CA Review AZ
Meeting Date: Jan. 14, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Geoff Patnoe, City Manager
Staff Contact: Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts Director [email protected], 442-339-2010
Craddock Stropes, Cultural Arts Manager
[email protected], 442-339-2726
Subject: Review of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks Season and Planning Update for Future Seasons
Districts: 2, 4
Recommended Action
1. Receive a report of the 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks s eason
2. Receive
an update on the planning for the 2025 TGIF Concerts in the Parks series, and confirm the preferred concert schedules for 2025 through 2027
3. Provide any additional feedback or direction as desired Executive Summary
TGIF Concerts in the Parks is the City of Carlsbad’s largest community event. The City Council approved several changes to the 2024 season, including new security measures and a pilot sponsorship program. The City Council also asked staff to return with an evaluation of how these changes went before confirming plans for the 2025 season.
The new security measures were based on current best practices f or large public events. There were no significant public safety incidents at the 2024 concerts, and concertgoers appeared to adapt well to the new security protocols, such as bag screening and controlled entrances and exits.
The pilot sponsorship program had mixed results. Two title sponsors were secured, but the cost of the staff time and expenses associated with securing and executing the sponsorship agreements were greater than the revenue generated. This report includes the lessons learned from the process and potential next steps.
Staff are presenting the City Council with a proposed concert schedule for the next three years and seeking any additional direction the City Council would like to provide.
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Explanation & Analysis
Background
The free summer concert series in Carlsbad’s parks began in the late 1980s and was originally kn
own as TGIF Jazz in the Park. The Library & Cultural Arts Department is responsible for coordinating the TGIF concerts with assistance from all city departments.
Security measures
Following a record-breaking 2023 season that drew the largest crowds to date, staff evaluated TGIF Concerts in the Parks operations to align them with the best practices in safety for large public gatherings. The evaluation also included a review of concert venues to determine which parks are best suited to holding concerts from a public safety perspective.
The City Council amended the Carlsbad Municipal Code to codify security policies and procedures for TGIF Concerts in the Park on March 26, 2024 (Ordinance No. CS-486). Several operational changes were made to meet security objectives:
• Installed perimeter fencing to establish a clear and controlled event space • Implemented a security screening process for concertgoers upon entry, conducted by contracted security personnel
• Used the police and fire incident command center as well as the Police Department’s surveillance tower to enhance situational awareness and optimize a quick response in case of an emergency
• Provided a robust security presence including police officers, community resource officers, police explorers, park rangers and outside security personnel inside the concert venue and at access points
• Focusing on three park locations – Stagecoach, Calavera Hills and Alga Norte community parks – as concert venues. Poinsettia Community Park was eliminated because its location and layout is not compatible with successful implementation of additional security measures.
Staff used a variety of communication channels to make the community aware of the new security processes and requirements. This campaign began six months before the first concert:
• Highlighted the topic on the city’s home page in the news section as a featured event and in the “Spotlight” section and in “featured videos” • Created a TGIF Concerts page on the city’s website with easy-to-follow instructions and other practical information and commonly asked questions • Created a “how-to” video demonstrating how the new screening process would work • Created individual videos for each venue showing how to attend and what to expect • Shared posts on city social media platforms:
o 40 Facebook posts
o 19 X posts
o 38 Instagram posts
o 11 Nextdoor posts
o 7 Instagram stories
• 23 email notifications to lists in the city’s email database • 5 news releases
• Flyers at city libraries and other city buildings
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Staff initially received mixed feedback from the public, including concerns that additional security would detract from the community feeling of the concerts, and that the bag searches and perimeter checks would result in long waits to enter. As the season progressed, attendees commented to staff that the actual impacts were minimal and consistent with similar expectations at sporting events or similar concert venues. Many expressed their appreciation for the city’s efforts to ensure public safety.
The total costs for implementing the new safety measures were $122,229 and included a contract with Elite Security and staff overtime costs for police and fire personnel. The city also bought barricades and a trailer for storage for a one-time cost of $28,982.
Attendance
Staff also considered ways to ensure crowd sizes were appropriate for the venue to provide a more comfortable concert-going experience, allow adequate space for people to safely move around the venue, reduce neighborhood impacts due to traffic congestion and make the most of limited onsite parking for individuals who require disabled-access parking. Staff chose performers to reflect a mix of crowd-pleasing dance music as well as classic rock, jazz and folk genres.
Attendance for the 2024 concert season was about 34% lower compared to the 2023 season, and 19% lower than the 2022 season. Crowd sizes were well within the maximum capacities for each park as estimated by the Fire Department. It should be noted that with the limited security entrances to the parks, the attendance counts for 2024 were more accurate than counts in prior years.
