{"id":591242,"date":"2018-04-04T10:57:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T14:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=591242"},"modified":"2022-09-19T09:27:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T14:27:31","slug":"why-smaller-sneaker-events-are-so-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/why-smaller-sneaker-events-are-so-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Smaller Sneaker Events Are So Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>words + photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/mrsteriyaki\">@MrsTeriyaki<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Everything in life started off small at one\u00a0point, and that&#8217;s no different with sneaker events. Imagine Sneaker Con, Solefest or Crepe City and they all at some point would have been held in a small venue somewhere with a fraction of the attendants and a fraction of the extra entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>From experience, larger events struggle to bring that real community feel and tend to market themselves towards a younger more fashion-conscience audience, who tend to remain on the outskirts of the sneaker community. There is a huge mass of people, and normally a strong presence of sponsored brands. Sure, the choice of the kicks for sale may be vast but the diversity, not necessarily.<\/p>\n<p>Just like different countries have different styles, different cities do too. And that is something you can really experience when venturing out of the normal,\u00a0more &#8216;commercial&#8217; sneaker events and looking more locally.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend I attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sneakerboxuk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SneakerBox<\/a> in Bristol, a more local event just over an hour from home. I have attended smaller events before, but this was my first time here. Last year it was held in a pub (public house) and has grown since last year into a small music venue which is really great to see the demand for it to grow.<\/p>\n<p>The unique aspect of\u00a0sneaker conventions of this caliber is the personality that local attendants bring to it. There is a real flavor of the city that comes through the doors and is reciprocated\u00a0by what&#8217;s worn on foot. I found the taste and variation so much wider compared to the big conventions. With the strong community vibe comes enjoyable conversations and even new friendships, which is the part I love the most about the community.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important we as sneakerheads attend and show love to the smaller projects taking shape in the culture because they are doing a great job at bringing opportunities to people who maybe can&#8217;t make the bigger, more national conventions. And one day they won&#8217;t be so small.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any local sneaker events near you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wanting to get more involved in the sneaker community, it&#8217;s a great place to start and be a part of. I think it&#8217;s important as members of a community we support one another&#8217;s growing pillars, especially locally.<\/p>\n<p>Peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>words + photos by @MrsTeriyaki Everything in life started off small at one\u00a0point, and that&#8217;s no different with sneaker events.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":328310,"featured_media":591311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Smaller Sneaker Events Are So Important | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Why Smaller Sneaker Events Are So Important shoes. 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