Festival Participants Research Articles

Decisions on participation in music festivals: an exploratory research in Portugal

PurposeMusic festivals offer new opportunities for leisure and tourist experiences in Portugal. Some tourists and residents, the so-called festival goers, participate and come back to these events, whereas others, the non-goers, never participate and are not willing to do so. The aim of this research is to understand the decision to participate or not based on facilitators and constraints to participate or not in a music festival, dismantling residents and tourists' attitudes.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from 1,178 music festival goers and non-goers in Portugal. Content analysis was undertaken to depict the most important determinants of their decisions. Those determinants were categorized according to the three dimensions of factors of ecological systems theory, considering festival goers and non-goers as well as tourists and residents.FindingsThe results suggested that although constraints are not as often voiced as facilitators, both influence decisions that are expressed as delaying, postponing, avoiding or complying with others by participating in these events. Furthermore, the results suggested that the decision to participate or not depends on the social contexts of the festival goers or non-goers, and that these social contexts may invert their decision, be it by facilitating or constraining their participation.Research limitations/implicationsThis research is limited to festivals in Portugal and used a qualitative analysis that may be confirmed in other countries with quantitative methods. Nevertheless, this research opens paths to discuss facilitators and constraints through ecological system theory and gives insights into this industry.Practical implicationsThe results provide important insights for festival organizers to retain and build long-term relationships with festival goers. The results also provide insights into how to overcome the resistance which non-goers demonstrated.Social implicationsThis research offers an in-depth and insightful understanding of individuals' attitudes towards music festivals, allowing festival demand to be better understood. Furthermore, this research proves that attendance of music festivals is mostly a socially driven behaviour.Originality/valueBy eliciting facilitators and constraints of the decision to participate in music festivals, considering residents and tourists, festival goers and non-goers, this study provides a deeper understanding of the decision to participate, through a theoretical framework which is rarely applied in this field.

К вопросу о терминологических трудностях определения понятия авторского театра

By the logic of the language, any object of art has an author - albeit a collective one, as in folklore - and therefore, should be called an “author”. However, this does not really help in determining the exact place of a work of art in the system of art concepts and terms; but not every director manages to create an individual author's style. In Western theatre studies, at a linguistic level, the borrowing from cinema of such terms as “auteur theatre” and “the theatre of the director-auteur” is rather reflected. The concept of “auteur” turns out to be the most acceptable in describing a new type of director who actively adapts dramatic plays, intervenes in them and thus creates their own script based upon the other whilst developing their own unique style. Today new terms have appeared in theatre studies such as post-auteur and neo-auteur, which have not yet been investigated and are riddled with contradiction. The post-auteur theatre considers the work of the director-auteur, not as an expression of an individual genius, but rather as a meeting place, a point of assembly of his biography, intertext, context and specific historical situation. The post-auteur theatre puts the personality of the director-auteur in the background, putting in the first place the collective nature of the work to create a film or performance. The director exists today in another socio-cultural formation. That is why the concept of “neo-auteur theatre” (or cinema) that may become appropriate to describe a new approach to directing that is characteristic of the contemporary cultural situation. The neo-auteurism approach suggests that the director, in addition to the film or performance, creates a certain “added value”. Directors are fully involved in the advertising process to promote their performances on social networks, the media, participation in festivals, lecturing and other forms of public presentation and promotion. “Auteur” has become a marketing category, a label that is actively and not always deservedly assigned or distributed to directors. Anglo-American critics pay attention to such a sign of auteurship in the credits or on posters such as “film by” or “performance by”. This is a kind of trophy. In such a situation, auteurship turns out to be nothing more than a category of status in the hierarchy of social values, a purely external attribute of the “packaging” of a film or performance. However, it is important to consider the rise of a new type of director and to allow the rational identification of his or her conceptual activity; more often than not displayed in the work of such avant-garde directors as Edward Gordon Craig, Vsevolod Meyer-hold, Bertolt Brecht etc.

