Another Love Story
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Another Love Story is a deliberately small, heavily curated festival held at Killyon Manor in County Meath across a late-August weekend, with a capacity of around 1,000. It is the clearest example on the Irish calendar of a festival where the arithmetic works completely differently from a large event — and understanding that difference before you apply is the whole game.
Festival facts
- Venue
- Killyon Manor, Co. Meath
- County
- Meath
- Typical dates
- Late August (3 days)
- Attendance
- Around 1,000 — deliberately small
- Operator
- Another Love Story
- Application window
- Typically spring to early summer for the same-year August festival
- Pitch fees
- Not published — indicatively €250–€900 for the weekend at this capacity
- Official site
- www.anotherlovestory.ie/ ↗
Small capacity, small trader count
A thousand people is a fraction of Electric Picnic, but the number of food traders is a fraction too — and that ratio is what matters. Revenue per attendee at a well-curated boutique festival is often substantially higher than at a large one, because you are not competing with forty other units for the same wallet. Do the arithmetic on attendees-per-trader rather than on headline capacity before dismissing a small festival.
Curation is the point
Boutique festivals select traders as part of the overall experience, in the same way they select acts and décor. Presentation, the look of the unit and a distinctive offer carry unusual weight — a beautifully finished horsebox conversion with a tight four-item menu is exactly what these events want, and a functional catering trailer with a long generic menu is not.
Lower risk for a newer operator
A small festival is a far better place to make early mistakes than a large one. Stock exposure is smaller, the crew requirement is lower, and an operational problem costs hundreds rather than thousands. If you are still working out your festival systems — prep timing, power draw, service flow, cash handling — do it somewhere the cost of learning is survivable.
Meath and the Boyne Valley
Meath is well positioned for an operator based anywhere in the greater Dublin area, and the Boyne Valley tourism corridor — Newgrange, Trim Castle, the Hill of Tara — carries steady visitor traffic through the summer. Meath County Council handles casual trading for any public pitch in the county outside a festival agreement.
Frequently asked questions
Is a 1,000-capacity festival worth trading?
Often yes, because the trader count scales down with the capacity. Revenue per attendee at a well-curated boutique festival is frequently higher than at a large one since you are not competing with forty other units. Judge it on attendees-per-trader, not headline capacity.
What kind of traders do boutique festivals select?
Ones that fit the overall experience. Presentation and a distinctive offer carry unusual weight — a well-finished horsebox with a tight menu is what these events want, not a functional trailer with a long generic list.
Is a small festival a good place to start?
It is the best place to start. Stock exposure is smaller, crew requirements are lower, and an operational mistake costs hundreds rather than thousands. Work out your prep timing, power draw and service flow somewhere the cost of learning is survivable.
Where is Another Love Story held?
Killyon Manor in Co. Meath, over a late-August weekend, at a capacity of around 1,000.
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