Gourd Festival Money

How To Get Money For Your Gourd Festival – Part II

How to Get Money for Your Club Part II

Putting on a gourd festival costs money.  In Part I it was revealed that each city and/or municipality creates a specific tax fund generated from hotels in their city.   This fund is commonly known as “lodging tax.”  Some areas may refer to this money as occupancy tax, hotel tax, or something else – going forward we will be referring to this money as lodging tax.  The great thing about lodging tax, is that the money in that fund may only be used for tourist related facilities, marketing, and/or events.Continue reading