PROGRAMMING BY FUTURE TEACHER OF LABOR TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY OF PERSONAL PORTFOLIO FOR LIFE AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Introduction. Modern innovative in content and nature of Ukraine's educational system does not fully meet global trends in society and the labor market, which requires the formation of advanced educational policy to ensure the appropriate level of professional development of future teachers of labor education and technology. Purpose. Investigate the process of professional development of future teachers of labor training and technology in the process of independent work and reveal the features of programming his personal portfolio for life and professional prospects. Methods. The following methods were used for the research: study of methodical and scientific-pedagogical literature on the research topic; analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, study and generalization of advanced pedagogical experience. Results. It is investigated that the use of personal portfolio provides personal educational trajectory of professional development of future teachers of labor education and technology, stimulates independent student work, intensifies participation in higher education events, competitions, contests, conferences, charity fairs, exhibitions, festivals and others. The development of a personal portfolio by a future teacher of labor education and technology as a method of assessment and forecasting allows you to solve a number of personal (personal and professional) tasks and gradually and systematically build the prospect of their own formation and growth. Originality. In the article are covered the principles of application of portfolio technology; identifies the tasks of professional development of future teachers in the personal portfolio; the structure of the personal portfolio of future teachers of labor education and technology is presented. Conclusion. The results of the study, logical and systematic analysis of psychological and pedagogical, scientific and methodological literature, practice in the process of educational and professional activities in higher education institutions highlight the need for personal programming of personal portfolio by future teachers of labor training and technology for life and professional prospects. Also, the results of the study give grounds to assert that in the professional development of the future teacher is necessary – the formation of an active life position – the need for self-development and self-improvement. Shifting the emphasis of the educational process to self-educational activities necessitates the training of future teachers of labor education and technology adequate perception and understanding of their capabilities, the development of their reflective abilities.

Live and online music festivals in the COVID-19 era: analysis of motivational differences and value perceptions

Purpose – This research has three objectives: to identify whether there are motivational differences between attending live and online music festivals, to know whether these motivations vary according to the sociodemographic characteristics of the attendees, and to analyse the perceived value-satisfaction-behavioural intention chain for both types of festivals. Theoretical framework – We base our research on push and pull factor theory of motivations. We analyse push motivational factors behind participation in live and online music festivals. Push factors are psychological benefits that individuals perceive they will gain from attending events, such as entertainment, socialization and escape. Design/methodology/approach – We performed a quantitative study with 137 Spanish people who attended at least one live music festival and one online festival in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings – First, we found that the music and socialization are common motivations in both types of festivals, but escape and novelty appear only for live festivals, and excitement/entertainment only for online festivals. Second, the results confirmed that not only are there motivational differences based on demographic variables of the attendees, but there are also differences based on variables such as type of entry ticket purchased and companions. Third, this work shows that the perceived value-satisfaction relationship is stronger for online festivals than live festivals. Practical & social implications of research – Our results permit a better understanding of online festivals, which is vital for implementing strategies to ensure their future success. Originality/value – We analyse motivational differences between attending live and online music festivals, and we compare the perceived value-satisfactionbehavioural intention chain for both types of festivals. Keywords: Motivations, music festival, perceived value, satisfaction, COVID-19.

The Structural Changing Phases of Ifẹ̀ Festivals and Tradition Towards Economic Boost and Cultural Tourism

Festivals provide information on the origin of beliefs, historical antecedents, socio-cultural and socio-political desires, meant for bonding. The resultant effect of participation in festivals enables the participants to protect and sustain the festivals. However, our research informs that a number of the official festival activities with the tones of its referred sacredness in Ilé-Ifè, which ̣ is the domain of data collection and subject of our analysis, are being restructured in outlook and content to boost the economic survival of the people; and for cultural tourism. Tis essay seeks to interrogate these structural reforms, with the mind of identifying improved areas of the age-long tradition, the philosophy of the festival, and the economic value added. The apparatus of analysis shall premise on cultural semiotics and sociology of literature.

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on music festival attendees

AbstractAs festivals were cancelled or people were afraid of participating in mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the well-being effects of festival participation were missed. How can these missed hedonic, eudaimonic or social well-being impacts be described, and how has the prolonged absence of live music events and the cancellation of the festival summer influenced attitudes towards festivals? Research data comprised nearly 13,000 responses to the Finnish Festival Barometer 2020 at a time when all the large festivals had been cancelled. Clustering the COVID-19 related questions led to three segments named Covid-cautious, Music-driven and Experience-oriented. The findings indicate challenges for event organisers, particularly in terms of communality. The theoretical contribution of this study is in scrutinising the well-being effects of festival attendance at a time when festivals were banned. Thus, survey participants could say the factors they missed most, revealing the most important well-being dimensions for their festival attendance.