2024 Concert Attendance
Park Date Attendance Capacity
Stagecoach Community Park June 21 3,359 7,350
Stagecoach Community Park June 28 3,389 7,350
Stagecoach Community Park July 5 1,865 7,350
Stagecoach Community Park July 12 1,756 7,350
Calavera Hills Community Park July 19 2,134 5,500
Calavera Hills Community Park July 26 3,128 5,500
Calavera Hills Community Park August 2 2,525 5,500
Alga Norte Community Park August 8 2,520 4,900
Alga Norte Community Park August 16 1,600 4,900
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Free shuttle service has been a feature of TGIF since 1997. In 2024, 1,495 riders used the shuttle service, an average of 299 users per concert at Calavera Hills and Alga Norte Community Parks. Adequate parking for Stagecoach Community Park was available across the street at La Costa Canyon High School, so shuttle service was not offered at that location. For the second consecutive season, the San Diego Bike Coalition offered a bike valet service at all nine concerts. More than 350 residents used the free service in 2024.
Pilot sponsorship program
At the direction of the City Council, city staff developed a pilot sponsorship program for the 2024 season. The goal of the pilot program was to generate revenue to offset the cost of the concerts. The program offered two sponsorship tiers: Event Sponsor at $5,000 and Title Sponsor at $10,000. In exchange for their sponsorship, local businesses were offered a variety of forms of recognition, such as signs at the events, mentions in city social media posts and an opportunity to address the crowd.
Staff promoted the opportunity through business email lists, news releases, social media and the city’s website. Some businesses expressed interest in exchanging goods to give away at the concerts for promotional recognition, but this did not meet the goals of offsetting costs.
City staff secured two title sponsors, the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation and Rincon Homes, bringing in a total of $20,000 in sponsorship revenue. Sponsor recap reports, which detail the promotional benefits agreed to in the contracts with the two title sponsors, are provided as Exhibit 1.
Staff spent 186 hours and $2,219 in hard costs to develop and implement the pilot program.
This included:
• Developing the promotional materials
• Holding follow up conversations with potential sponsors • Developing and reviewing sponsorship agreements
• Coordinating sponsor recognition at each event
• Compiling a sponsorship report documenting event attendance and promotional activities completed
One of the two sponsors has indicated interest in participating again and other businesses have inquired. Staff will continue to follow up on sponsorship inquiries and provide information to the public about available sponsorship opportunities for the 2025 season. Reports on sponsorship results will be compiled in a report at the conclusion of the season and shared with city leadership and the City Council so that the program may continue to be evaluated.
Planning for future seasons
Typically, staff have planned the TGIF concerts season on a year-by-year basis. Establishing the schedule of concert dates for the next three years will help staff plan for more efficient operations and avoid scheduling conflicts with other programs, activities and maintenance needs. It also allows the city more time to secure necessary contracts, identify and pursue potential cost savings and make operational adjustments based on evaluative data.
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The length and schedule of the concert season is determined by several factors:
• Audience engagement
A large portion of the concerts’ audience is made up of families with school-aged children. Starting the series in late June has proven ideal because it aligns with the end of the school year and the start of summer activities. Similarly, extending the series beyond the third week of August could significantly reduce attendance because it would overlap with the start of school activities such as football games competing for the audience’s attention.
• Parking availability
Overflow parking at the Sage Creek and La Costa Canyon high schools is only available outside the school year and the districts’ planned usage. • Venue scheduling
Use of all the park locations for TGIF concerts is in heavy demand throughout the summer with parks and recreation programs such as summer camps and special events, youth and adult sports groups and rentals and parks maintenance activities, requiring careful planning to avoid scheduling conflicts.
• Concert crew staffing
Because the TGIF concerts crew is largely staffed by college and high school students, maintaining adequate staffing levels for the concerts can be challenging. Many students are not available until mid-June and then must return to school as early as the first week of August, often leaving the area entirely.
An important consideration for the next two years is the Independence Day holiday. In 2025, July 4 falls on a Friday. In 2026, the date will fall on a Saturday, but Friday, July 3 will be the observed city holiday.
The holiday weekend is one of the year’s busiest for both Police and Fire Departments because they must deploy more personnel to handle more calls for service than on a normal weekend, provide traffic control for events, and inspect and monitor the city’s largest annual fireworks displays at Legoland California and the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort. Hosting a TGIF concert during these holiday weekends will limit the resources available to the community for other public safety needs. Private security, traffic control and portable toilets and the concerts’ hourly crews and other non-safety staff will also cost more on a holiday weekend, impacting the budget.
Staff are therefore recommending there be no TGIF concert on the Independence Day weekend in 2025 and 2026 and the concert seasons be extended by one additional week. The 2027 schedule will include Friday, July 2; the city’s public safety staff are less impacted that day, because the large events they typically staff will be on the Sunday, making that Friday less impactful.
