Everything You
Need to Host a
Concert
everything You Need to Host a Concert
Why Host A Concert with The Garms Family?
People are discouraged by hard things they’re facing in life. They need to know they can find hope, comfort, and salvation in Jesus Christ. Through their Nights of Encouragement, The Garms Family is able to uplift audiences with meaningful songs, God's Word, and a lot of family love. As a concert host, you can be a big part of making an eternal impact.
Booking FAQs
Got Questions?
In order to not burden churches, The Garms Family is willing to come on a freewill offering and reasonable set amount to help cover expenses. We also work with flat fees.
What do you charge?
The Garms Family sings at churches, conventions, and events as a stand-alone concert or featured artist! Our musical presentation doesn’t fit most special occasions: weddings, birthdays, anniversary parties, teas, and fundraisers. We also limit worship services.
Where do you sing?
We've chosen to not fulfill requests for outdoor events, due to variables ranging from distracted audiences to unpredictable weather. Except for a few outdoor festivals we perform at annually, we have to pass on outdoor events. It’s our desire to effectively share our music and message— and be a good match for your event! (Maybe consider hosting the concert indoors?!)
Our Event is outdoors. Will you come?
Yes! Our calling is to uplift people with real music, honest stories, and God’s Word. We select songs to fit that goal. We throw in an instrumental or two, but the lyrics of our songs—whether written by us or someone else—point to Jesus Christ and how people can find all they need in Him.
Do you sing only Gospel songs?
What kind of space do you need?
The ideal space to fit all eight of us, nearly 20 instruments, and lots of sound equipment is around 14′ x 25’. A large, one-level stage is best!
We bring our own equipment, including sound board, microphones, monitors, speakers, cords, stands, and instruments. For power, we need a single plug-in near the stage. We hook into a church’s speaker system only if the room requires more amplification than we have available.
Do you need sound equipment?
We appreciate offers of housing! But Bertie, our 45-foot tour bus, (usually!) does the job with sleeping for all of us, kitchen amenities, and a bathroom. It’s also where we feel most comfortable. Sometimes a church or event center has a 50amp plugin, which is helpful to give the bus generator a break.
Should we provide housing for your family?
Oh, yes! That’s sweet of you! We love to eat (you can’t tell by looking at Sam) and are blessed when people provide food for us. Sit-down meals usually don’t work either before or after a concert. So if you’re willing to prepare a to-go meal, we’d be very thankful! (Two in our family are gluten-intolerant and can’t eat wheat. If you’d consider that in your meal preparation, we'd be doubly thankful.)
Can we make a meal?
Thank you!
We're excited to see what you have in mind, and we'll try to respond as soon as possible. (Though life on the road makes email correspondence a little hard to manage!) If you need to let us know about a time sensitive matter, message us on Facebook— we'll see it faster!
Your message is on its way to our inbox.
Posters and Photos
High-Resolution Photos
Hang posters around town, put a slide on your church's screen, and share photos on social media! Download the files by clicking the picture and saving the files to your computer.
Promote your Concert
Announcement Slide
Christmas announcement Slide
High-Resolution Christmas Photos
Come for the music. Leave feeling like family! On [Date] at [Time], The Garms Family will appear in concert at [Venue + Location]. All are welcome.
For nearly two decades, The Garms Family has been doing what few groups can: creating highly-entertaining Christian concerts that leave audiences feeling like family. Known for musical excellence and genuine warmth, the Wisconsin-rooted band believes music combined with God's Word changes lives. Their Nights of Encouragement Tour is packed with great music, family banter, honest stories, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Made up of parents David and Kris Garms and their sons and daughters—Ben, Taylor, Leesha, Sam, Jayme, and Caleb—the family band's teamwork is captivating. Hymn sings in the living room exploded into a full-time touring ministry, featuring over a dozen recordings and a dynamic acoustic sound that blends Southern Gospel, bluegrass, and inspirational styles. They stage meaningful songs with tight harmonies and a wide variety of instruments, resulting in a seamless and engaging concert experience audiences often describe as “Branson, but better.”
