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Sponsorship
Sponsors support NOLA Cigar Festival through financial contributions, products, services, or other agreed resources. In return, they receive the recognition, marketing exposure, and brand engagement benefits included in their selected sponsorship package.
This is a great fit for businesses and organizations that want to connect their brand with the festival and its audience. Select sponsorship packages include a vendor booth during designated festival events. Booth access and eligible events are specified in your sponsorship package; additional vending opportunities may require a separate vendor agreement.
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Vendors
Vendors participate as approved exhibitors or sellers, offering their products, food, or services directly to festival attendees. The focus is on your booth or selling space, your customer experience, and the items or services you bring to the event.
This is a great fit for businesses seeking an opportunity to make sales and meet customers in person. Vendors complete an application and follow the festival’s vendor agreement, payment requirements, and event guidelines. Vendor participation can be arranged independently or included in select sponsorship packages for designated events.
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Internships
Our unpaid internship program offers practical experience alongside festival leadership in planning, operations, marketing, hospitality, sponsorship coordination, and live event execution. Interns contribute to real projects while building professional skills and connections.
This is a great fit for students, career explorers, and motivated individuals who want to learn how a festival comes together. Internships are learning opportunities rather than business sponsorships or vendor selling spaces. Schedules and assignments depend on availability, department, and festival needs.
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