The Collective Futures Project

What The Collective Futures Project does

The Collective Futures Project is a privately held event production company operating a day-to-night music and culture festival at Chicago's Grant Park. The company's core product is a single festival comprising two integrated ticketed experiences: Coffee Sessions, a daytime R&B and coffee party running 11AM–4PM, and Legends, an evening hip-hop concert running 4PM–late, supported by a curated 100% vegan food collective. Revenue is generated through three streams — ticket sales priced from $39 to $129 across General Admission and VIP tiers, vendor booth fees from a curated roster of vegan food and lifestyle brands, and tiered brand partnership packages ranging from $2,500 (Digital Partner) to $10,000 (Premier Presenting Partner). Artist commitments for the debut include Busta Rhymes, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, The Lox, NLE Choppa, and DJs Drama and Envy.

The business operates on an event-driven go-to-market model. Attendees are acquired through direct ticket sales via a proprietary ticketing platform and Eventbrite, at-the-door purchases, and marketing through Instagram (@legends_coffeesessions), an email newsletter, and consent-based SMS. Vendors and brand partners are recruited through direct outreach and application forms, with the vendor roster intentionally limited for visibility. The underlying technology stack is standard event infrastructure — Stripe for payment processing, Google Analytics and Meta Pixel for tracking and audience building, and Google Tag Manager for tag orchestration — with no proprietary technology or AI capabilities disclosed. The company is small (six employees), has no disclosed funding, parent company, or institutional investors, and the festival is positioned as the inaugural edition scheduled for June 14, 2026. Terms and Conditions reference operations in both the United States and Canada, signaling potential geographic expansion; firmographic data also lists a Manchester, UK address, conflicting with primary source material that consistently places operations in Chicago, Illinois.

Name

The Collective Futures Project

Legal name

The Collective Futures Project

Website

https://thecollectivefuturesproject.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Collective Futures Project is a Chicago-based event production company operating a day-to-night music and culture festival at Grant Park, combining Coffee Sessions (daytime R&B/coffee) and Legends (evening hip-hop), monetized through ticket sales, vendor booth fees, and tiered brand partnership packages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Event Production

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events (7113)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Festival & Event Producers/Organizers (MPAIAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Festival Organizers & Promoters (MPAGAAAB), Food Festivals & Culinary Events (Ticketed Tastings, Pop-ups) (THAJAGAL)

Keywords

• Music festival production
• Live event experiences
• Vegan food events
• Event sponsorship packages
• Day-to-night festivals

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: The company generates primary revenue through ticket sales for its two signature events: Coffee Sessions (daytime R&B/coffee experience) and Legends (evening hip-hop concert). Tickets are sold online through their proprietary ticketing platform and Eventbrite, as well as at the door.
2. Vendor Booth Fees: The company recruits and features curated vegan food, beverage, and lifestyle vendors at their events. Vendors pay for booth space participation.
3. Brand Partnership Packages: The company offers tiered partnership packages (Premier Presenting Partner at $10,000, Experience Partner at $5,000, Digital Partner at $2,500) providing brand visibility through logo placement, booth space, social media promotion, and event tickets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Collective Futures Project produces a day-to-night music and culture festival at Chicago's Grant Park, debuting June 14, 2026. The festival comprises two ticketed sub-events — Coffee Sessions (a daytime R&B and coffee party running 11AM–4PM with curated food vendors) and Legends (an evening hip-hop concert featuring artists such as Busta Rhymes, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, The Lox, and NLE Choppa paired with a 100% vegan food collective). The company also operates a curated vendor marketplace and sells tiered brand partnership packages ranging from $2,500 to $10,000.

