Resources
We have provided some resources that will be of benefit to festival and event organisers. There is a series of videos and webinars, a selection of useful documents and links to sites with further resources and research materials.
Videos
We have brought together a number of videos on our YouTube channel that will be of interest to festival and event managers. It includes a TedTalk on the Arts Festival Revolution, a digital marketing for festivals webinar, a health and safety webinar, interviews with key festival leaders and tips for getting and keeping event sponsors.
Documents
Here are some documents that we think you might find useful and interesting.
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Music Tourism's Contribution to the UK Economy | |
A Ten Year Strategy to Sustain the Success of Edinburgh's Festivals | |
Environmental Impact Report and Vision for the UK Festival Industry | |
The Impact of British Music Festivals | |
Inclusive and Accessible Events | |
Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak | |
Eventeamwork - Volunteering Blog | |
Code of practice for running safer music festivals and events | |
VisitScotland - Event Management Guide | |
Deveopment Beyond Fundraising | |
Making Digital Work - Digital Toolkit for Arts and Culture | |
Hay Festival Branding Guidelines | |
How and Why we Rebranded our Festival | |
Music Festval Branding - The Evolution of Glastonbury | |
What Does it Really Mean to Brand a Festival | |
Researching Audiences at Outdoor Events and Festivals | |
Media Impact – Volume of Covergae | |
Edinburgh Festivals - The Network Effect | |
Estimating the economic impacts of festivals and events : a research guide | |
Why cities should stop building museums and focus on festivals |
Links
Here are some links to find more research material of interest to festival and event managers.
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Society for European Festivals Research | |
Event Training Australia - Resources | |
Association of Fundraising Professionals – Research | |
European Capitals of Culture | |
The Conversation | |
Film Festival Research Network | |
Journal of Festive Studies | |
Hill Strategies | |
Baker Richards | |
AEA Consulting | |
European Festivals Association |