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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
http://www.ukmusic.org/assets/general/WYWH_METHODOLOGY2015.pdf
A Ten Year Strategy to Sustain the Success of Edinburgh's Festivals
https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/assets/000/000/823/TH_2_0_-_full_report_original.pdf?1432048731
Environmental Impact Report and Vision for the UK Festival Industry
http://www.powerful-thinking.org.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/TheShowMustGoOnReport_LR.pdf
The Impact of British Music Festivals
https://ahrc.ukri.org/documents/project-reports-and-reviews/connected-communities/impact-of-music-festivals/
Inclusive and Accessible Events
https://www.visitscotland.org/binaries/content/assets/dot-org/pdf/marketing-materials/accessible-events.pdf
Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak
https://www.who.int/publications-detail/key-planning-recommendations-for-mass-gatherings-in-the-context-of-the-current-covid-19-outbreak
Eventeamwork - Volunteering Blog
https://eventeamwork.com.au/blog/
Code of practice for running safer music festivals and events
https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/Api/downloadmedia/%7B672393DE-E7DB-4118-8C9F-7BD1D5F045DB%7D
VisitScotland - Event Management Guide
https://www.visitscotland.org/events/advice-materials/management-guide
Deveopment Beyond Fundraising
https://artsbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ArtsBC_Insights_DevelopmentBeyondFundraising.pdf
Making Digital Work - Digital Toolkit for Arts and Culture
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/publication/making-digital-work-toolkit
Hay Festival Branding Guidelines
http://www.hayfestival.com/downloads/branding/HayFestivalBrandingGuidelines.pdf
How and Why we Rebranded our Festival
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-why-we-rebranded-our-festival-nathan-alemany/
Music Festval Branding - The Evolution of Glastonbury
https://www.clicky.co.uk/blog/music-festival-branding-the-evolution-of-glastonbury/
What Does it Really Mean to Brand a Festival
https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/what-does-it-really-mean-to-brand-a-festival/
Researching Audiences at Outdoor Events and Festivals
https://culturehive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/BL_Researching-audiences-at-outdoor-events-and-festivals.pdf
Media Impact – Volume of Covergae
https://www.eventimpacts.com/impact-types/media/content/volume-of-coverage
Edinburgh Festivals - The Network Effect
https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/assets/000/003/791/The_Network_Effect__July_2018__original.pdf?1531301203
Estimating the economic impacts of festivals and events : a research guide
https://sustain.pata.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Mules_EcoImpactsFestivals_v6.pdf
Why cities should stop building museums and focus on festivals
https://theconversation.com/why-cities-should-stop-building-museums-and-focus-on-festivals-57333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/festivals/
Event Training Australia - Resources
https://www.eventtrainingaustralia.com.au/event-management-planning-resources/
Association of Fundraising Professionals – Research
https://afpglobal.org/research-reports
European Capitals of Culture

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/actions/capitals-culture_en
The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/festivals-10964
Film Festival Research Network
http://www.filmfestivalresearch.org/
Journal of Festive Studies
https://journals.h-net.org/jfs
Hill Strategies
https://hillstrategies.com/arts-research/
Baker Richards
https://www.baker-richards.com/insights/
AEA Consulting
https://aeaconsulting.com/insights
European Festivals Association
https://www.efa-aef.eu/en/initiatives/knowledge-center/

 

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