The entrepreneurial orientation of exhibitors and vendors at food festivals

ABSTRACT Celebrating food has become an increasingly visible part of local and regional calendars worldwide. The rise of food festivals represents this trend. Food festivals have gained momentum for various entrepreneurs and producers, including farmers, fishermen, food manufacturers, food accessory producers, chefs, and restaurateurs. Much research is available on visitors (consumers) at food festivals, but knowledge about producers/vendors is almost absent. This study aims to bridge this research gap by reviewing and analyzing food producers’ entrepreneurial intentions to participate in food festivals and the role and meaning of festival participation in their professional and individual development. The study is inspired by ideas about artisan entrepreneurship. It draws empirically on primary data from 58 in-depth interviews among vendors at three food festivals organized in Poland in the summer of 2020. The results show that food festivals offer creative ways to discover and exploit business opportunities where lifestyle and altruistic values can feasibly coexist with business goals. However, the study also reveals that some food producers/vendors are reluctant to change their product or marketing approaches or to redirect their entrepreneurial orientations based on the feedback received at the festivals and on the dilemmas they face. This study elaborates on the nature of such challenges and proposes policy recommendations to overcome them.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Prevalence among Participants of Woodstock Rock Festival in Poland Based on Rome IV Criteria Questionnaire.

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGID), in which etiology and pathogenesis are not fully explored. There is an ongoing need for more population studies adhering to new ROME IV criteria. In the current study, which follows our previous investigation among participants of the Woodstock Rock Festival in Poland, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of IBS and its relation to age, gender, education, and IBS type. Methods: Rome IV criteria questionnaire was used to assess abdominal complaints of 386 participants of the Woodstock Rock festival 2018. Results: Analyzed data revealed that Rome IV criteria were met by 42 participants (11.41%), 11 men and 31 women (p = 0.0028), with following types of IBS: IBS-M (mixed form) 55%, IBS-D (with diarrhea) 33%, IBS-U (unclassified) 10%, IBS-C (with constipation) 2%. No statistically significant correlation between IBS prevalence and age, gender, or education (p > 0.05) was found. Conclusions: The prevalence of IBS among major rock festival participants in Poland was high. Women met the criteria more often than men, which is consistent with global epidemiology for many years. Among participants of the Woodstock Rock Festival, the most frequent subtype was IBS-M, the rarest—IBS-C. There is a need of conducting cohort studies in bigger groups in our population.

Wastewater analysis for psychoactive substances at music festivals across New South Wales, Australia in 2019–2020

Introduction Implementation of wastewater surveillance at music festivals has been limited to date. We aimed to use wastewater analysis and a self-report survey to determine the range of psychoactive substances being used during a music festival season in New South Wales, Australia. Methods We sampled six single-day music festivals requiring a music festival license in New South Wales from March 2019 to March 2020; between 15% and 100% of portaloos (temporary, un-fixed toilet facilities) were sampled at each festival. Samples were screened for 98 psychoactive substances and/or their metabolites with results qualitatively expressed as detection frequencies for each substance at each festival and across all festivals. We compared these data with the results of surveys of self-reported drug use at four of the six festivals. Results Festival attendance ranged from 6200 to 14,975 people. Amphetamine, cocaine, ketamine, methylone, MDMA, MDA, alprazolam, diazepam, etizolam, oxazepam and temazepam were found in almost all samples from all festivals. Ethylone, mephedrone and methcathinone were also found in over 50% of festivals. A norfentanyl (a fentanyl metabolite) and n-ethylpentylone were found at 2/6 and 1/6 festivals. No festival survey participant reported intentionally taking cathinones. Discussion The detection frequency for cathinones was higher than expected relative to recent other data sources and this may represent adulteration or substitution. Similarly, the appearance of etizolam may be related to the use of counterfeit alprazolam. The detection of highly toxic substances such as N-ethylpentylone and norfentanyl may warrant public health alerts. Conclusion If provided close to real time, wastewater analysis at festivals could be complemented with information sources such as drug checking, on-site surveys, medical presentations and intelligence from peer networks to feed into early warning systems, public health alerts and peer-based harm reduction education during the festival season.

