Festival o gira

A 90-minute, 4-round basic Express simulation for Spanish vocational training (Formacion Profesional), modules 0918 Planificacion de proyectos de espectaculos y eventos and 0919 Gestion de proyectos de espectaculos y eventos of the Tecnico Superior en Produccion de Audiovisuales y Espectaculos (Real Decreto 1681/2011).

The learner is Irati Pardinas, a newly qualified production coordinator of an independent live-music promoter who runs a fictional two-day music festival made with a town council, 10,000 people a day in its first edition and 12,000 from the second, over four editions from July 2027 to July 2030, with 64 euros of net income per attendee.

Four situations set the festival's course: January 2027, and where the festival is held (a fairground sized to its licence, not a big esplanade that holds everyone) and how the line-up is booked (fees capped against the expected box office, not three headliners at fixed fees that sell the first edition and cost the third); September 2027, and how the tickets are priced and sold (tiers on one official platform, counted against the licensed capacity) and how the sponsorship is raised (a plan by category, not the bars sold in exclusive to one brand); September 2028, and how the security is organised (the self-protection plan and qualified private security) and how the tour is made (a short tour on a split of the door, not fourteen guaranteed dates); and September 2029, and how the fourth edition is made and the festival settled and closed (re-costed, the brand kept).

Two critical errors cap the round: tickets sold over the licensed capacity and door staff without the qualification of private security staff. Some mistakes look fine on the day and come back editions later. KPIs: occupancy of the licensed capacity, net cost per attendee, refunds, fines and claims, and incidents at the venue. Lesson: the line-up sells tickets, but the fees decide whether there is a profit.

Spanish primary, English parity. Fictional company, festivals, town, venues and people; real curriculum and rules cited.

An introductory simulation that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, designed for undergraduate courses. It also works in vocational and high-school programmes and in onboarding sessions.