitor Packages
East Coast Classic Belly Dance
Dance competition and Festival
Virginia Beach, VA, January 18th-21st, 2018
About the festival: The East Coast Classic is a weekend belly dance festival in Virginia Beach, VA, January 18th-21st 2018. This event has been featured on the Hampton Roads show twice and annually attracts 350 full weekend traveling participants. We have participants coming from Germany, France, Puerto Rico and Canada. The Friday and Saturday evening shows attract 485 local attendees. While we emphasize our inclusivity and diversity; 90% of our full weekend traveling attendees are women between the ages of 25 and 65. As is this is not a convention based on their primary occupation our attendees are motivated to both travel and have the time to do so. We are an annual event that is in it’s fifth year and has become mainstay in our attendees schedules as we continue to grow and build relationships with our attendees and other businesses.
Sponsor Levels
Neptune
$650 level
Logo on all pages of website
15 second projection of your business name, logo and website onstage during the Friday Live Show and Saturday Show when doors open til show starts, during 15 minute intermission and during the close of the Banner on stage, Ability to set up an exhibitor table at no extra charge
Logo on the outside of swag bags
Promotional items in swag bags (provided by you)
Shout outs from stage during all shows during the weekend
Premium placement Ad in program. First come first served based on processed payment date. Middle fold, inside front cover or back cover of 8X11 Magazine style keepsake program. Business Name and website Inclusion in Program Wordsearch and Bingo.
You may provide the prizes for the winners of the program wordsearch and bingo.
Mention in all social media, email blasts, and press releases. Business name and url inclusion in all radio and television appearances.
Inclusion in our “Best of the Beach” email to attendees before the event.
Poseidon
$450 level
Logo on website
15 second projection of your business name, logo and website on the stage for Friday Live Show and Saturday Show before show starts, during intermission and at close of show.
50% off exhibitor 6X6 space
Shout outs from stage during all shows
½ page ad in magazine style 8x11 program
Promotional items in swag bags
Two tickets to Friday Live Show and Saturday Show
Inclusion in our “Best of the Beach” email to attendees before the event
Siren
$300 level
**This level is perfect for other dance studios or for dance teachers
Listing and link on sponsor page of website
¼ ad in program
6x6 Exhibitor space
2 Tickets to Saturday Show
Inclusion of your booth number and business name in the Program Bingo and Word Search.
You may also provide a small prize to winning attendees.
We will send an email on your behalf to our mailing list, with the option for our
subscribers to sign up for your mailing list
Inclusion in the “Best of the Beach” E-mail sent to attendees before the event.
Water Nymph
$160 level Exhibitor Space
Listing in program
1 Saturday show ticket
Promotional items in goodie bags
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Lobster
$100 level (Night clubs/restaurants)
Name of your business, logo and url on website in the accommodations/where to eat section of site.
25% off exhibitor 6X6 space fee OR inclusion in our “Best of the Beach” email
Promotional items in goodie bags
One ticket to Saturday Show
10% coupon printed inside program
Selkie
$50 level (Promote yourself or your friends)
Promotional items in goodie bags
1/8 page ad in program
140 words on our shout out page To say whatever you want! Congrats,thank you, event promotion, self promotion, funny, cute favorite coffee drink?
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Multiple Exhibitor Spaces
2 6X6 Spaces $275
3 6X6 Spaces $400
Includes listing in program and 1 Saturday show ticket
Want To Advertise in our Program?
Our program is a keepsake magazine with
Bingo Games, Crossword Puzzles & Word Searches that are completed for free prizes making our program interactive and ensuring that your Ad gets viewed.
ECC Program Ad/Inside Cover $125
ECC Program Ad/ Middle Fold $110
ECC Program Ad/Full Page $100
ECC Program Ad w/web inclusion $75
ECC Sponsorship Newsletter Inclusion $25
Advertising Program Art deadline is January 2nd
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