Environmental Sustainability of Creative Economy: Evidence from a Lithuanian Case Study

The objective of the undertaken study is to investigate the sustainability of creative economy and present a case study providing the main findings on the linkages between creative economy and sustainable development. The in-depth literature review of the creative economy and sustainable development offered the main insights in the development of the case study hypotheses. A case study on the biggest music festival that was organised in Lithuania is provided. The findings confirm that creative economy can be environmentally sustainable, and the customers identified their clear preferences for sustainability criteria in music festivals; however, not all these preferences are properly addressed by the organisers of cultural events, as it was revealed by this case study. The results of a quantitative study show that the festival participants are increasingly expressing the need for sustainable music festivals, but organisers have not yet taken the necessary actions to address this need. It is likely that, in the near future, the festival organisers in Lithuania will have to start applying various sustainability criteria during the festivals in order to attract more visitors and generate more income from such events as well to ensure environmental safety. The practical implications of conducted study are equally important for all stakeholders, such as the community, policymakers, companies, and regulatory agencies that are concerned with the implementation of sustainable development practices.

Indigenous Knowledge and Endogenous Development: Exploring Survival Strategy of a Tribal Community of Jharkhand, India

Indigenous communities depend directly on natural ecosystems for their livelihoods — wild plants and animals for food, for clothing, for fuel, medicine, and shelter. The deteriorating ecological situation, persistent poverty, social, political and religious tensions and the reduction of biological and cultural diversity present a polycrisis for which new answers are urgently needed. It is in this context the relevance of Indigenous knowledge has entered in the mainstream of sustainable development and the concept of endogenous development has received greater attention. Endogenous development refers to development that is mainly, though not exclusively, based on locally available resources, such as land, water, vegetation, knowledge, skills and competencies. The present article is an endeavor to document the customary practices based on indigenous knowledge of a Sauria-Paharia community in relation to their livelihood strategies for survival in a hostile condition. The article highlights the localized livelihood organization encompassing pattern of resource identification and use, ‘local laws’ of resource conservation, labor organization in terms of acquisition of specialized knowledge, continuity of knowledge through customary networks and distribution of knowledge in terms of age and gender. Despite the presence of all the strength required for the endogenous development, the villagers have to combat with the challenges imposed by the extraneous factors like religious conversion, culturally incompatible education system, intervention of development agencies and programmes and acculturation of the tribal society into the non-tribal framework through greater participation in different fairs and festivals of other ethnic and religious groups. Finally, the article tries to explore the possibilities of endogenous development in the changing scenario by rapprochement of persisting knowledge base of the community and the factors deviating the community from their customary practices that so far been successful in the local context. Keywords: Indigenous Knowledge, Customary Practices, Endogenous Development, Sauria Paharia.

Happiology in community festivals: a case of Filipino repeat local participants

ABSTRACT Happiness, a construct widely studied since ancient times, has permeated the field of tourism studies for its capacity to promote well-being and satisfaction among tourists. However, in a festival context, studies on happiness remain a research imperative to date. This phenomenological inquiry seeks to elucidate the ontology of festival happiness among a select group of Filipino repeat participants in three major community festivals in the Philippines. Twenty-one (n=21) purposively selected participants were involved and subjected to a semi-structured interview. Field texts were analyzed via primary and secondary coding analyses and through constant comparison of data, the Cone of Repeat Participants Festival Happiness consisting of distinct views of festival happiness as rootedness and responsibility has emerged in this qualitative study. Notably, the notion of festival happiness as rootedness emphasizes the role of aesthetics, spirituality, and nostalgia as these evoke pleasant emotions such as pride, appreciation, and devotion among festival participants. While the second notion, named festival happiness as responsibility, underscores that participation, growing with the festival, and contributing to its success may form happy, empathic, resilient, and altruistic festival participants. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed in this paper.

