Post #316834 by Monkeyman on Thu, Jul 5, 2007 2:31 PM

I think that one of the most important considerations is to put together an event that doesnt feel like its "put together".....

Personally I think that the success of events like Oasis and Hukilau is because they started off as a gathering of friends. Yes they were coordinated but they didnt have the feel of a Business Conference.

They had a free floating feel to them where many of the fun activities werent organized at all. Just people being together acting spontaneous.

The danger of putting together an event for the purpose of having an "event" is that it feels over produced and every way you turn costs money...

Its a frugal crowd. I think Monterey would be lots of fun but I know that just about everything there is pretty pricey.

There have been a couple of events in the past couple years that had people buying tickets to specific seating areas for the music and entertainment... Usually the tiki music venues tend not to have seats.... or seating charts either..

Not sure what you have in mind but Monterey has lots of potential as a destination for people who dont live in the area.

Its a nice place to visit.