RTB Guide To BreyerFest- Virtual

 The Virtual Event

The BreyerFest First Timer's virtual event Guide can be found here: https://www.breyerhorses.com/pages/2023-breyerfest-virtual-first-timers-guide

What To Expect

There is much more to the virtual event than meets the eye. Many people brush off this part of the event as not as fun as in person or that there is not much to experience at all. However, that is simply not the case! In addition to what everything Breyer has to offer that will be posted here, Road To BreyerFest offers a virtual Room Sale through the RTB Sale and Trade Group for those that are still wanting to sell their models or trade them. I also make MANY posts all BreyerFest weekend long and do my best to make videos and I am hoping to get a small microphone to interview the horses this year! Let’s get into what Breyer will offer!

First, you will need to purchase one of the two ticket types to attend the virtual aspect of BreyerFest. The in person tickets do offer the virtual content as well, however if you cannot find a pick up person or you are unable to make the trip, the virtual ticket options will allow your Event Models to be sent to your location. These ticket types are well explained in the Guides of Road To BreyerFest. But, let’s dive into what to expect during BreyerFest weekend, that is totally why you are here.

Once BreyerFest weekend rolls around, you will need to log into the Breyer account that purchased the BreyerFest Tickets. You will notice that there is a banner that says Enter BreyerFest. Once you click that banner, you will be taken to the virtual content.

The BreyerFest homepage will be divided into a lot of different sections ranging from the Live Broadcast to Workshops and more! You are able to click on the pictures and it will take you to the page associated with those tabs.

The Live Broadcast offers a commentary from Kimber Goodwin. You will be seeing interviews with the Guest horse owners, BreyerFest Guest speakers, BreyerFest fans, and more.

You will be able to see all of the Equine Demonstrations from the Covered Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park. Be warned! Horses do not follow times and some times, things can be delayed or changed from the program. If you miss something, this is usually available on demand after it is finished streaming for the day.

You will be able to view the Celebration of Horses Evening Performance starting on Friday, July 14th at 6:30 PM EDT. This one of a kind show is a great thing to experience and watch, no matter where you are in the world. The artistry and expression of the horse will almost bring tears to your eyes.

There is a BreyerFest Seminar series that is free to watch and covers the topics or real horses and model horses!

Plus there will be check ins all around the Kentucky Horse Park.

There will be pre-recorded content that will be available to Online Traditional Access Ticket holders. These are workshop like videos that are free to watch. However, you will need to purchase your own supplies. When the supplies are posted on the website, they will be added to the Guides in the group so that you are able to see them, click links where you can find the harder to find items, and more. In addition to these workshops, any guest performers or entertainers that are unable to make it to the in person event will provide video content to view during BreyerFest weekend.

There are Model Horse Shows available to VIP, All Access, and Online Traditional Access Ticket Holders. These shows are as follows: Breyer Boot Camp, Breakables Live, and the Resin Futurity. There will be much more information posted about these Shows before the event.

The Online Diorama Contest is available to VIP, All Access, and Online Traditional Access Ticket Holders. Please make sure to read all of the rules and regulations regarding this contest as there are restrictions.

Special Runs

Online Traditional Access Ticket Holders will be using the Special Run Preference List, that will be released in Spring, in order to rank the Special Runs that are available to them. If you purchase your ticket after the Spring cut off date, you will be randomly assigned a Special Run per ticket on your account to purchase during the event.

Each Online Traditional Access Ticket is able to purchase one Special Run. You are not limited in how many tickets that you are able to purchase.

You will not know which model or models were selected for your account until the event in July.

Limited Editions

All Ticket Holders, both in person and virtual, are able to purchase Limited Editions from the BreyerFest Store on the Breyer website during BreyerFest weekend. There will be two Online Only Limited Editions there as well- one traditional sized model and one stablemate sized model.

Other Activities during BreyerFest

BreyerFest 5K

You will be able to participate virtually in the BreyerFest 5K during BreyerFest weekend. Registration will take place after BreyerFest Tickets go on sale- There will be a link posted in the Pinned Post in the Featured Section here in the Road To BreyerFest group.

BreyerFest Live Auctions

Saturday at 5:30 PM EDT during BreyerFest weekend, the Live Auction will take place. Virtual Ticket Holders are able to participate as well as in person ticket holders. More information will be released about this event later in the year.

Celebration of Horses Evening Performance

Produced by Sylvia Zerbini, this exciting equine performance is not one to be missed. It will be live streamed on Friday evening during BreyerFest in real time with the in person event and then will be available for viewing on demand all weekend long. This is included with each BreyerFest Ticket.

That is pretty much all, but you NEVER know what Breyer will add! There will be so many things to click on and things to do that you will not miss out on anything. Many of the BreyerFest Live Streams will be posted for on demand viewing after they have finished airing for the day, so if you missed them, you should be able to go back and see them. Last year, there were some hiccups with the Seminars and the Workshops, but they were fixed and available all weekend long, I do believe.

What will Road To BreyerFest do for the virtual attendees? I have to say that I always do my best to bring you so many photos that you will likely scream at me to stop posting. I try to take videos and upload them as soon as they are finished so that I can take more photos and videos. While going live is hard to do at the Kentucky Horse Park and the Clarion, this year, I have plans to record short interviews with the guest horses and place them on the group and my Tiktok account, maybe the Youtube channel.

This year, RTB is not offering a Diorama contest as we normally. However, I am considering other things to offer in its place.