1. Introduction, Donald Getz & Tommy D. Andersson. 2. Impacts of Cultural Events in Eastern Finland ? Development of a Finnish Event Evaluation Tool, Katja Pasanen, Heidi Taskinen & Jenni Mikkonen. 3. Casual Observers, Connoisseurs and Experimentalists: A Conceptual Exploration of Niche Festival Visitors, Szilvia Gyimothy. 4. Festivals in the Barents Region: Exploring Festival-stakeholder Cooperation, Sidsel Karlsen & Caroline Stenbacka Nordstrom. 5. Festival Innovation: Complex and Dynamic Network Interaction, Mia Larson. 6. Festival Ownership. Differences between Public, Nonprofit and Private Festivals in Sweden, Tommy D. Andersson & Donald Getz. 7. Cultural Tourism Innovation Systems ? The Roskilde Festival, Anne-Mette Hjalager. 8. Celebration of Extreme Playfulness: Ekstremsportveko at Voss Reidar, J. Mykletun. 9. The Festivalscape of Finnmark, Kari Jaeger & Reidar J. Mykletun. 10. The Event-Tourist Career Trajectory: A Study of High-Involvement Amateur Distance Runners, D. Getz & T.D. Andersson. 11. Exploring the Success of the Gladmatfestival (The Stavanger Food Festival), Kari Einarsen & Reidar J. Mykletun. 12. Stakeholder Influences on the Ownership and Management of Festival Brands, L. Mossberg & D. Getz. 13. Sami Heritage at the Winter Festival in Jokkmokk, Sweden, D.K. Muller& R. Petersson. 14. Event Experiences in Time and Space: A Study of Visitors to the 2007 World Alpine Ski Championships in Are, Sweden, Robert Pettersson & Donald Getz.