Sponsor an Event

EventZone provides quality entertainment events that give sponsors the opportunity to market their products to a diverse public.

Creative parntership the EventZone stimulates and engages the public interest. Thinking ‘out of the box” often generates  exciting and memorable events.   Annually sponsored events pull larger and larger crowds who are looking forward to being involved and associated with you!

• Activated Sponsorship – EventZone directly manages many different types of events and festivals each year, each one appealing to a unique audience with specific demographics. Through a partnership and sponsorship with EventZone we can collectively create “activated” sponsorships that can effectively brand your company and generate direct response. Event Marketing can be one of the most effective means of marketing and promoting your company and the EventZone staff is experienced in helping to deliver marketing and promotional strategies that get results regardless of your budget!
• Personal & Interactive Contact – your partnership with EventZone will allow you to make personal high impact contact with an active and involved segment of the market. Each year EventZone administers at least six major events (some with multiple dates), attracting over 100,000 people.
• Media Exposure -the value of the media exposure you will garner will equal or exceed your investment. EventZone events are predominately attended by Roanoke Valley residents, but some of our events and festival draw a larger regional audience. Through our well established media partnerships EventZone’s events collectively generate an estimated $500,000 in media promotion each year.
• Support of downtown Roanoke – downtown Roanoke is the hub for cultural and entertainment activity for the entire Roanoke Valley and Southwest Virginia region. Your partnership will assure your presence and will be a tangible and high profile means of displaying your support.
• Tangible non-profit support – EventZone is a private non-profit 501(c)3 corporation whose purpose is to enhance the cultural, entertainment and economic vitality of downtown Roanoke through events and other activities. Furthermore, EventZone, in partnership with the City of Roanoke, is charged with assisting/mentoring other organizations and event planners in hosting successful events in the “zone” to further enhance the vibrancy of our city. As part of the EventZone mission, each year EventZone provides funding for its youth Scholarship for the Arts program and donates funds to other non-profit organizations that partner with our events. In 2006 EventZone provided financial support to partner non-profits of over $19,000.00.

For more information on sponsorship opportunities or to get together and just “brainstorm”,  please call (540) 342-2640 ext. 231 or email Larry Landolt for more information.