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In consideration of these factors, staff recommend the following three-year concert schedule:
2025 2026 2027
June 20 June 19 June 18
June 27 June 26 June 25
No concert on
July 4 holiday
No concert on
July 3 holiday July 2
July 11 July 10 July 9
July 18 July 17 July 16
July 25 July 24 July 23
August 1 July 31 July 30
August 8 August 7 August 6
August 15 August 14 August 13
August 22 August 21
Staff will also explore options for re-introducing pop-up arts activities for children. Families attending the concerts repeatedly said they missed them and would like them to return. The cost for pop-up arts activities is estimated at $4,500 and can be absorbed in the existing budget.
Fiscal An alysis
The total costs to present the 2024 TGIF season were $402,839, which was approximately 8% less than was budgeted. The budget includes $25,000 in annual support from the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts. The table below summarizes the actual costs for the 2024 season and the projected costs for 2025. as projected costs for 2025.
Item 2024 expense 2025 budget 2025 projection
TGIF concerts crew $68,794 $57,620 $72,234
Public safety personnel,
overtime
$83,749 $86,321 $86,321
Streets maintenance personnel,
overtime
$6,310 $6,848 $6,848
Personnel subtotal $158,853 $150,789 $165,403
General operational costs
(artists fees, traffic control,
amenities, supplies, etc.)
$147,455 $154,500 $154,500
Contract for security services $38,480 $40,278 $40,278
Contract for shuttle service $26,625 $27,000 $27,000
Contract for bike valet service $5,910 $6,206 $6,206
Operations subtotal $218,470 $227,984 $227,984
Friends of the Arts support $25,516 $25,000 $25,000
TOTAL $402,839 $403,773 $418,387
Stagecoach Calavera Hills Alga Norte
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The proposed extended schedule may require staff to explore alternative staffing solutions, such as contracted labor and expanding the use of trained volunteers. Any associated budget increases necessary for fiscal year 2025-26 will be incorporated into the preliminary operating budget for fiscal year 2025-26 for the City Council’s consideration.
Next Steps
Staff will proceed with all the necessary actions to produce the 2025 season, in keeping with the City Council’s direction, and expect to announce the concert line up in May.
Environmental Evaluation
This action does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
If t
he City Council provides funding and direction to increase the number of concerts, that action will be evaluated subsequently.
Exhibits
1. 2024 sponsorship recap reports
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Communication & Engagement
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 442-339-8010 t TGIF Concerts in the Parks
Sponsor Report
Augu
st 30, 2024
To: Dale Isaacs, Carlsbad Charitable Foundation
From: Lindsey Hansen, Community Relations Manager, City of Carlsbad Re: Title Sponsor Benefits Report
Thank
you for your sponsorship of the City of Carlsbad’s TGIF Concerts in the Parks 2024 season.
For your records, this report includes a recap of each of the promotional benefits included with your sponsorship agreement.
Spons
or badge and parking passes
Carlsb
ad Charitable Foundation received a sponsor badge to use in digital marketing, and reserved parking passes for all nine concerts.
Exhibit 1
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Stage recognition
Representatives from Carlsbad Charitable Foundation were recognized on stage and provided brief remarks at each concert.
Concert Date Representative Concert Date Representative June 21 Justin Peek July 26 Carl Pinkard
June 28 Jeff Tosh Aug. 2 Sandy and Carlton Lund
July 5 Renee Cohen Aug. 9 Karen Pearson
July 12 Chris Ryan Aug. 16 Bret Schanzenbach
July 19 Chris Ryan
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Event emcees thanked sponsors on stage at every concert. (Three sample scripts are included below, but this benefit was provided at all nine concerts.)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Signs
Two double-sided banners, placed in highly visible locations next to field entrances
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Four custom, double-sided signs on the fields
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Promotional materials
Website recognition
Recognition on the city’s website throughout the concert season, from June through September (hyperlink to the Sponsor’s website on both the TGIF Concerts main page and sponsors page)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Recognition in news release
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
City Manager’s Update newsletter recognition (Sent to 10,146 subscribers)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Social media recognition (Reach: 11,208)
June 3
Instagram
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
X
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Aug. 16
Instagram
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
X
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Aug. 22 (bonus post)
Instagram (video)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Summary table
Other dates June
21 June
28 July
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 Aug.
2 Aug.
9 Aug.
16 Listed on
entrance sign
(x2)
Custom signs (x4
at each concert)
Recognition by
event announcer
Parking pass
Website May to
September
Sponsor badge Delivered
June 11
News release May 31
City Manager’s
Update
newsletter
(bonus)
May 30
Social media
posts (x3)
June 3
Aug. 16
Aug. 22
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Communication & Engagement
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 442-339-8010 t TGIF Concerts in the Parks
Sponsor Report
August 30, 2024
To: Caitlin Petrush, Rincon Homes, Inc.
