PART I: INVESTIGATING MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHIES, IDEAS, AND PRINCIPLES IN THE CONTEXT OF FESTIVALS, EVENTS, AND COMMUNITIES1. An Introduction to Planning, design, and management of community festivals and events; Allan Jepson & Alan Clarke2. Rising to the Challenge of Sustainable Community Events by the Community, For the Community; James Bostock, Richard Cooper & Gareth Roberts 3. Co-creating Places through Events. The Case of a Tourism Community Event in Finnish Lapland; Minni Haanpaa, Jose-Carlos Garcia-Rosell, & Seija Tuulentie 4. The motivations of event volunteers at local events; David Lamb & Alfred Ogle 5. Museum events as a tool for community and organisational development; Valery Gordin & Mariya Dedova 6. The 'Performance of an Easter festival on an island community: Bringing communities together or entertaining tourists?; Nigel Morpeth 7. Community Development through Public Art Event in Ratchaburi, Thailand; Sompong Amnuay-ngerntra 8. Understanding Stakeholder Status and Legitimate Power Exertion within Community Sport Events: A Case Study of the Christchurch (New Zealand) City to Surf; Rachel J. Batty 9. Events: cause or consequence of community involvement; Egbert van der Zee & Pepijn OldersPART II: PLANNING AND MANAGING THE IMPACTS OF FESTIVALS, EVENTS, AND COMMUNITIES10. The rediscovery of an ancient community event in a language minority village: the case of Bova (Italy); Sonia Ferrari & Pasquale Faenza 11. Indulgence feasts: manifestation of religious and communal identity; Darius Liutikas 12. Developing a Community Festival Amidst Civil Unrest; Adrian Devine, Frances Devine, & Clare Carruthers13. Community Food Festivals and Events In The South West Of England, UK; Paul Cleave 14. Creating Joy Association: A Social Imperative; Neil Cameron & Steve Brown 15. Girona and its culinary events; Silvia Aulet and Joaquim Majo16. Conclusions and future research agenda's in managing and developing communities, festivals, and events; Allan Jepson & Alan Clarke
The different stages of a festival's evolution provide a plethora of opportunities for us to better understand our culture, the relationships we build, what we value in our culture and our communities, and how we socialize and interact with one another.