Product overview

The Collective Futures Project is a single-event festival brand producing an annual day-to-night music and culture experience at Chicago's Grant Park. The core offering consists of two ticketed sub-events: Coffee Sessions (a daytime R&B and coffee party running 11AM–4PM with food, coffee, and a full bar) and Legends (an evening hip-hop concert with a curated 100% vegan food collective, running 4PM–late). Both experiences are sold as separate or bundled tickets (GA and VIP tiers), and the company also operates ancillary programs — a Vendor Marketplace (curated vegan/lifestyle vendors) and Partnership Packages (sponsorship tiers) — that extend the product ecosystem around the live event.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coffee Sessions: High-energy daytime experience blending live DJs, R&B music, premium coffee, and curated food vendors into an immersive social atmosphere.
• Legends

Products and services

• Coffee Sessions A high-energy daytime experience blending live DJs, R&B music, premium coffee, curated food vendors, and a full bar into an immersive social atmosphere from 11AM–4PM. Ticket holders arriving before 12PM receive bonus access to the Legends evening event. Tickets start at $39+.
• Legends An evening landmark concert featuring hip-hop icons (Busta Rhymes, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, The Lox, NLE Choppa) paired with a curated 100% vegan food collective and cocktails, running 4PM–late. Tickets range from $49 to $129 with General Admission and VIP options (VIP includes expedited entrance, VIP viewing area, and exclusive bar lounge entry).
• Vendor Marketplace A curated vendor marketplace featuring vegan food, beverage, and lifestyle vendors at the festival. Vendor roster is intentionally limited to ensure strong visibility and real opportunity for each brand. Vendors apply through the company website on an annual basis.
• Partnership Packages Sponsorship and partnership tiers for brands to activate at the festival. Three tiers: Premier Presenting Partner ($10,000) including logo placement, booth space, presenting naming rights, social posts, and 10 tickets; Experience Partner ($5,000) including logo placement, 10x10 booth space, and 5 tickets; Digital Partner ($2,500) including logo and bio on website and festival map.

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to thousands of engaged guests who arrive hungry, curious, and ready to spend
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Live Nation Entertainment: Largest global concert promoter and ticketing operator. Comparable as a promoter with the artist relationships, venue access, and sponsorship scale that The Collective Futures Project will need to compete against at scale.
• AEG Presents: Major concert promoter and festival operator (Coachella, etc.). Comparable as an incumbent event producer with artist-booking leverage, sponsor relationships, and operational infrastructure that The Collective Futures Project lacks.
• Lollapalooza Chicago: Flagship Chicago festival held at Grant Park — the same venue as The Collective Futures Project. Comparable in market, venue, and music programming; significantly larger scale and incumbency represents both competitive pressure and an aspirational benchmark.

Regional players

• Riot Fest: Chicago-based rock and alternative festival. Competes for the same late-summer festival dollar in Chicago and for sponsor attention from brands targeting music-festival audiences.
• Pitchfork Music Festival: Chicago-based indie and alternative music festival. Direct competitor for summer festival share-of-wallet in the same Chicago market, though targeting a different primary music audience.

Direct peers

• Broccoli City Festival: Urban, progressive-leaning music and culture festival with a strong cultural and lifestyle positioning. Comparable in ethos (pop-culture-forward, community-driven) and audience (urban, experience-driven, multicultural).
• Breakaway Music Festival: Multi-city music festival brand targeting young adult audiences with genre-flexible lineups. Comparable as a portable, city-by-city festival concept that demonstrates the franchise-expansion thesis The Collective Futures Project could pursue.
• Dayglow: Daytime music festival brand built around social, immersive experiences with curated food and beverage. Directly comparable in concept (daytime music + food culture) and target audience to The Collective Futures Project.
• Day Trip Festival: Daytime dance and hip-hop festival brand with a similar experiential, daytime-music-plus-social concept. Closely comparable in format, target demographic, and music-genre focus to The Collective Futures Project's Coffee Sessions and Legends pairing.
• Daybreaker: Daytime, alcohol-light or alcohol-curated music and wellness events. Comparable in the daytime-music-event format and progressive, experience-driven consumer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/legends_coffeesessions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-collective-futures-project

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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