Archive - PalmerSquared on festivals

Reflections on bidding for and staging major events

Sharing learnings from across the UK

May 30 •

April 2025

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

Apr 30 •

March 2025

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

Mar 28 •

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 •

January 2025

Audiences are for life, not just for festival time

My plea to festival organisers

Jan 31 •

December 2024

Coming up in 2025

New festivals, year-long celebrations and welcome returns

Dec 31, 2024 •

November 2024

Looking back to look forward

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

Nov 29, 2024 •

October 2024

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

Oct 25, 2024 •

September 2024

From fashion to festivals

An interview with Wayne Hemingway, Hemingway Design

Sep 27, 2024 •

August 2024

Dealing with disaster

By their very nature, something always goes wrong on a festival, but what happens when it’s outside your direct control?

Aug 30, 2024 •

July 2024

All eyes on Edinburgh?

It’s that time of year when the UK and international arts media turn their focus to the Scottish capital

Jul 26, 2024 •

June 2024

National and international approaches to major cultural events

Focusing on the UK and Europe

Jun 28, 2024 •

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