International Journal of Event and Festival Management: Volume 11 Issue 2

Understanding the determinants of festival attendee spending: the role of cultural capital

Andrea Báez-Montenegro, María Devesa

The purpose of this paper is to explore which factors determine visitor spending at a cultural festival, focusing particularly on cultural capital variables.

Rave and hardstyle festival attendance motivations: a case study of Defqon.1 weekend festival

Christina Muhs, Adesola Osinaike, Lorna Thomas

This paper explores the factors motivating people to attend the Dutch hardstyle festival, Defqon.1. This paper delivers new insights to festival attendance by including social and…

The role of stakeholders in shifting environmental practices of music festivals in British Columbia, Canada

Dominique Hazel, Courtney Mason

The purpose of this paper is to increase understandings of the complexity of stakeholder relationships and their impact on environmental practices in music festivals in Western…

Giving light to mega-event planning: residents' perceptions on total eclipse weekend

Carole B. Sox, Mary M. Sox, Jeffrey M. Campbell

Mega-events have been the topic of unprecedented consideration within recent research. Research on the residents' perspectives, however, is still in the infancy stage, yet a key…

Family event participation: building flourishing communities

Alison Stevens Booth, Fiona Mary Cameron

Family participation in community events and festivals is framed by certain conditions related to their ability to enhance their quality of life (QOL) and family flourishing. For…

Festivals’ social impacts and emotional solidarity

Nisan Yozukmaz, Serkan Bertan, Serap Alkaya

Interactions between local people and guests/visitors are the main elements of tourism experience. And local festivals, considered as a significant part of festival tourism, are…

Mediating role of perceived festival value in the relationship between experiences and satisfaction

Kübra Aşan, Kerem Kaptangil, Aysun Gargacı Kınay

The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of perceived festival value on the relationship between satisfaction and experiences in the context of a music…