Guests exploring a downtown activation on their phones

For brands, sponsors, venues, and districts

Activations people play, not just attend.

Digital and physical immersive experiences built around a single moment. Guests unlock challenges, collect stamps at participating venues, and share the moments worth sharing. Every tap and check-in is captured, so you leave with proof instead of a crowd estimate.

How an activation runs

One build. One weekend. Data that outlives it.

01

We build the story

Custom narrative, content, and design shaped around your brand or your event. Multi-track support means an adult experience and a family-friendly one can run side by side.

02

Guests play the map

Quest-style challenges, check-ins collected at participating venues, and unlockable moments guests want to share. No app store friction, no printed trail card to lose.

03

Staff redeem in seconds

Simple redemption tooling for venue and event staff, plus coordination and training so the front line is never guessing.

04

You keep the data

Finish the event with a live dashboard: who came, where they went, how long they stayed, which businesses converted, and a first-party opt-in guest list you own.

What is included

Everything the moment needs.

  • Full custom build: story, content, and design for your brand
  • Multi-track support, for example an adult and a family-friendly experience
  • Staff redemption tooling and training
  • Engagement dashboard: who came, what they completed, where they converted
  • Email capture and opt-in collection, handed to you at the end of the event
  • Coordination with venue, event staff, and participating businesses
  • Optional physical kit: A-frames, table tents, redemption cards, staff kits
Staff scanning a guest's phone at an activation welcome table with A-frame signage and redemption cards

Try it yourself

A working demo, on the guest's phone.

This is Light the Lanterns, a six stop Local Quest through downtown San Pedro. Guests find each spot, hear the story in the same narration voice used on our guided tours, use a hint when they are stuck, and light a lantern. Six lanterns finishes the quest and unlocks the reward.

  • Photo and hint for every stop, so no one gets lost
  • AI narration that tells the local story out loud
  • Gamified progress: collect all six lanterns to complete the quest
  • Finish screen that drives redemption at a participating business
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Warner Grand Theatre on a sunny day in downtown San Pedro
San Pedro, CA

Local quest

Light the Lanterns

Six stops in the downtown core, about a half mile on foot. Find each one, listen and light your lantern.

Narrated by AI.

What it looks like

Built for the guest, wherever they are.

A child finds a costumed mascot on a downtown street while a parent photographs the moment on a phone

Find it, capture it, unlock it

Families hunt for characters, murals, and hidden markers. A photo or a scan logs the find and unlocks the next clue, so kids stay in it and parents keep walking the district.

Guests scanning a QR code at a welcome table during a resort property activation at golden hour

On property at a resort

A hotel, club, or resort runs the experience across its own grounds and neighboring businesses. Guests scan in at the welcome table and the property keeps every opt-in.

Guests exploring a downtown activation on their phones, checking in at venues along the quest

Across the whole district

Check-ins at participating independents turn a festival weekend into measured foot traffic, redemptions, and a first-party guest list.

Who it is for

Two ways to activate.

Brands & sponsors

A stand-alone custom build with no subscription behind it. Own the experience, own the guest list, reuse it at the next event. Venues and event producers are handled as an add-on to this build, so a festival, seasonal series, or marquee weekend becomes a measurable experience instead of a headcount guess.

Districts & destinations

Already on an Ashore Local subscription? Activations are priced by guest count and include the in-app experience, content, artwork, and business coordination.

Have a date on the calendar?

Bring us the event, the venue, or the sponsorship. We will scope the build, the tracks, and the physical footprint, then hand you the guest list when it is over.