People
Your crowd brings the crowd
Festivals sell on belonging. Give attendees the people-layer — before, during and after the weekend.
Pre-festival: who else is going
Ticket-verified fellow-attendee lists on the festival page. Ticket grain only, weeks out — no personal detail, just the room that's forming.
On-site: the wristband board
Checked-in attendees appear on the who's-here board with their programme picks. Arrival-verified by the door scan, never GPS-hunt.
Matching that respects people
Waves, mutual matches and level-based opening: shared interests first, names withheld, chat only when both say yes. Blocks are absolute.
Event chats per festival
One room per festival — questions, room swaps, after-parties. Attendees join themselves; your crew can answer once.
Illustrative — three surfaces, one festival
Weeks out
“14 others are going to your festival — 4 bachata sensual, 3 lead-and-follow pairs”
On site
“Who's here now — 86 on the board, 6 share your Saturday picks”
Matched
“You matched over Dominican & socials — chat opens, both of you said yes”
The objection we hear most
“Isn't that a grooming risk?”
The people-layer is consent-first: nothing public, coarse signals only, chat opens after both sides act, and live location sharing isn't a feature we sell. Boards show picks and presence, never precise location.