...Nick Davies; Lindsay Robbins; Daniel Baxter; Maren Viol; Alannah Graham; Aleksandra Halas Purpose Community events are significant for building community identity and cohesion. During 2020–2021, events largely halted due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and many communities lacked...

...Jane Ali-Knight; Gary Kerr; Hannah Stewart; Kirsten Holmes Purpose In this paper, the authors explore how Edinburgh's key Festivals have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their response presents the emergence of more innovative festival delivery models and a different imagining of the festival...

... the analysis of self-recorded memory narratives. These were gathered from 13 pairs of festivalgoers during Covid-19 restrictions and included gathering their individual memories and their reminiscences together. The participant pairs were a mix of friends, family and couples who had visited festivals in the UK...

...Reyhane Hooshmand; Billy Sung; Kym Jefferies; Rob Jefferies; Joanna Lin Purpose The current research presents a case study on how COVID-19 has influenced event attendees' attitudes toward safety procedures, venue capacity, purchasing tickets in advance, type of events (e.g. theatre, music and art...

...Gerard Jan Hutte; Kevin Markwell; Erica Wilson Purpose This study explores (1) the impacts of COVID-19 on the environmental sustainability of Australian events; (2) the measures undertaken to minimise the impacts of COVID-19 on environmental sustainability; (3) the key impediments to incorporating...

..., such as the COVID-19 pandemic. These organizations achieved success by continuously fostering innovative environments before COVID-19 by being value-driven and customer-centric organizations. Digital technologies were not used as makeshift solutions but rather to enhance event attendees' experiential platforms...

... community (Reverté and Pérez, 2017) have also been widely studied. However, there is hardly any literature focused on impacts derived from the rescheduling of global catastrophes, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreaks. Cultural and social impacts associated with the cancellation...

... of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have accelerated digital innovation in a range of events and festivals. This provides an opportunity to examine the evolving role of Shows in the rural economy and the innovation processes that have emerged. As well as presenting original insights into rural innovation...