Festival Culture Research and Education

WELCOME TO FCRE

AND THE JOURNAL OF FESTIVAL CULTURE
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS

We are a non-funded voluntary-led network that supports learning, teaching, and inquiry in culture, including rituals, ceremonies, rites, religious gatherings, music, community, cultural, and sports events, fetes, etc. Get involved and be a part of a growing community of scholars in this diverse and interdisciplinary field. See publications and links in the drop-down menu to learn more about publishing with us. Visit volume 2 of our journal. Register early and save the date for our upcoming symposium.

Filmed at the Luton International Carnival 2023

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Largest Festival

"The Edinburgh Festival is thought to be the world’s largest arts festival" and sold 1.9 million tickets in 2013 (UNESCO, 2015).

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European Festival

There are many festivals in major European countries, with France coming out on top with 1,000 (UNESCO, 2015).

'March of the Mokos' shared by Dr. Kim Johnson, Former Director of the Carnival Institute of Trinidad & Tobago.

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Number of Performers

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival, usually a two-week event has attracted 23,000 musicians during its time (UNESCO, 2015).

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Economic Benefit

In New Zealand "there was a net economic benefit to the country of US$32 million, in contrast to the US$143 million benefit claimed by event organizers” (UNESCO, 2015).

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PUBLISHING

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We are working towards publishing peer-reviewed journals with an academic publisher. The start date for the journal will likely be late 2022. See our call for reviewers and get in touch and become involved in this exciting opportunity.

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FRIENDS, PARTNERS & ASSOCIATIONS

WORLDWIDE

"Festivals celebrate community values, ideologies, identity and continuity. Perhaps more reflective

of the modern approach to naming events as festivals, Getz (2005 p.21), defined them as “themed, public celebrations”. Pieper (1965) believed only religious rituals and celebrations could be called festivals. Numerous forms and themes of festival are possible, and the term festival is often misapplied and commercialised. No widely acceptable typology has emerged" (Getz, 2010).

Below is a display of a growing list of global festive and celebratory events click the links to find out more!