Turn Your Food Festivals Into a Brand Experience Destination
Partner with top brands to bring free premium product samples to your foodies—boosting engagement, adding value, and earning incremental revenue.
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Real Activations at Food Festivals
See how food festivals like yours are creating memorable brand experiences for their members.
Everything You Need to Succeed
We've built a platform that makes it effortless to connect with brands and delight your members.
Access Premium Brand Demand
Connect with leading CPG, food, beverage, wellness brands and more actively seeking food festivals like yours to reach engaged foodies.
Generate Incremental Revenue
Earn money for every sample distributed—with zero upfront costs, inventory risk, or operational burden on your team.
Enhance Member Experience
Delight your foodies with free products from brands they love. Sampling creates memorable moments that boost satisfaction and loyalty.
Effortless Operations
We handle logistics end-to-end—from brand coordination to product delivery. You just provide the space and your members do the rest.
Brand-Safe Partnerships
Every brand and campaign is vetted to ensure alignment with your values. You approve what comes into your food festival.
Join a Nationwide Network
Become part of 10,000+ venues partnering with Recess to transform how brands connect with consumers in real-world spaces.
How It Works
Get started in minutes and start earning with your very first campaign.
Create a Listing for Your Food festival
Create and list your profile in under 5 minutes. 100% free to join and no obligations.
Get Matched with Brands
We connect you with brands looking to reach your specific foodies. You review and approve every campaign.
Receive & Distribute Samples
Products ship directly to your food festival and surprise and delight your community.
Get Paid
Get paid for every sample distributed to your foodies after completion of event.
Venue Success Stories
See what venues achieved with Food Festivals
"The product sampling platform made it super easy to connect with innovative food brands that perfectly match our artisan market vibe. Our attendees went crazy for the gourmet snack samples, and we saw a significant boost in vendor booth sales during the event."
"We were skeptical at first, but the brand activation partners brought incredible energy to our festival. The craft beverage sampling station was a total hit, drawing huge crowds and creating memorable experiences for our guests."
"As a niche food festival, finding the right product partners has always been challenging. This platform connected us with exactly the type of premium food and drink brands our sophisticated attendees love to discover."