Introducing power, meaning and authenticity -- A Q-study of organisers: perspectives on factors of festival success in Crete -- "I don't think they give a monkey's about me": exploring stakeholder power and community alienation at Glastonbury Festival -- Event evolution and the planning process: the case of the Finnish Housing Fair -- The Sporting and Heritage Festival of Landsmót in Iceland: identity expressions and performances of nation, gender and rurality -- Personal networks in festival, event and creative communities: perceptions, connections and collaborations -- Innovation in rural festivals. are festival managers disempowered? -- The effects of supply chain management (SCM) activities and their impact upon festival management and the customer experience -- The importance of the stakeholder relationship for the success of an event: the case of Montreal -- "Power wrestling": the life and [untimely] death of the Real Food Festival -- Religion and politics: event, authenticity and meaning: a dialogical approach -- Commemoration, celebration, and commercialisation; Akaroa's French Festival -- Managing community stakeholders in rural areas: assessing the organisation of local sports events in Gorski Kotar, Croatia -- Concluding remarks on power authenticity and meaning.