How To Create An Event Map

Let's imagine that you're the event organizer of the biggest meet-and-greet for the enormous fan base of the Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad universe. The Better Call Saul series has just ended, and fans from all over the United States and the rest of the world want to travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a chance to catch their favorite characters, see firsthand film locations, or fill the void while waiting for another television masterpiece. 

A lot is riding on your shoulders when creating an event of this magnitude. You need to make this the last hurrah to remember for these avid fans. Create a custom event map using an event site map creator for your out-of-town visitors' every want and need to make their time in Albuquerque memorable.

Organize your interactive map with where to stay, where to eat, fun things to do, famous sites to see, emergency information, and essential event locations. Here's a rundown of how to create an event map.

Where To Stay 

How to create a map for an event? First up, accommodations. Map out popular locations as well as hotels and highly-rated AirBnbs that are near the meet-and-greet location. There's a handful of choices for AirBnbs that were either used in filming or across shoot locations.

You can also include in your interactive map AirBnbs that allow you to book Airstream RVs in the desert. How fun would that be for the most die-hard fans? And, of course, there are inns and hotels galore as safe choices to lay their heads for the night.

Where To Eat

Fans would love to devour anything Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul, so be sure to include pins for Taco Cabeza, El Camino Dining Room, Loyola's Family Restaurant, Dog House, Los Pollos Hermanos (Twisters), Café Lush, Java Joe's, Vintage 423, and lastly, the Cinnabon inside Albuquerque's Cottonwood Mall.

No need to go to Omaha, Nebraska, to see where manager Gene Takavic, a.k.a Saul Goodman, worked in his post-Breaking Bad life. Remember to add fun trivia in the pin descriptions to refresh the fans' memories. 

Fun Things To Do

How to make your own event map? While your guests are in town for the event, they will likely have downtime when they want to explore the city.

Suppose they're extending their stay to take some vacation time. Map out some fun things to do in ABQ that only locals know about. Some items could be hikes, stores, views, or bars. 

There's Old Town Albuquerque, ABQ BioPark, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Sandia Peak Tramway, Paseo del Bosque Trail, Casa Rondena Winery, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Enable the fans to attach photos to the interactive map, write reviews, and share with those who can't make it to the event. 

Famous Sites To See

Okay, we all know about the Breaking Bad RV Tours, and no trip to ABQ will be complete without at least trying them once. 

But you might not know this: some Stranger Things scenes were also filmed in Albuquerque. You can initially hide and label the ST filming locations in your interactive map as a bonus or surprise for these TV buffs. When all the BB stuff is over, you can unhide and edit the interactive map in real-time and blow them away! They'll sing your praises for providing a thrilling, well-rounded meet-and-greet. 

In Case Of Emergency

Inform fans that in case of run-ins with drug kingpins or the Upside Down monsters and any other emergencies, there are points in the interactive map where they can go for help. Complete contact information and website links for the police or hospitals should be in the pin descriptions. 

Important Event Locations

Of course, if you're hosting a meet-and-greet, the most critical map points are where you'll meet the actors and the other fans. Perhaps it could take place in Duke City Sports Bar - a bar and grill where Saul's shady office used to be. However, don't expect to see the giant constitutional walls and inflatable Statue of Liberty - they've since been torn down. 

Now, as an event organizer, this won't be your last occasion. Below are more events and locations to include in your ever-reliable interactive map.

Weddings

The Big Four are rehearsals, ceremony, reception, and after-party locations. Fall in love with this wine country interactive wedding map.

Conferences

Highlight meetings, speaking events, vendor halls, receptions, dinner, and registration locations. Drool over this Tastemaker Conference map.

Festivals

Be sure not to leave out stage locations and venues, food and drink locations, registration booths, and vendor tents in your festival map maker or festival map creator. The South Beach Food & Wine Fest Event even included where to find master classes in their interactive map.