Dates: May 2020

Location: Türkiye

Theme: Arts & Culture

On Saturday May 9th 2020, with its new concept “Festtogether AtHome” has been streamed live bringing music and other performances to audiences in isolation. Turkey’s first sustainable music festival Festtogether originally started in Istanbul last September with the motto: “Have Fun, Leave No Trace Behind” in partnership with UNDP, EU, various NGOs and private sector companies.

Festtogether AtHome streamed live all day on “Netd Music” channel on YouTube and “YouTube Turkey” channel calling to meet the needs which have emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic through the “NeedsMap” cooperative. The festival which reached hundreds of thousands of supporters through the unifying power of music attracted many celebrity performers. Turkey’s first digital festival Festtogether organized by InogarArt, Heymo The Experience Design Company, TBWA For Good and Zenger Brand Experience Agency. Festtogether was organized to meet the needs of, primarily, frontline healthcare workers, as well as the ICT needs of students as they switch to distance learning, the needs of performing arts workers and technical workers in the music industry. By the end of the show 80% of the 334.791 needs listed on Needs Map were met.

The 15,5 hour live stream attracted over 12 million 459 thousand views. 29 celebrity hosts presented 43 artists who performed songs from their homes.