However keen you are it is highly unlikely that you can organise an event on your own - you will need a group to support you. Groups often form around the desire to run an event with an idea of a specific celebration theme, art form or a community interest in mind.

In this section, you can read more about:

• Forming and managing Committees
• Recruiting, retaining and managing Volunteers
• and recruitment of Staff.

Information on this section has been gathered from the following websites, so visit them for further information:

• Timeline for Events 

• Tourism North East 

Also visit Voluntary Arts Network information on 'Running Your Own Group'