ABSTRACT
Civic events are among the most common community activities, not just in the United States, but throughout the world. “Fairs, festivals, sporting and cultural events, exhibitions and business events (among others)” are widespread because “events have always figured prominently in peoples’ lives, not only contributing to defining our personal lives but also to cultures, communities, regions and nations” (Mair & Whitford, 2013, p. 16). The development and functioning of large-scale civic events requires a diverse and extensive set of resources-human, financial, legal, political, and technical. Because the necessary resources are usually not possessed in totality either by a public or private entity, cross-sectoral arrangements must be devised to insure an event’s success.
