International Journal of Event and Festival Management: Volume 10 Issue 2

Segmentation in intangible heritage of humanity (ICH) events: the Oruro Carnival

Jesús Claudio Pérez-Gálvez, Gema Gomez-Casero, Juan Choque Tito, Carol Angélica Jara Alba

The purpose of this paper is to characterize the international tourists who visit a cultural event, such as the Oruro Carnival (Bolivia), that is catalogued as Intangible Cultural…

The impact of extreme weather on mass-participation sporting events: The case of the Cape Town Cycle Tour

Julia Kathryn Giddy

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of extreme weather on tourism events through the perceptions of participants, using the case of the 2017 Cape Town Cycle…

Expectations and service quality: perceived performance at low-season events

Marta Meleddu, Giuseppe Melis, Manuela Pulina, Sandra Zapata-Aguirre

Events play a strategic role to attract tourist flows especially during the low season. The purpose of this paper is to explore the gap between consumers’ expectations and actual…

Cannabis festivals and their attendees in four European cities with different national cannabis policies

Kostas Skliamis, Dirk J. Korf

The purpose of this paper is to: describe and contextualize the aims and distinctive and common characteristics of cannabis festivals in countries with different cannabis…

The role of cultural difference and travel motivation in event participation: A cross-cultural perspective

Nanxi Yan, Elizabeth Halpenny

Using a cross-cultural perspective, the purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of cultural difference and travel motivation on event participation and how cultural…

Changing management strategies of a government-hosted festival: The case of Hi Seoul Festival, South Korea

B. Shine Cho, Juye Lee, Wonkang Lee, Hyosang Min

The purpose of this paper is to examine the management strategy changes of a government-hosted festival from the government’s perspective based on Ansell and Gash’s (2008…

Festival loyalty to a South African literary arts festival: action speaks louder than words!

Martinette Kruger

The purpose of this paper is to fill the gap in the literature by focusing on the profile and loyalty of visitors to a literary arts festival in South Africa. In addition, this…