Editorial and festival listing standards
These standards explain what Festival Finder USA prefers to publish, how festival facts are checked, who is responsible for the work, and how corrections, advertising, and submissions are handled.
Editorial responsibility
The Festival Finder USA Editorial Team is responsible for selecting topics, reviewing sources, editing pages, and acting on corrections. The site is independent and does not operate the festivals it covers.
Editorial purpose
Content should help a real person discover, compare, or plan for a United States festival. A page should add practical context, a useful comparison, a reliable source path, or original organization of information. Pages are not created solely to target search phrases, meet a word count, or imitate another directory.
Preferred sources
Current official festival and organizer websites are preferred. Depending on the event, useful supporting sources may include venues, municipalities, tourism offices, cultural organizations, tribal nations, museums, schools, nonprofits, and verified community institutions. Social posts may support a recent update but are not automatically sufficient on their own.
Details we try to support
Important details include the festival name, year, dates, hours, venue, city and state, admission, ticket source, age guidance, accessibility, transportation, official URL, and material weather or cancellation language. If a critical fact is uncertain, the page should say so or wait for confirmation.
Time-sensitive updates
Dated calendars and event guides should include a visible research or review date when practical. Because schedules can change after review, visitors are directed to the official organizer before booking lodging, buying a ticket, or beginning a long trip.
Submissions
A submission is a request for editorial review. It does not guarantee publication, a response deadline, exact wording, permanent inclusion, or a particular position. Submissions may be edited for clarity, style, verification, and visitor usefulness.
Corrections and updates
Source-backed corrections are welcome. Send the page URL, requested change, and official source through the contact form. Cancellations, date changes, venue moves, and public-safety information receive priority when they can be verified.
Advertising, sponsorships, and commercial relationships
Advertising does not determine which festivals are included, omitted, praised, or criticized. If Google AdSense or another advertising program is activated, ads will be presented as advertising and will remain separate from editorial selection. Sponsored placements and affiliate relationships, if introduced, will be labeled where a visitor can understand the relationship. Payment will not be presented as independent editorial endorsement.
Software-assisted work
Software may help organize information, draft page structures, check consistency, or identify missing fields. It is not a source. Festival facts should be reviewed against relevant evidence, and invented dates, quotes, attendance figures, awards, rankings, credentials, and personal experiences are prohibited.
Respect and representation
Cultural and heritage events should use organizer-preferred names and context. Content should not stereotype communities, treat sacred or commemorative traditions as spectacle, or imply participation or photography rights the organizer has not granted.
Images and intellectual property
Festival images should be owned, licensed, supplied with permission, or clearly permitted for the intended use. Decorative imagery must not be presented as a documentary photograph of a real event. Festival and sponsor marks remain the property of their owners.
Removal requests
Legitimate organizers may request a correction or removal. The request may be verified before action is taken, especially when competing sources or public-interest information are involved.
Last updated: August 15, 2026.