How to Switch from FestivalPro to Crescat
As a Festival manager, you need a system that has got your back in the chaotic world of event production and is perfectly tailored to your unique workflow. Find out how to switch to Crescat's industry-leading Festival Management software below.
The importance of the right system
As an festival manager, you need a system that works at the speed of live production and is perfectly tailored to your unique workflow. There are many software options out there, but there is often a big difference in suitability for your business.
➡️ Maybe the interface is unintuitive and hard to navigate.
➡️ Maybe it’s simply too difficult for your team to learn and use efficiently.
➡️ Perhaps it’s not proving value for money.
➡️ Or maybe it’s missing the features your festival team actually requires.
Either way, you’re not alone.
More venues, festivals, and event teams are exploring the market for alternatives. One of those alternatives is Crescat.
Why Crescat?
Crescat is a collaborative software solution for festival management. It provides Festival managers with a unified platform to effectively plan, oversee, and carry out festival planning, all while enjoying real-time insights and optimised workflows.
The software features an all-encompassing dashboard that enables users to monitor all events and activities, alongside tools for managing crew and volunteers, event schedules, artist booking and advancing, accreditations, and task coordination among different teams.
All the features are crafted to minimise mistakes, foster better collaboration, eliminate cumbersome email threads and spreadsheets, and elevate operational oversight for festivals. By integrating these diverse tools into one cohesive system, Crescat empowers venue operators to focus on creativity and execution rather than administrative hassles.
The Switchover Process
We know that switching systems can feel overwhelming, especially when you’ve built up years of data and workflows. That’s why we’ve made the transition from your existing system to Crescat simple, structured, and fully supported. We live by the mantra: “Crescat is easy to use and quick to learn”. Your team will spend less time in training and more time in production. Here's the process:
1️⃣ Book a free Demo: The first step is to book a free, no-obligation demo today. We’ll walk you through the platform, look at your current setup, and show you exactly how Crescat can solve your specific pain points.
2️⃣ Test pilot: You can get access to a test environment, allowing your team to try Crescat with real scenarios and experience the benefits first-hand.
3️⃣ Data Migration: We help import your contacts, events, and historical data into Crescat.
4️⃣ Onboarding: Transitioning is fast. We provide a focused onboarding session (typically no longer than 2 hours) to get you up to speed in no time.
5️⃣ Ongoing support: You’ll have access to a dedicated support team from people who understand your world. Whether it’s a technical question or a workflow tip, we are only a message away.
What’s Included?
Crescat includes a wide spectrum of features that's essential for running your festival. Here's the pick of the bunch!
Festival Scheduler
Get an overview of all events and activities in one place.
Booking & Advancing
Simplify your artist and talent management with our central hub.
Volunteer Registration
Recruit and manage volunteers with ease.
Stage Management
Streamline Stage Management and Scheduling for Seamless Events.
Accreditations
Automate accreditations and handle accreditation offices at the event
Crew calls
Build personalised crew calls and empower crew with schedules in system
Task Management
Create tasks assigned to multiple assets and projects.
Mobile App
The Crescat mobile app is your ultimate mobile companion for managing events on the go.
What you need to know
We have compiled a useful list of frequently asked questions regarding switching to Crescat.
Check out the questions here and if you have a question we haven't covered, just let us know in the demo!
The way we worked before, we sat on our own islands in terms of information. With Crescat, we have gained a common working method and a common working platform.
For us, Crescat has replaced three different management tools, and is now the hub of all information shared across three departments.
We were delighted with the integration between Crescat and VIKIN, it allowed us to build our entire event schedule and store all our artist info in Crescat, with event updates pushed to our VIKIN-powered app, when we wanted. It was super easy to use and we’re already looking forward to doing it again this year.
