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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors of success for community festivals in Northeast Iowa. In addition, the research identified what the major reasons were to hold a community festival and what assistance or resources could be made available to festival organizers to help them improve the success of their festival.

To guide the investigation the following research questions were proposed:

1. What are the major reasons that communities hold festivals?

2. What do festival organizers view to be the major components or factors of success for community festivals in their community?

3. What assistance and/or resources do festival organizers feel would assist them in improving the success of their festival?

4. Are there differences between communities based on their population, in regards to the factors of success for their festival?

Year of Submission

2005

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

First Advisor

Sam Lankford

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Date Original

12-2005

Object Description

1 PDF (vii, 64 pages)

Language

en

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