MAYBERRY DAYS SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES

The Days Festival is committed to family entertainment and the promotion of the values presented on The Show . The event is held the last full weekend in September, just before the annual anniversary date of the show. It has become a reunion for fans and is the site of TAGSRWC’s ( Rerun Watchers Club’s) annual meeting. The festival began in 1990 as a one day celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show in Andy Griffith’s hometown of Mount Airy. The Surry Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, sponsors the Mayberry Days Festival and uses funds raised to promote the arts in Mount Airy and the surrounding area. This year is the 30 th Annual Mayberry Days Festival and the 59 th Anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show . The festival will be celebrated all week long with events beginning on Monday and ending on Sunday.

Each year the Surry Arts Council hosts well-known personalities who were associated with The Andy Griffith Show . These have included Doug and Rodney Dillard, Maggie Peterson, Betty Lynn, George Lindsey, James Best, , Howard Morris, Joy Elison, LeRoy McNees, George Spence, Jackie Joseph, Elizabeth MacRae, Cindi and Andy Griffith, Larry Jones (TV Land President), composer Earle Hagen, writers Harvey Bullock and Jack Elinson, Clint Howard, Keith Thibodeaux, Dennis Rush, and many more. There are activities during Mayberry Days that range from a golf tournament, concerts, a pie-eating contest, an apple peel contest, checker tournaments and trivia contests to just drinking a bottle of pop and eating a hot dog – or even better, a pork chop sandwich or ground steak.

The festival has become a unique opportunity to share Mount Airy and our area. It is not “anywhere USA.” The streets are not blocked off and guests are encouraged to wander around town and enjoy the area that inspired Andy Griffith during his youth.

“Mayberry Days” has been featured on the front page of the New York Times; it has been selected multiple times as one of the “Top 20 Events in the Southeast;” it has been featured on all major television networks and in numerous magazines.

Mayberry Days serves as an important economic catalyst during a time of economic correction in Mount Airy, a community that was formerly dependent on textiles, furniture, and tobacco. The wine industry is booming in Surry County and tourism is vital to its economic health. The festival provides an opportunity to share our local music heritage and traditions, our Mayberry connections, as well as the beauty of our community that is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The presence of Mayberry Days on the Surry Arts Council website (maintained by a volunteer Mayberry fan) provides an opportunity for folks outside of Mount Airy to enjoy and inquire about America’s favorite hometown. The Mayberry Days Facebook page has over 136,000 followers. The festival attracts over 35,000 fans and the economic impact is over $5,000,000.

SURRY ARTS COUNCIL EVENT SPONSORSHIP

$5,000 • Your company will be named as a sponsor of Mayberry Days in the Mayberry Confidential newspaper and in Surry Arts Council press releases regarding the event. • Your company may provide two (2) banners that will be displayed at the golf tournament • Your company will be mentioned from the stage at designated events including the Golf entertainment, the Proclamation, and the Colonel Tim’s Talent Time performance. • The Surry Arts Council will designate an area 10x20 feet ($1,400 value) for promotion of your company. • Your company may participate in the Mayberry Days parade. • Officials from your company are invited to join the special guests at a reception

$10,000 All of the above benefits plus: • Your company may be named as the Mayberry Days Golf Tournament Sponsor and your company’s product samples (if appropriate) may be provided to guests at these events. • Your name will be on all golf tournament and golf event printed material • Banners may be displayed in prominent locations during Mayberry Days.

$25,000 All of the above benefits plus: • Full page ad (value $2,100) in The Mayberry Confidential. • Exclusive sponsorship of the Blackmon Amphitheatre stage OR the Andy Griffith Playhouse stage OR Historic Earle Theatre stage for events on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday during Mayberry Days with your banner(s) at your designated location. • Designated parking spot at the Andy Griffith Playhouse and two (2) backstage passes.

$50,000 All of the above benefits plus: • Two (2) 10x20 vendor spaces at Mayberry Days or the Summer Series. • Official Sponsor of Mayberry Days OR Official sponsor of the Surry Arts Council Summer Series. • Sponsorship of selected stars at Mayberry Days.

$100,000 Above benefits customized for sponsor plus: • Name/Logo on back of tee shirt, 100 tee shirts for sponsor. • Placement of banners at all venues. • Announcements at all venues and before each event. • Name on all tickets. • Center (2 page) ad in The Mayberry Confidential. • 2 teams at golf tournament. • 10 tickets to evening concert, Colonel Tim’s Talent Time, other event of sponsor’s choice. • 30 second video advertisement before all movies and events at the Historic Earle Theatre for one year. • Logo on 1,400 towels (4 events) that will be placed on each seat at the Andy Griffith Playhouse during Mayberry Days events and 1,000 cushions at Blackmon Amphitheatre. • Banner on SAC website homepage. • Additional backstage passes and special meals with stars from The Andy Griffith Show.

The Surry Arts Council seeks sponsors that are consistent with the wholesome image and values that are portrayed on The Andy Griffith Show.