Festivals

Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Access, box office, sponsor lead capture, and self-service registration in Bardstown.

2022–2025

36,000+ Credentials issued

65 Lead-capture devices

10 Self-service kiosks

From the ground

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The client

Kentucky Bourbon Festival Inc. produces the festival in Bardstown (long known as the Bourbon Capital of the World) during National Bourbon Heritage Month. What started in 1991 as a tasting dinner for 250 has grown into the state’s signature bourbon festival.

The challenge

A multi-day tasting festival has to gate ticketed sessions, run will-call, and give sponsors a real way to capture leads without slowing the pours.

Our approach

We ran 14 NTR-6 portals plus handhelds on wrstSCN for session access, stood up box office and ten NTR-T+ self-service kiosks on wrstREG, and dedicated four handhelds to sponsor lead capture, with fulfillment handled from our New Orleans office.

The results

Over four consecutive years we’ve issued 36,000+ credentials, run box office and self-service registration, and expanded sponsor lead capture from 4 handhelds to 65 dedicated devices, scaling alongside a festival that now draws 50,000+ total visitors annually.

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