How to use the Social Swing festival finder

When you type a festival name, city, or country, the results narrow to matching festivals. Use this when you already know roughly what you are looking for.

When you browse by month or year, you are filtering by travel window first. This is the best path when your calendar matters more than the destination.

When you browse by country or continent, you are filtering by geography first. Use this when you already know where you want to travel.

When you browse by style, you are narrowing the directory to the dance focus that matters most to you, including lindy hop festivals and other swing styles.

1. If you are signed in, the festival is added to your planner.
2. The button changes state so you can see it is already saved.
3. You can revisit it later on Saved Festivals.

Use Save when the answer is “I want to compare this later”

• Save festivals you may actually travel to.
• Use it when date, city, or timing still needs comparison.
• If you are not signed in, Social Swing asks you to sign in before saving.

Save is the planner shortlist action. It is not the reminder action.

1. If you are signed in, Social Swing can save that like directly and connect it to festival reminders.
2. If you are not signed in, a small reminder modal opens so you can log in or continue with email.
3. After that, the festival is marked as liked and tied to reminder intent.

Use Like when the answer is “keep me in the loop”

• Use it for festivals you want to follow more closely.
• Use Save for planner comparison and Like for reminder intent.
• That separation keeps the product easier to understand.

Like helps with reminder intent. Save is still the action for your shortlist.

This section highlights festivals that are getting attention right now. That attention can come from timing, activity, community buzz, or visibility. Use it to spot what people are currently looking at or talking about — not the festival that comes first in the calendar.

Trending Global takes the same idea worldwide. It surfaces festivals that are attracting attention across countries and scenes, so you can discover standout events beyond your local area even when they are not the next upcoming ones.

Type a festival name, city, or country in the Browse Festivals search field, then combine that with the filters already visible in the directory.

Tap the mobile search field, type inside the overlay, and tap a result to go straight to the festival page. This makes festival search usable even on smaller screens.

Start broad, then save late

1. Filter first.
2. Open only the strongest-looking cards.
3. Save the festivals that still matter after comparison.

Let badges do the first pass

1. Use Featured to spot editorial picks.
2. Use Trending to spot momentum.
3. Use Deal when value matters to the decision.

Clearer than random browsing

You do not have to remember every promising festival manually or keep dozens of tabs open.

Better for lindy hop festival research

Style, country, month, and badges make it easier to compare lindy hop festivals and other swing dance festivals with context.

Built for planning, not just reading

Save Festival and Like this festival give you two different product actions: shortlist planning and reminder intent.