I got an email yesterday from a prospective sponsor asking if I was involved with the Adventure Festival. I asked her if she meant the series of film screenings at main-street cinemas sponsored by Nissan, and she concluded that actually, that didn't sound like much of a festival. I think it's great that adventure films are screened in proper cinemas, but to call it a festival is a little rich in my book. 

As such, I was a little concerned to be calling the Buxton Adventure Festival a festival. Initially all it was was a series of speakers and films in a single venue across two days, a lot more festival like than the same compilation of films screening in different cinemas on different nights, but still some way short of a real bone fida festival in my opinion. Granted, we were thinking more long term when we coined the name, planning  to grow it into more and bigger venues, but I am now sleeping a lot more easily as we've teamed up with the University of Derby, High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire Village Games to put on a load of activities for families and kids, and the Buxton Walking Festival organisers (their event usually takes place in April / May) are arranging some walks on the weekend of BAF (details soon).

Now that's a proper festival (Latitudes):