From Festivals to Fan Conventions: How Live Events Create Lasting Communities
Festivals and fan conventions bring strangers together around one shared interest, whether that’s a genre of music, a comic universe or a specific hobby. What often lasts longer than the event itself is the group of people who met there, since these gatherings give attendees a rare chance to spend a day surrounded by others who understand why they turned up. That’s harder to find in daily life, which is…