A look at the bright side of dance: Analysis of the relationship between dance experience, experience quality, satisfaction and word of mouth

Background: Leisure experience, including dance motivation, is one of the key factors for participation in dance events or festivals. Therefore, the experience quality that facilitates individual relationships is likely to influence the dancers’ participation. The purpose of this study is to determine and to analyze dance experience motivations, experience quality, satisfaction and word-of-mouth. Material and methods: The sample of this study consisted of 201 persons who attended the Turkey Dance Festival and who were selected by the convenience sampling method. In this study, the theoretical principles of structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied with the Amos 20 program to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that there were significant relationships (<0.05) between dance experience motivations, experience quality, satisfaction and WOM. This study results are important both as significant and practical implication for leisure managers’ strategies regarding their leisure and experience motivation, and contribution to the leisure literature. Conclusions: The findings of this study can help event managers contribute to increased participation in sustainable dance practices, and the participant-based experience value can be used as a planning tool to attract the attention of event organizers. The findings of this study also give useful insights into theoretical, practical and managerial implications for dance event organization and provide suggestions for future research.

Understanding the cultural potential of rural festivals: A conceptual framework of cultural capital development

This study examines the under-investigated cultural outcomes of small-scale festivals. Specifically, it uses Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital to explore the cultural outcomes of festival participation in rural locations, investigating if and how small-scale festivals are arenas for displaying, reinforcing, and acquiring culture. The aims were to investigate whether attendees enhance their cultural capital by participating in literary festivals and to identify the elements that play a role in this process. Interviews and observations were undertaken at two small-scale literary festivals: Listowel Writers' Week located in a rural village in the west of Ireland, and Pordenonelegge located in a small town in the north of Italy. Findings reveal that cultural capital can be reinforced, stimulated, and acquired in a process that is shaped by both internal and external elements. A new conceptual model capturing this process is presented. The model characterises the internal elements as: demographic features, behavioural dimension, enjoyment, involvement, and pre-existing capitals; and the external elements as: festival features, social context, spatial and temporal dimensions. The empirical findings show how rural literary festivals can be rewarding and fulfilling experiences that lead to individual cultural capital development. Further research is needed to examine whether the model portraying the development of cultural capital associated with literary festival participation can be applied to other types of festivals.

“There is no harm in it”: Muslim Participation in Levantine Christian Religious Festivals (750–1000)

ABSTRACT This article explores early Muslim participation in local and large Christian festivals through the lens of two discussions within a tenth-century legal responsa, the Ahl al-milal. The local festivals of Job at Dayr Ayyūb and the Epiphany at Ṭūr Tabūr, as well as the larger festivals of Palm Sunday, Holy Fire and Easter, provide evidence of shared attendance at festivals in the ʿAbbāsid period (750–1000). Islamic, and some Christian, legal, literary and geographical literature presents these events as Christian celebrations with shared narratives of venerated figures, which involved both practical and enjoyable aspects. Although the sharing of these celebrations was a common factor, there was a diversity in local practices. A trend developed amongst Muslim attendees to limit their participation to the market and activities outside the church building in some areas of the Levant, but not in Jerusalem. This seems to have occurred spontaneously in some areas and was not specifically due to a ruling by a jurist.

지역축제 참가자의 외적이미지에 대한 인식 차이의 연구: 거주지와 연령에 따른 인식 차이를 중심으로

This study studied the differences in perception of external images of local festival participants. Based on the results of this study, research was conducted to help organize or plan festivals. Studies have shown that there is no difference in perception of external images depending on their residence. However, there are differences in perception of external images depending on age. This study has three implications. First, the general idea of exclusive and conservative local residents is that there is no difference in perception with urban people. Second, the older the elderly, the older the school uniform generation is, so there is a limit to understanding the diversity of appearance expressions. Also, young people tend to think horizontally and not understand being harmed. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the satisfaction of the festival participants by reflecting this on the planning and spatial composition of the festival. Third, when planning festival programs based on research results, it is necessary to organize festival spaces and plan programs according to age groups. This is because it is more important to reduce the contact point of conflict through separation of space and participation events than to ask groups with different ideas to understand others.

Food Festival Exhibitors’ Business Motivation

This paper aims to present the motivation of exhibitors participating in food festivals to establish and run a business. The conducted research is an attempt to fill the gap in research on exhibitors who participate in food festivals. During three different Polish culinary festivals, 58 in-depth interviews with exhibitors were conducted. Based on the research, the main startup business motives were identified. The current goals of exhibitors’ participation in culinary festivals were also analyzed. Based on the list of motives and goals, three groups of exhibitors were distinguished with similar characteristics (starting own business, continuation of family traditions, and culinary interest). The study also takes into account the changes that have occurred between the startup’s business motives and the goals of participation in the festival (“business-business”, “business-business-business-family”, and “business-passion-passion-business”). The comparison of the initial motives for setting up a business with the current goals of participating in food festivals shows that, regardless of the initial motives, the exhibitors currently focus on business goals.

