PalmerSquared on festivals

War on words or war with words?

Festivals caught in the ongoing ‘cancel culture’ crossfire

Sep 28 • 

Helen Palmer

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August 2025

Manchester, Barcelona, Japan...

How the UK city uses the power of festivals to bolster international relations

Aug 29 • 

Helen Palmer

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July 2025

Is it possible for festivals to ever be environmentally sustainable?

Or rather, how can festivals minimise their impact on the environment?

Jul 31 • 

Helen Palmer

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June 2025

Academia and the Festivals sector

Encouraging closer collaborations and sharing learnings

Jun 28 • 

Helen Palmer

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May 2025

Reflections on bidding for and staging major events

Sharing learnings from across the UK

May 30 • 

Helen Palmer

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April 2025

Groundhog Day

Still trying to make the economic case for arts and culture including large-scale festivals

Apr 30 • 

Helen Palmer

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March 2025

On the Fringes

From humble beginnings to multi-million pound businesses, how the Fringe festival concept has evolved.

Mar 28 • 

Helen Palmer

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February 2025

What does it take to run a financially sustainable festival nowadays?

And what are the implications for the festivals sector long-term in such challenging times?

Feb 28 • 

Helen Palmer

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January 2025

Audiences are for life, not just for festival time

My plea to festival organisers

Jan 31 • 

Helen Palmer

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December 2024

Coming up in 2025

New festivals, year-long celebrations and welcome returns

Dec 31, 2024 • 

Helen Palmer

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November 2024

Looking back to look forward

There have been seismic changes in the world of festivals this year.

Nov 29, 2024 • 

Helen Palmer

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October 2024

Lighten Up

Autumn signals the start of the light festival season across the Northern Hemisphere

Oct 25, 2024 • 

Helen Palmer

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