360° events consultancy

Consultancy

Grow your business, launch events at your venue, develop your events programme, push boundaries

Freelance

Full event management services, from production and logistics to project management and programming

Strategy

Launch or develop your events business, grow your brand, expand your audience, your revenue and create an impact

A creative, ambitious events professional specialising in the ideation, production, strategic development and profitability of events. A breadth of experience organising events from 20 - 20,000 people, with a focus on creating new events and partnerships and working in unique, high profile, challenging venues.

A background in end-to-end project management, the production of complex, multi-faceted events and the development of new events divisions, such as Time Out Live, RAF Museum Cosford Food Festival and Powerhouse Hereford, alongside event strategy development for clients such as Discover Bucks and Shropshire Council. A keen advocate for the industry, appearing on and chairing panels and guest lecturing for Goldsmith’s MA in Event Management.

Abigail Dakin

What People Are Saying

“I worked with Abigail and found her to be something of a revelation. She is entirely in her element in the thick of an event, whether things are running smoothly or not so much. A good person with positive ideas and attitudes. I can’t recommend Abigail highly enough”

— Jon Bruford, Freelance Managing Editor

“Abi’s work as an event director reflects her approach to life; creative, ambitous, dynamic, she’s created some truly exceptional events and projects. If it’s possible, or even if it seems it isn’t, she’ll make it happen and be a delight to work with while she does it”

— Tim Arthur, CEO Time Out

Portfolio

  • Late Night Ludlow

    Event Director

  • Go Binge with 3 Mobile & Netflix

    Event Director & Project Lead

  • Disney House of Time and Wonder

    Event Director & Project Lead

  • My Dad Wrote Porno Live

    Event Director

  • British Airways Hotlist

    Event Director

  • Silent Discos at the Natural History Museum

    Event & Project Manager

  • Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre

    Festival Director

  • Movies on the River

    Event & Project Director

  • Silent Discos at The View from The Shard

    Event & Project Manager

  • Queen's Baton Relay Shrewsbury & Bridgnorth

    Project Manager

  • Sofa Sundays

    Event Director & Producer

  • Shrewsbury BID Christmas Window

    Project Director & Producer

  • Microsoft Ignite

    Venue and Logistics Lead

  • Powerhouse Theatre

    Event and Business Consultant

  • Shropshire Council

    Cultural Events Strategy

  • CarFest

    Zone Manager & Moments Producer

  • Rooftop Dining Club with Frontier

    Project Director

  • Time Out Bar Awards

    Event Producer

  • Hotboozapalooza

    Project Director

  • RAF Museum Cosford Food Festival

    Event & Project Manager

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  • Time Out 50

    Event & Project Director

  • Bombay Sapphire Waterside Lectures

    Project Director

  • CarFest PitStop

    Event Producer

Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre

Festival Director

Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre Online

Festival Director & Producer