Metabolic effects of 1-week binge drinking and fast food intake during Roskilde Festival in young healthy male adults.

Metabolic effects of intermittent unhealthy lifestyle in young adults are poorly studied. We investigated the gluco-metabolic and hepatic effects of participation in Roskilde Festival (1 week of binge drinking and junk food consumption) in young, healthy males. Fourteen festival participants (FP) were studied before, during and after 1 week's participation in Roskilde Festival. Fourteen matched controls (CTRL) who did not participate in Roskilde Festival or change their lifestyle in other ways were investigated along a similar timeline. The FP group consumed more alcohol compared to their standard living conditions (2.0 ± 3.9 vs 16.3 ± 8.3 units/day, P < 0.001). CTRLs did not change their alcohol consumption. AUC for glucose during OGTT did not change in either group. C-peptide responses increased in the FP group (206 ± 24 vs 236 ± 17 min × nmol/L, P = 0.052) and the Matsuda index of insulin sensitivity decreased (6.2 ± 2.4 vs 4.7 ± 1.4, P = 0.054). AUC for glucagon during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) increased in the FP group (1037 ± 90 vs 1562 ± 195 min × pmol/L, P = 0.003) together with fasting fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) (62 ± 30 vs 132 ± 72 pmol/L, P < 0.001), growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF5) (276 ± 78 vs 330 ± 83 pg/mL, P = 0.009) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels (37.6 ± 6.8 vs 42.4 ± 11 U/L, P = 0.043). Four participants (29%) developed ultrasound-detectable steatosis and a mean strain elastography-assessed liver stiffness increased (P = 0.026) in the FP group. Participation in Roskilde Festival did not affect oral glucose tolerance but was associated with a reduction in insulin sensitivity, increases in glucagon, FGF21, GDF15 and AST and lead to increased liver stiffness and, in 29% of the participants, ultrasound-detectable hepatic steatosis.

An Offering of Grain: The Agricultural and Spiritual Cycle of a Food System in the Kailash Sacred Landscape, Darchula, Far Western Nepal

Foodscapes are commonly embedded in spiritual landscapes, making the spiritual dimension of local and indigenous food systems an important element of food sovereignty. However, this dimension is often overlooked in food systems research and policy making. Based on ethnobiological fieldwork conducted in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of far western Nepal, we show how religious festivals and rituals reenact the covenant between people and the land through the numinous intercession of Hindu gods and landscape deities. To demonstrate this, we present the local calendar of the agricultural and ritual year based on data collected through household surveys and participation in festivals and agricultural activities. The complex fabric of the local agri-food system is revealed as articulated in the warp and weft of interwoven agricultural and spiritual cycles. These cycles contribute to respectful and sustainable landscape management practices by shaping the relationship people have with the land. In the annual women's festival of Gaura, the fertility and well-being of people and land is affirmed through the offering of locally produced pulses and grains. Furthermore, local gastronomic identity is enriched by the incentive to cultivate heirloom varieties of crops that are prescribed in rituals performed during Gaura and other major festivals. We conclude that spiritual practices should be considered key elements of biocultural diversity, and recommend that they receive more attention in the implementation of sustainable development that aims to embody the principles of food sovereignty.

'Kiwiburn- a ‘Biophilic festival’: Considering mind-body-environment connections to nature in blended festivalscapes'

This article considers biophilic blended festivalscapes through an examination of relevant academic literature and secondary sources, whilst examining ‘Kiwiburn: New Zealand’s regional Burning Man event’ as a case study. A ‘biophilic festival’ can be understood as a festival that uses nature to construct or influence the embodied experiences of participants through their emotional responses, in a way that enhances positive mind-body-environment connections and promotion of biophilia. Examining Kiwiburn through the limitations of a literature review is an attempt to initiate a conversation about biophilia in connection to contemporary festivals. Kiwiburn provides a useful example of how biophilic festivals can be structured to foster sustainability, through mind-body-environment relationships. This article will be considering what principles and design features built into Kiwiburn are intended to drive positive ecological perceptions and practices within its participants; and, whether these biophilic elements have the potential for extension into the everyday lives of festival participants in broader society.