JH Travel & Tourism board packet: Rendezvous seeks $900K lodging-tax share

The Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board’s materials for the March 27–28, 2026 Rendezvous Music Festival lay out a request for a $900,000 lodging-tax contribution as part of a proposed event budget of about $1.785 million, with Jackson Hole Mountain Resort listed as contributing $550,000 and other sponsorships at $60,000. Expenses in the packet are dominated by production/venue costs ($1.26 million) and talent ($475,000), with $50,000 for marketing. (See: Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board Meeting Packet.)

The proposal frames the public-funding rationale around late-winter/early-spring visitation, stating the festival’s objective is to increase April bookings in Teton County and identifying “number of rooms booked” as the key performance indicator. The packet claims the most recent year’s event drove a 20–30% occupancy increase, with increases occurring during the entire week leading up to the festival. (See: Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board Meeting Packet.)

The packet also includes event scale estimates — 5,000 attendees on the Jackson Town Square night and 10,000 in Teton Village — plus a marketing case built around media impressions and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s digital reach. However, the document does not include a board vote record or any conditions tied to the $900,000 request; if the board took action at or after the March 27–28 dates, those minutes are not included in this packet. (See: Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board Meeting Packet.)