A Study on Local People Perception of Success Factors of Festivals: Beypazarı Case

Abstract

With increasing number and diversity, festivals are accepted as an important tourism attractiveness in the world. Some of the festivals that are defined as "public celebration" are successful, while others fail. There are a variety of factors that affect the success of festivals. One of these factors is the local people. When local people perceive festivals as successful, they positively influence the development and permanence of festivals. In this study, it was tried to determine how the local people perceived the success factors of the festivals. Questionnaires were applied to the residents of Beypazarı district. According to the findings of the study, if local people perceived the festivals positively, they support the development of them. But if the festivals are perceived as unsuccessful by the local people, the development of the festivals is negatively affected. Keywords: Festival, Festival success factors, Local people