Fest300
{{Infobox company
| name = Fest300
| founders = Chip Conley, Art Gimbel
| hq_location_city = San Francisco, California
| hq_location_country = USA
}}
Fest300 is a San Francisco-based company that produces an online festival magazine and annual list of the 300 best festivals in the world, curated by Chip Conley (Airbnb, Joie de Vivre Hotels) and team.{{Cite web|url=https://skift.com/2013/08/08/skift-qa-how-to-build-a-travel-community/|title=Skift Q&A: How to Build a Travel Community One Event at a Time|last=Clampet|first=Jason|date=2013-08-08|website=Skift|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-20}} Fest300 members pledge to attend at least one festival per year.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.sfgate.com/travel/2013/08/27/incredible-festivals-from-around-the-world/#14944101=0|title=Incredible festivals from around the world|last=Hilton|first=Spud|date=2013-08-27|website=SF Gate|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-20}}
In addition to editorial content, the site hosts video and photo galleries from festivals around the world.
History
Fest300 was founded by Conley and Art Gimbel in early 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6304504/exclusive-airbnbs-chip-conley-bringing-crowd-sourced-component-to-fest300|title=Airbnb's Chip Conley Bringing Crowd-Sourced Component to Fest300|last=Brown|first=Harley|date=6 November 2014|website=Billboard|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-20}}
In November 2014, Fest300 updated its selection process, with the internal team curating 270 of the 300 festivals while the other 30 are crowdsourced from the festival community.
In September 2016, Fest300 was acquired by Everfest. The combined entity continues to produce the Fest300 list.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/09/20/austin-online-festival-hub-buys-san-francisco.html|title=Austin online festival hub buys San Francisco-based competitor|last=Calnan|first=Chris|date=2016-09-20|website=Austin Business Journal|publisher=|access-date=2016-09-20}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.everfest.com/fest300 Fest300 Official Website]
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