Support the Literary Arts and Gain Visibility Across the Region with a Gaithersburg Book Festival Sponsorship
Sixth Annual Event Achieves Success through Generosity of Corporations and Individuals
For the past four years, the Washington, D.C., region has been ranked as “America’s most literate city” in a poll out of Central Connecticut State University. If you’re ready to reach this literate population, now is the time to learn more about sponsoring the 2015 Gaithersburg Book Festival, scheduled for Saturday, May 16.
Celebrating its sixth anniversary, Gaithersburg Book Festival attendance has continued to grow each year – drawing visitors from around the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, as well as numerous states across the country. More than 20,000 individuals visited the Festival in 2014.
Because of the sheer scope of the Festival, the City of Gaithersburg is able to fund only a modest portion of the event’s expenses. The remainder of the Festival is made possible only by the generosity of corporate partners, foundations and individuals, whose contributions help it deliver the world-class event that attendees have come to expect.
“The Gaithersburg Book Festival has been a wonderful opportunity to showcase our commitment to the arts and reinforce our dedication to building a community and a lifestyle inspired by visionaries like authors and artists,” said Robert Zeiller, executive vice president of Westbrook Properties, the developer of Crown, a new mixed-use community in Gaithersburg. “With tens of thousands of visitors each year and a lineup of best-selling authors from every literary genre, the Gaithersburg Book Festival is an incredible opportunity to reach well-educated audiences who appreciate the finer things in life.”
The Festival offers sponsorships to fit a variety of budgets, and organizers can tailor a sponsorship package to fit any company’s needs. Depending on the level of sponsorship, a company can be featured prominently in Festival-related advertising, as well as its e-newsletter, blog, website and program; receive complimentary exhibit space and/or exclusive naming rights to author pavilions; and earn complimentary admission to the exclusive Author Reception preceding the Festival.
“The Gaithersburg Book Festival is gaining national notoriety for attracting top talents in the literary world,” said Jud Ashman, Festival founder and Mayor of the City of Gaithersburg. “As your company plans its corporate giving campaign for 2015, now is the time to consider a festival sponsorship to increase your company’s visibility and showcase your support of the community and the arts.”
For more information, visit the Sponsor page on the Gaithersburg Book Festival website. If you have questions, or would like to develop a customized sponsorship to meet your marketing objectives, e-mail Jud Ashman at jashman@gaithersburgmd.gov. To secure your sponsorship, download the sponsorship opportunities form.
About the Gaithersburg Book Festival
The Gaithersburg Book Festival is an annual all-day celebration of books, writers and literary excellence. Now in its sixth year, the Festival has become one of the premier literary events in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The 2015 Festival will be on Saturday, May 16, on the grounds of Gaithersburg City Hall, in Olde Towne Gaithersburg, Md. Festival admission is free and activities include author appearances, discussions and book signings; writing workshops; a Children’s Village; onsite sales of new and used books; literary exhibitors and food, drink, ice cream and more.