Outputs (126)

We can make festivals fit for the climate change fight (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
Kerr, G., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). We can make festivals fit for the climate change fight. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman

As world leaders gather for COP27 in Egypt to discuss how we keep temperature rises below catastrophic levels, people may well be thinking about how they can do their bit at home and in their work. For those who put on festivals, by their nature draw... Read More about We can make festivals fit for the climate change fight.

Audience Development and Communications for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Audience Development and Communications for Festivals. [Course module]

Audience development and communications are vital in modern-day festival management. Audience development is also about retaining interest from existing audiences and growing new audiences. This toolkit is an overview on how you can strengthen your a... Read More about Audience Development and Communications for Festivals.

Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals. [Course module]

To compete and succeed in any venture in the modern world, it takes thinking outside the box and strategising your actions. Artistic flair and curation strategies are what makes festivals stand out as both invigorating and memorable experiences. This... Read More about Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals.

Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals. [Course module]

Good financial management is extremely important when starting a festival. The ability to manage your festival’s funds, plan your budget, manage risk and be resilient is fundamental to succeed and sustain your festival into the future. This toolkit i... Read More about Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals.

Business Planning & Governance for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Business Planning & Governance for Festivals. [Course module]

Festival planning is not like day-to-day business in an office! Imagine an umbrella shared by several people: that’s how a festival works! Festivals are a collaboration of different organisations, people and enterprises working cohesively on the same... Read More about Business Planning & Governance for Festivals.

The sustainable festival city and local communities: Engaging secondary stakeholders through placemaking (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Leask, A. (2024, June). The sustainable festival city and local communities: Engaging secondary stakeholders through placemaking. Paper presented at ATLAS Annual Conference 2024 Leisure & Tourism 2030: Navigating the Future, Breda, Netherlands

We will present initial findings from our research which considers how Edinburgh’s (UK) festivals and tourism sectors can deliver sustainable community engagement. Our study applies co-designed participative action research (PAR) (Goebel et al., 2020... Read More about The sustainable festival city and local communities: Engaging secondary stakeholders through placemaking.