From: Lindsey Hansen, Community Relations Manager, City of Carlsbad Re: Title Sponsor Benefits Report
Thank you for your sponsorship of the City of Carlsbad’s TGIF Concerts in the Parks 2024 season.
For your records, this report includes a recap of each of the promotional benefits included with your sponsorship agreement.
Sponsor badge and parking passes
Rincon Homes, Inc. received a sponsor badge to use in digital marketing, and reserved parking passes for all nine concerts.
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Signs
Two double-sided banners, placed in highly visible locations next to field entrances
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Four custom, double-sided signs on the fields
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Stage recognition
Representatives from Rincon Homes, Inc. were invited to recognized on stage and provide brief remarks at each concert. No representatives were available to attend concerts. Event emcees thanked sponsors on stage at every concert. (Three sample scripts are included below, but this benefit was provided at all nine concerts.)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Promotional materials
Website recognition
Recognition on the city’s website throughout the concert season, from June through September (hyperlink to the Sponsor’s website on both the TGIF Concerts main page and sponsors page)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Recognition in news release
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
City Manager’s Update newsletter recognition (Sent to 10,146 subscribers)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Social media recognition (Reach: 11,208)
June 3
Instagram
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
X
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Aug. 16
Instagram
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
X
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Aug. 22 (bonus post)
Instagram (video)
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
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Memo – Summary of 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks sponsor benefits
Summary table
Other dates June
21 June
28 July
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 Aug.
2 Aug.
9 Aug.
16 Listed on
entrance sign
(x2)
Custom signs (x4
at each concert)
Recognition by
event announcer
Parking pass
Website May to
September
Sponsor badge Delivered
June 11
News release May 31
City Manager’s
Update
newsletter
(bonus)
May 30
Social media
posts (x3)
June 3
Aug. 16
Aug. 22
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Review of 2024
TGIF Concerts in the Parks &
Planning Update for Future Seasons
Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts Director
Craddock Stropes, Cultural Arts Manager
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TODAY’S PRESENTATION
• Report on the 2024 TGIF Concerts in the Parks
• Updates on the 2025 TGIF Concerts in the Parks
• Share concert schedules for 2025 through 2027
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
• Receive a report on the 2024 TGIF Concerts in the
Parks concert series
• Receive an update on the planning for the 2025
TGIF Concerts in the Parks series, and confirm the
preferred concert schedules for 2025 through 2027
• Provide any additional feedback or direction as
desired
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TGIF 2024 SUMMARY
• City of Carlsbad’s largest community event
• Nine concerts at three park locations
• Total attendance: 22,276
• 1,495 shuttle riders
• 350 bike and e-bike valet users, hosted by
San Diego Bike Coalition
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2024 Concert Attendance
Park Date Attendance Capacity
Stagecoach Community Park June 21 3,359 7,350
Stagecoach Community Park June 28 3,389 7,350
Stagecoach Community Park July 5 1,865 7,350
Stagecoach Community Park July 12 1,756 7,350
Calavera Hills Community Park July 19 2,134 5,500
Calavera Hills Community Park July 26 3,128 5,500
Calavera Hills Community Park August 2 2,525 5,500
Alga Norte Community Park August 8 2,520 4,900
Alga Norte Community Park August 16 1,600 4,900
5 NEW IN 2024
• New security measures
• Pilot sponsorship program
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• Focused on three park locations as concert venues
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• Robust communications campaign
• Total cost = $122,229
• Contract with Elite Security
• Staff overtime costs for police and
fire personnel
• One-time cost = $28,982
• Barricades and a trailer for storage
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engagement
Parking
availability
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scheduling
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staffing
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10 PROPOSED SCHEDULE: 2025 - 2027
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2025 2026 2027
June 20 June 19 June 18
June 27 June 26 June 25
No concert on
July 4 holiday
No concert on
July 3 holiday
July 2
July 11 July 10 July 9
July 18 July 17 July 16
July 25 July 24 July 23
August 1 July 31 July 30
August 8 August 7 August 6
August 15 August 14 August 13
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11 POP-UP ARTS ACTIVITIES
• Families repeatedly requested the return of
these activities
• Cost is estimated at $4,500
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12 RECOMMENDED ACTION
• Receive a report on the 2024 TGIF Concerts in the
Parks concert series
• Receive an update on the planning for the 2025
TGIF Concerts in the Parks series, and confirm the
preferred concert schedules for 2025 through 2027
• Provide any additional feedback or direction as
desired
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