This chapter introduces two annual outdoor festivals in England, UK that operate under the Miscellaneous Provision Act of 1982. One of the many purposes of this act is to cover licenced entertainment with singing or dancing, prerecorded or live music. The chapter outlines the significant importance ...

Many music festivals fail because the experiences offered do not ensure relevance and meaning to the attendee. Engagement with new and virtual landscapes and with the enhanced sensory feelings and imaginations that technologies can offer may alleviate this. Utilizing a futures frame, this...

In parallel with the growth and popularity of food tourism, the increase in food-specific events and festivals has been significant. Events have become an important element of the experience economy; often their economic and social benefits have been related to improvements in the quality of life...

This book offers practical applications, models and illustrations of the event management operation in the cultural tourism and arts industries. It consists of 25 chapters organized into 5 parts under the following headings: (a) festivals, events and the cultural experience; (b) managing the arts,...

This chapter explains the process of revenue management (RM) and explores its potential application within festival and event venues. It is concluded that for RM to work in festival and event venues, the focus must be on a ticket and reservation system, in order that the right decisions can be made ...

This chapter draws on a number of models to animate the need for a visitor manager at festivals and events to balance the requirements of demand forecasting and managing capacity with appropriate levels of service quality and cost.

An overview is presented of event management practice applicable to festivals and cultural events. A performance management model is borrowed as a framework for the systematic identification and deconstruction of four major stages of event development, namely: decision; detailed planning;...

This chapter discusses the results of a research that investigated the attitudes of visitors and residents to the economic, sociocultural, political, and environmental impacts of the 2001 Sidmouth International Festival in Devon, South West England, UK. A questionnaire survey of festival visitors...

This chapter introduces the importance of budgeting within event organizations and provides a general overview of the financial management process. It outlines the most important elements of the budgeting process, particularly the flexible budget and cash budget system for the success of events. It ...

This chapter introduces and defines art, culture and leisure. It examines the development of these concepts, particularly in relation to the cultural economy and evolution of festivals and events. The issue of government involvement in arts, culture and leisure is explored. A case study examining...