Over the past two decades, there has been a major increase in research into the effects of
the arts on health and well-being, alongside developments in practice and policy activities in …

Executive summary Festivals are at the heart of British music and at the heart of the British
music industry. They form an essential part of the worlds of rock, classical, folk and jazz …

Mega-events can have different types of effects, both tangible and intangible, for host cities
or countries. For the case of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Baku, Azerbaijan …

Local festivals may leverage local specialties and various historical, cultural, and artistic
resources throughout their respective regions to attract tourists, inducing positive economic …

In this paper we show how the investment in cultural events may encourage the building of
social capital and foster the development of local communities. We rely on a case study we …

Purpose Festivals are becoming a growing commodity for countries keen to increase their
portfolio of tourist attractions. The benefits experienced by the local community and the …

The importance of cultural events for attracting tourism has often been posited in research,
but rarely tested in relation to non-cultural activities. This paper investigates the association …

In addition to positive externalities, hallmark events can generate negative social and
environmental effects, giving rise to significant sustainability issues. Thus, sustainability is …

In the past few years, the concept of resilience has captured the attention of academics,
politicians and public opinion and has been identified as the source of recovery policies of …

Festivals have always been part of city life, but their relationship with their host cities has
continually changed. With the rise of industrialization, they were largely considered …