Survey to help us shape the future of the Festival

Thanks for taking the time to complete this short survey. Your feedback is invaluable to us and will help us shape the future of the Festival. To thank you for participating, you can enter our draw to win a book voucher to the value of $100 plus postage if required.

Contact details will be collected at the end of the survey (these will only be used for the draw).
First Impressions

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* 1. What three words come to mind to describe the 2026 Bellingen Readers & Writers Festival?

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* 2. How well did your experience at the Festival meet your expectations?

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* 3. Can you give us some feedback on why the Festival did not meet your expectations?

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* 4. How likely will you be to attend the Festival in 2027?

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* 5. How likely will you be to recommend attending the Festival to other people?

Festival Experience

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* 6. We want to get your views of how the Festival performed on some key aspects. Please give each a rating from excellent to poor based on your experience.

  Poor Fair Good Very good Excellent
Building strong and dynamic community support
Providing very engaging Fringe events to complement the main program
Giving thoughtful consideration to the needs of diverse audiences
Creating a very welcoming environment for all to enjoy the Festival
Delivering an excellent, well-organised event
Making locals very proud of what the Festival brings to Bellingen
Providing an excellent venue at the Memorial Hall
Delivering an outstanding cultural experience
Offering great value for money these days
Creating a very safe environment for everyone to enjoy the Festival
Playing a really valuable role in the cultural life of regional NSW
Positioning Bellingen as a premier tourist hub
Creating a buzzy community atmosphere
Reflecting a diverse and exciting range of authors

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* 7. Which of these best describes your participation/attendance at the Festival?

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* 8. How many times have you participated/attended the Festival? Write in number

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* 9. And which day or days did you attend?

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* 10. How many sessions did you attend? Write the number below.

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* 11. Which of these fits with you in relation to the Fringe Festival?

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* 12. Which of the various sessions offered at the Fringe Festival were relevant and interesting to you?

Communications

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* 13. Did you see any communications about the Festival in any of these media?

Festival visit behaviour

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* 14. Who, if anyone, did you buy tickets for?

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* 15. Which one of these best describes you?

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* 16. Where did you stay during the Festival?

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* 17. How many nights’ accommodation did you book?

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* 18. And how much did you spend per night?

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* 19. And how many people did that cover?

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* 20. In the next 3 questions, we want to get an indication of how much you personally spent during the Festival. This information will help us understand the financial impact of the Festival on Bellingen. Roughly how much did you spend on food and drinks each day you attended the Festival. If nothing spent write in 0.

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* 21. Over the Festival period, how much if anything, did you spend in any of the retail shops in Bellingen? If nothing write in 0

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* 22. Roughly how much did you personally spend on transport getting to and from the Festival, eg public transport, car rental, any fuel bought locally. If nothing write in 0

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* 23. Did you personally buy any books from the Book Warehouse pop-up shop?

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* 24. Here are some Festival ideas that the organisers are considering for 2027. Please rank in order of appeal.

Final questions

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* 25. Please indicate how you identify:

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* 26. Which of these age groups do you fall into?

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* 27. Considering your overall experience, what feedback do you have for the Festival committee to improve the 2027 Festival? In what ways, if any, could the Festival be made even better?

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* 28. To go into the draw to win a $100 book voucher, please write your name and contact number below. Your data will be de-identified after the draw.

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