There are a variety of other special events that can be used to bring people together in support of a cause, but which may not involve a performance in the form of a live concert, play, poetry reading, or some other sort of show. Dance parties or marathons at local clubs, street parties, barbeques or picnics, a race or other sporting event and fairs are all events that can be planned as a vehicle for promoting awareness and providing information about, as well as building momentum for, elections. These types of activities may be targeted at a community at large, or at a particular group such as young people.
In the case of a dance party at a local disco, coasters, table tents, place mats and ballons might be printed with voter education and motivation messages. Patrons might also be given t-shirts, caps, pins, stickers or other items to take with them after the party is over. A local radio station might cover the event live, and incorporate voter information into the broadcast. Local celebraties might be used both to advertise the event and to encourage people to vote on election day. Picnics, sporting events and fairs also provide opportunities to display voter motivation and education materials, distribute items to large groups of people, set up information stands, and as a means of getting publicity.
