We took a great idea, and turned it into a fully operational festival
Max Events helped build the first edition of SMOKED Food and Music Festival from the ground up in 2025. Across two days, the event welcomed approximately 2,000 guests per day for food from ten barbecue chefs, live music and a distinctive downtown experience at STAKD Market. Max led nearly every operational element, including venue and vendor management, site planning, technical production, artists, security, staffing and show-day logistics. Despite difficult downtown access, evolving venue requirements and the financial pressure of a first-year event, the show was delivered within its approved operating budget. As the client wrote, Max “made sure the hard things—managing the venue and the artists—looked easy.”
