Description

The Festival Barometer was collected for the first time in 2014. The barometer was preceded by a survey that was targeted at the visitors of small festivals in 2013. The Festival Barometer series is collected in a collaboration between festival operators and Finnish universities under the leadership of Maarit Kinnunen. The series is a longitudinal study, which means that data from the same respondent can be combined between data from different years.

The Festival Barometers examine the experiences of visitors at music festivals (excluding classical music festivals). The surveys chart changes in festivalgoers’ musical preferences, practical issues related to the organisation of festivals, financial issues, and visitors' satisfaction with different aspects of festivals, such as performers, food services, and the festival site.