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The Big Manx Feast 2026 - Visitor Survey

Business Isle of Man, an executive agency of the Department for Enterprise (DfE), is looking for feedback from individuals who attended The Big Manx Feast. This feedback is extremely valuable and will support the future development of the event.

All answers will be handled in the strictest confidence and collated for review within DfE and the information will be processed by Survey Monkey on behalf of DfE and remain anonymous. DfE will be the controller of the information and the Privacy Notice can be found here.

As a thank you for taking part, participants who complete the survey can choose to enter a prize draw to win a £100 voucher to spend with a local business of their choice.
1.If you wish to be entered into our prize draw please enter your email address below.
2.Which of the following best describes you?
3.What is your age range?
4.What are the first three characters of your postcode?
5.Which day did you attend the Big Manx Feast?
6.How did you travel to the Festival
7.How many people are in your party today
8.What attracted you to attend the Festival today?
FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE
9.Please rate your agreement with the following statements
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
I enjoyed the Big Manx Feast
The Big Manx Feast was good value for money
The range of local produce available was good
The quality of local produce was high
Attending the Big Manx Feast makes me more likely to buy local produce
I have a better awareness of Manx produce having attended the Festival
I enjoyed the demonstrations and talks
I enjoyed the live music and Feasting Hall
A good kids area is important for a food and drink festival
A good experiences marquee is important for a food and drink festival
The hospitality / food vendor offering was good
Attending the festival made me more likely to support Manx businesses
I am likely to attend the Big Manx Feast again in the future
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
10.What was your favourite Manx food product?
11.Which stand was your favourite?
12.What was your favourite demonstration or talk?
13.Who was your favourite personality/guest presenter?
14.Would you like to see food and drink from other regions / countries at future Festivals?
SPENDING
15.Approximately how much did you spend on local produce today?
16.Approximately how much did you spend on snacks, drinks, or meals today?
MARKETING
17.Where did you hear about the Festival? (Select all that apply)
FEEDBACK
18.What did you enjoy most about the Festival?
19.Is there anything we could improve for future Festivals? - What was the Big Manx Feast missing?
Thank you for taking the time to answer the survey. Your comments and feedback are appreciated and will be taken into consideration for future events.

The Business Isle of Man Team