Stand In for Race Medical
We are not your event's medical team. Anyone with signs of heat illness, collapse, or injury goes to the event's medical staff or 911. We set up alongside your medical plan.
Bring Us to the Party
Or the race, the expo, the convention, or the wedding. We can show up with a couple of chairs and a sign, or we can take over a whole room and cater it. Either way, the people running it are registered nurses.
Where We Show Up
If People Are Tired, We've Probably Been There
Race Weekends
Marathons, halves, bridge runs, triathlons. Runners book at the expo and spend the afternoon after the race in a recliner.
Run Clubs
Same crew, same day, every week. We set up where the club already ends up: the coffee shop after the long run, or the brewery after the Thursday social run.
Expos and Trade Shows
Everybody else on the floor has a table of brochures and a fishbowl for business cards. You would have a lounge with a line.
Conventions and Conferences
Three days of panels, badges, and dinners that run late. A lounge in the host hotel means nobody has to leave the building to get one.
Festival Weekends
CMA Fest in Nashville. SXSW and ACL in Austin. We come to wherever your group is staying, so day two starts on the couch with a drip.
The Ones Nobody Thinks Of
Film and music video sets. Green rooms and tour buses. Golf outings after the last hole. Company retreats, hackathons, and the fantasy draft weekend that got out of hand.
What We Can Build
From a Pop-Up to a Catered Lounge
Pick the size that fits the event. We scope every one with you and quote it up front, including any travel or after-hours fees, so nothing shows up later.
The Pop-Up
Run clubs, meetups, office days
- A few chairs, a nurse team, and a sign people can scan to book
- Your members or attendees get a discount on their drip
- Fits a brewery patio, a gym floor, or a 10 by 10
01The easy yes
The Drip Bar
Expos and conventions
- A backlit bar up front with the menu on the wall
- Recliners behind it, with privacy panels between every chair
- Your brand or your sponsor's on the bar, the chairs, and the bags
02The booth
The Catered Lounge
Race weekends, festivals, VIP and wedding suites
- A hotel suite, VIP area, or cabana row, set up start to finish
- Recliners, low light, blankets, chargers, and a catered spread
- Breakfast, coffee, and electrolyte drinks. No alcohol in the lounge, ever.
03The takeover
And if you have a crazier idea, pitch it. A sponsor who picks up the tab for the first fifty guests. A morning-after lounge for every badge holder at the conference. A rehydration tent at the post-race party, set up next to the race's own medical team. Tell us what you're picturing and we'll tell you, honestly, what it takes.
Weddings
For the Wedding Party, and Everyone Who Flew In
A wedding is a three-day event wearing a one-day name. We have a spot in most of it.
- The getting-ready suite. Hair and makeup take hours anyway. The bride, the groom, and the wedding party can each sit with a drip while it happens, then go straight to photos.
- The weekend before it. The bachelorette, the bachelor party, the welcome party, and the rehearsal dinner that went long. We come to the rental or the hotel the next morning.
- The morning after. A lounge at the hotel where your room block is, timed to the farewell brunch. Your guests still make their flights.
Planners, we work around your timeline. We set up early, stay out of the photos, and pack up before anyone notices we were there.
Who Gets a Drip
Everyone Gets Checked. Not Everyone Qualifies.
An IV is a medical treatment, even at a party. So before anyone sits down, they get cleared, and that part doesn't change no matter how big the event is. That goes for a pop-up on a brewery patio and a catered lounge for a whole conference. The guests who qualify get the drip. The ones who don't get a straight answer and a glass of water.
- A good faith exam where the law asks for one. In Texas and South Carolina, every guest needs a current exam from a licensed provider before their drip, usually a short telehealth visit. For events, we build that time into the schedule.
- A nurse's screening at the chair. Every guest, in every state, is assessed by a registered nurse before anything goes in: health history, medications, and vitals. If the answer is no, the answer is no.
- Their answers stay with us. Health information goes to our clinical team only. Event organizers, sponsors, and planners never see who was screened, who qualified, or what anyone got.
- Booked time slots. A drip takes about an hour, so guests book a time. That also gives our clinical team room to screen everyone properly.
The Fine Print, in Plain English
What We Won't Do
Drip People Mid-Party
At events with drinking, the drip is for the next morning. Our nurses ask about recent alcohol, and some medications can't be given after drinking.
Promise Results
IV hydration supports normal hydration and nutrient levels. It doesn't cure a hangover, prevent cramps, or take time off anybody's marathon.
Where We Do Events
Nashville and Austin Now. Charleston Is Next.
Booking events
Nashville, Tennessee
CMA Fest week, the spring marathon, bachelorette season on Broadway, game days, and a convention calendar that never really stops.
Booking events
Austin, Texas
SXSW in March, ACL in the fall, race season, and a run club on what feels like every corner.
In development
Charleston, South Carolina
Not taking bookings yet. If you're planning a Charleston event, tell us now and we'll reach out when we open.
Charleston, When We Open
The Charleston Weekends We're Planning For
Charleston fits a lot of miles and a lot of pours into one year. Here's what we would build for each, once we're open. Every Charleston guest will need a good faith exam before their drip, so these will all run on booked slots.
10K · Late March
Cooper River Bridge Run
Tens of thousands of runners over the Ravenel Bridge. What we would build: a Catered Lounge at a Mt. Pleasant or downtown hotel for the afternoon after.
Half and 5K · Late January
Charleston Half Marathon
A flat downtown course in the coldest month of the year. What we would build: a Drip Bar at packet pickup, booking slots for race afternoon.
Full and half · Late in the year
Kiawah Island Marathon
A resort race where families stay for days. What we would build: a lounge at the resort with slots all afternoon.
Series · June to August
Charleston Sprint Triathlons
Summer races at James Island County Park, in real Lowcountry heat. What we would build: a Pop-Up for the club teams that race the whole series.
Pro tennis · Spring
Charleston Open
A week of pro tennis on Daniel Island, with suites and sponsors all week. What we would build: a sponsor-branded Drip Bar in a hospitality suite.
Festival · Early March
Charleston Wine + Food
Five days of tastings, dinners, and late nights. What we would build: a Catered Lounge at a host hotel that opens early, with slots guests book the night before.
Festival · Late winter
Lowcountry Oyster Festival
Oysters by the ton at Boone Hall, and drinks to match. What we would build: next-morning Pop-Ups at the rentals and hotels where groups are staying.
Festival · October
Charleston Beerfest
Dozens of breweries on the North Charleston riverfront. What we would build: a sign at the gate to book a slot for the next day, nothing on the day itself.
Arts festival · Late May to June
Spoleto Festival USA
Seventeen days of performances and the dinners around them. What we would build: a standing lounge for visiting artists, crews, and patrons.
Get on the Charleston ListCharleston weddings, too. If you're getting married there, get on the list.
Plan It With Us
Tell Us About the Event
The date, the city, roughly how many people, and the space you have. A real person writes back with an idea and a quote.
A Note on Claims and Names
IV hydration delivers fluids, electrolytes, and nutrients directly into the bloodstream, which supports normal hydration and normal nutrient levels. It is not a treatment or cure for any illness, hangover included. Every drip depends on a clinical assessment, and our nurses can decline to treat. Services are offered only in states where The Drip Lab is licensed to operate.
Event names on this page describe when people book us. The Drip Lab is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any event named here.