The Big Thank You Party

A Festival at the Edge of the Map

Kitimat is breathtaking; mountains, ocean, wide skies, and wonderfully remote. That remoteness shaped every decision we made.

To deliver a six-hour community festival, we assembled 55 entertainers, most of whom needed to be flown in from Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatchewan, Prince George, and beyond. Every flight, connection, hotel room, and ground transfer mattered. A missed seat or delayed bag didn’t just inconvenience one person — it had the potential to ripple across the entire site.

We built detailed travel options for performers, coordinated arrivals across multiple airlines, adjusted in real time when flights were delayed, and worked closely with the client team to keep ground transportation and accommodations aligned.

When the Rain Came Sideways

This outdoor festival was designed like a music event: A main outdoor stage, a massive kid zone, roving entertainment, food and beer gardens, and cultural performances woven throughout the day.

And then the rain came.

Not a light drizzle - sheets of rain. Sideways rain. Bounce-houses-turn-into-water-slides rain.

Safety comes first. We temporarily closed inflatables. We re-routed roving performers to long lineups. We protected costumes and instruments. We made real-time decisions without dampening the energy.

When a 12-year-old insisted on being the first one down the soaked slide once it reopened, he came down drenched — grinning like he’d just ridden a theme park log flume. That moment set the tone. If the community was willing to embrace the weather, we were going to meet them there.

A Stage That Had to Stretch

The outdoor stage had to carry:

• Two local bands
• A national headliner
• A DJ
• A live juggling performance
• Speeches from LNG leadership, the Mayor, and community leaders
• 25+ Haisla singers, drummers, and dancers in regalia
  
  

Space was tight, rain was relentless, and regalia cannot simply “get wet.”

We worked directly with cultural leaders to reconfigure stage formations in real time — adjusting positions, reshaping groupings into tighter U-formations, pulling chairs, protecting elders, and ensuring every performer felt respected and comfortable before stepping into the spotlight.

Because production is not just technical; It’s relational. The goal wasn’t just to “make it fit.”  It was to make it  feel right.

The Kid Zone That Wouldn’t Close

• Six face painters.
• Six balloon twisters.
• Six airbrush tattoo artists.
• Photo booths.
• Roving jugglers.
• Magic clown.
• Flag and poi performers.

The kid zone pulsed all afternoon — entertainers moving to wherever lines formed, keeping energy high and wait times joyful. When 7:00 p.m. came and one little boy’s balloon popped just after closing — tears immediate and dramatic — we quietly reopened the line for him.



Because sometimes creative problem solving looks like logistics and sometimes it looks like empathy.

WHAT MAkES IT Amazing?

No matter how remote the location, no matter how complex the logistics, no matter the weather, we can bring the entertainment. We can bring the energy. And we can hold the experience together when it matters most.