Visitor Information for In-Person Attendees
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This Thursday we’ll meet at the #MarketingShake festival – an inspiring, refreshing and energetic cocktail of marketing and communication!
To help your day run smoothly and stress-free, we’ve gathered the most important information about arrival, registration, catering, translation services, workshops and the afterparty.
Key Information
When?
May 21, 2026
Where?
“Sporta 2” Quarter, Sporta st. 2, Riga
What time?
Arrival and registration from 9.00 AM
Festival runs until 7.00 PM
What?
Marketing Shake festival across 3 stages
Wristbands
At registration you will receive a wristband according to your ticket category:
Blue wristband – in-person ticket with workshop access
Orange wristband – standard in-person ticket
The Frank Case Study Stage is accessible to visitors from both ticket categories.
Seats are not numbered. If the Main Stage becomes full during the first part of the morning program, feel free to head to the Frank Case Study Stage, where the Main Stage content will also be streamed on screen.
Arrival
Please enter from the Sporta st. side, where participant registration will be located.
Entry and registration
Entry tickets will not be sent out separately. Upon arrival at the registration area, simply provide your name and surname to receive your name badge, wristband and lunch vouchers.
Show You’ll Be at the Festival
Create your Marketing Shake digital frame and share it on social media:
Outdoor Event
The festival will take place outdoors in the fresh air, so we encourage you to dress appropriately for the weather.
The Main Stage program will take place under a tent. The Frank Case Study Stage and workshops will take place indoors.
Translation and Real-Time Captions
Real-time speech transcription and translation will be available during the event. You’ll be able to follow the content on your phone or computer in either Latvian or English.
Pasākuma dienā noskenē QR kodu, kas tiks parādīts uz ekrāna, vai izmanto norādīto saiti.
- The stage – Main Stage or Frank Case Study Stage.
- The language – Latvian or English.
- Follow the content in the way most convenient for you.
Please make sure to bring a phone/computer charger or a power bank.
Lunch and drinks
All in-person attendees will receive lunch and drinks between 11.45 AM and 3.00 PM in exchange for vouchers provided at registration.
Lunch voucher – one meal option from your selected food vendor.
SUSHI BROTHERS (Main Stage area)
Choose one crispy homemade sushi burger:
- Salmon (crispy salmon-and-cheese patty, nori sheets, sushi rice, fresh cucumbers, seaweed salad, masago roe, pickled ginger, sauce of your choice)
- Shrimp (crispy tiger shrimp-and-cheese patty, coconut flakes, fresh ginger, fresh chili, sushi rice, fresh cucumbers, seaweed salad, masago roe, pickled ginger, sauce of your choice)
- Vegetarian (crispy mushroom-and-cheese patty, spinach, truffle paste, nori sheets, roasted onions, sushi rice, fresh cucumbers, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, sauce of your choice)
PROJECT CHICKEN (Main Stage area)
Choose one juicy burger option:
- American-style burger (tomato, iceberg lettuce, garlic sauce, red onion, mustard mayo, chicken fillet)
- American-style burger with vegetarian patty (tomato, iceberg lettuce, garlic sauce, red onion, mustard mayo, vegan patty)
- Double fries with 3 sauces
- 6 chicken strips with 2 sauces
ZEFĪRS (Frank Case Study Stage area)
Choose one of the delicious curry options:
- Green curry with cashew nuts, chicken, jasmine rice and vegetables
- Green curry with cashew nuts, jasmine rice and vegetables
Festival Partners and Activities
During the event you’ll be able to enjoy various activities, gifts, complimentary snacks and drinks from festival partners:
Frank, AlkOutlet, Aquila, Balts Paper, Dallmayr, Premium dzērieni, Tērvete, Baltais and Fazer.
Alcoholic beverages will be available in the afternoon.
Workshops
Workshops will take place from 11.10 AM in the ORATORIO rooms on the 2nd floor. Please follow the directions throughout the venue.
Parking
Parking is available at the paid parking lot of the “Sporta 2” Quarter, accessible from Hanzas st., as well as in nearby paid parking areas.
We encourage you to arrive early.
Nearest paid parking:
- “Sporta 2” Quarter parking lot, Sporta st. 2
- EuroPark – Xiaomi Arena, Skanstes st. 21
- EuroPark zone, Lielgabalu st. 4
Photography and Video
Photography and filming will take place during the event for publicity purposes. By attending the event, you acknowledge that you may appear in photo and video materials.
If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed in close-up shots, please inform the organizers in writing or at registration.
Presentations and recording
All attendees will have the opportunity to activate a code and watch the festival recording free of charge for one month.
Information about access and the activation code will be sent after the festival.
Afterparty at the Frank Case Study Stage
At 18.00 PM join us for the festival afterparty featuring – the best Cannes Lions advertisements, cocktails, festival atmosphere together with participants, friends and colleagues. If you’re attending the festival, feel free to bring your colleagues or friends along.
Gifts
We’ve prepared a gift for every in-person attendee. Before leaving don’t forget to pick up your gift bag at the festival registration area.