When not on the road, the family lives in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, where they're renovating a former school into The Gospel Gym, a concert hall and recording space. The Garms Family loves each other and the people God brings to their concerts— making every concert more than a performance, but a memorable night of encouragement.
Learn more at www.thegarmsfamily.com or connect with the family on social media.
It’s “A Night of Comfort and Joy” with The Garms Family— the concert your heart is needing this Christmas!
On [Date] at [Time], The Garms Family will bring "A Night of Comfort and Joy" to the area at [Venue + Location]. A captivating experience that brings together music, good family cheer, and the wonder of the season.
Touring together since 2008, the Wisconsin-rooted family band—David and Kris Garms with their sons and daughters—fills the night with magnificent instrumentals like “I Saw Three Ships,” breathtaking a cappella harmonies, beloved carols, and meaningful originals like “Come Home to Jesus” and “Thank You for Christmas.” There’s a musical moment for everyone to enjoy.
Bring the family, gather your friends, or simply come to be inspired. This Christ-centered concert will be the highlight of your Christmas!
Curious to know more? Visit www.thegarmsfamily.com or connect with the family on social media.
Press Releases
Tell your church
Some churches announce a concert once… then forget about inviting their own congregation ever again! Hang posters on your doors, make a sign, post on the church’s Facebook multiple times, get it in your calendar, newsletter, and bulletin. Announce it at every service. You can never tell people enough!
Send announcements to every free area publication
Search for activities calendars, city event postings, Christian schools, newspapers, radio and TV stations… invite the community and surrounding areas!
Deliver posters in-person to area churches
Whew, sounds like a lot, right? But some of the most well-attended concerts are when the promoter personally visits churches and asks them to hang a poster and give an announcement! Pick a radius, print posters and an announcement to distribute, then stop at every open church. Ask the secretary or pastor if they’d hang up the poster, add the event to their calendar and bulletins, and announce in their services. Tell them how you think "A Night of Encouragement" would benefit people in their congregation. You could also make calls or email to ask if you could send a poster… but we’ve found a personal interaction is harder to turn down!
Hang posters in every public place you can think of
Restaurants, gas stations, thrift stores, libraries, book stores, and grocery stores usually have bulletin boards or window space for community events and offers. Just ask if you aren’t certain!
Submit an article to the paper
Use our press release as a framework. Don’t be afraid to add a personal quote about the event, what you’re excited about and (if you’ve attended one before) how our concerts have uplifted or inspired you! We have high-resolution pictures you can download from our booking page and email to editors.
Create Facebook events and posts
If you’re on social media, get the word out! Create an event. Post pictures and reminders. Personally invite people you know would enjoy or could use the concert! Tell them why you think they’d love it.
Enlist volunteers
Here’s one of our favorite tips! The most successful concerts we’ve seen are when a team of volunteers get involved! It creates excitement and ownership for the event in your congregation. And it heightens the experience for attendees and makes them feel welcome. Station people at the main entrance to greet and give directions. Enlist friendly volunteers as door greeters. Perhaps have a few stationed as ushers inside the sanctuary/auditorium. If your parking lot is a bit complicated, round up a team to coordinate parking and escort attendees. Ask your pastor to open and close the concert in prayer.
Put the concert on a sign
Does your church or venue have an outdoor sign? Get the concert on there! Don’t miss that free advertisement! Display who, what, and when!
Invite people, personally
Word of mouth is still the best promotion. A personal invitation goes a long way. Invite your friends, family, coworkers, the cashier at the grocery store, the janitor at school— anyone and everyone. Be brave. You don’t how God could use you and "A Night of Encouragement" to affect their lives.
— this is a great tip!
Thank you for hosting "A Night of Encouragement" for your church or community! Here are solid tips to help you promote…