Enta partners with the Darwin Festival

Enta Australasia has welcomed Darwin Festival to the enta Community as users of its world leading ticketing, marketing and CRM solution.

Australia’s most northern and only tropical arts festival was born out of the destruction and devastation of a natural disaster over 35 years ago.

In 1977, Northern Territory Director of Health Dr Charles Gurd suggested celebrating the town’s revival with a Festival that would draw the community together and reflect the optimism of those who had returned to rebuild.

In 2003 under the direction of newly appointed Artistic Director Malcolm Blaylock, the Festival was renamed to reflect its international status in the arts.

Today, the Darwin Festival is a vibrant arts and cultural event with an eclectic and substantial program that takes advantage of Darwin’s dry season weather and spectacular outdoor venues. The Festival reflects Darwin’s position at the Top End of Australia, its unique Indigenous and multicultural population and its close proximity to Asia while at the same time showcasing some of Australia’s finest arts performers.

Darwin Festival is held over an exciting 18 days and nights, with local and touring performances and events including outdoor concerts, workshops, theatre, dance music, comedy and cabaret, film and visual arts. During the Festival, Darwin buzzes with performers, artists, locals and visitors enjoying the vibrant and colourful atmosphere and festivities of Darwin Festival.

Commenting on the new partnership, Enta Australasia Managing Director John Godwin  explains “we welcome the Darwin Festival on board with the growing number of Enta customers and we are excited about the opportunity to help the Festival grow its event.

“We are confident that the team at the Festival and its many customers and stakeholders will enjoy the enhanced functionality and outstanding support that Enta Ticketing and CRM provides.

“Enta is privileged to have the Festival as a partner and looks forward to a long term and successful partnership.”

Darwin Festival Manager Mark Crees adds “as the largest festival held in the Northern Territory, Darwin Festival grows from strength to strength each year.

“Due to this fact we have been searching for a ticketing software solution that can offer the complex functionality that our customer base has been asking for and deserves, whilst also allowing us to communicate with those customers in a more effectual way.

“We have been delighted with enta throughout the quoting process and really appreciate that they have easily responded to our broad spectrum ticketing requirements whilst offering effective alternate solutions as well. Nothing has fazed the team!

“We’re excited to be joining the enta community and look forward to working closely with the amazing team to build a successful relationship moving forward.”

enta also provides the ticketing software solution for a range of Australian venues, events and ticketing organisations including Sydney Festival the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and its Qtix ticketing service. Qtix is the largest Queensland-based ticketing service in the state providing information and selling tickets for entertainment and arts events at QPAC and other venues, festivals, events and organisations throughout Australia and Asia.

Recently, enta has also signed up the Sutherland Entertainment Centre and Capital Venues & Events, Bendigo to add to its existing range of clients.

Currently, enta is responsible for selling tens of millions of tickets annually in over 500 entertainment organisations across 24 countries.

For more information click here to contact Enta Australasia via their entry in the Australasian Leisure Management Supplier Directory.

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