HCF Survey Questionnaire 2026

Questionnaire 2026

HebCelt Post Event Audience Survey 2026

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Step 1 of 8 – Where are you from

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Where are you from?

Where do you usually live?*

Lewis / Harris

Other Outer Hebrides

Highlands

Other Scotland

Other UK

Outside UK (Please specify country)

Other

Reasons for Attending the Festival

Was this your first trip to Lewis & Harris?*

Yes

How important were the following items, if at all, in influencing your decision to attend the festival?*

	Very important	Quite important	Of little importance	Not at all important
A previous visit
Advice from friends / relatives
The Festival’s website
The Festival’s Facebook page
The Festival’s Instagram page
The Festival’s TikTok page
TV programme
Radio programme
Newspaper / magazine article

How do you source information / maintain contact with the Festival? (tick all that apply)*

Official Festival Website

Our Facebook Page

Our Instagram Page

Our TikTok Page

Our email newsletter

Festival booklet

Attending the Festival

How many people, including yourself, were in your immediate party (i.e. people who you travelled with to the festival)?

No. of adults (18 years or over):*

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

No. of children / youths (under 18 years):*

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

On which days did you attend the Festival? Tick all that apply.*

Wednesday 15th July

Thursday 16th July

Friday 17th July

Saturday 18th July

Was your attendance at the festival?*

One or more trip(s) from home i.e. if you are resident in Lewis and Harris

Part of a trip that involved one or more nights’ stay away from home

Your time on Lewis and Harris

How important was the HebCelt in your decision to be in Lewis & Harris at the time of the Festival?*

My sole reason for coming

My main reason for coming

One of several reasons for coming

Of no importance

Don’t know

If you were visiting from outside Scotland, how important was the Festival in your decision to visit Scotland?*

My sole reason for coming

My main reason for coming

One of several reasons for coming

Of no importance

Don’t know

Would you consider visiting Lewis & Harris at another time of year, outside of the HebCelt Festival?*

Yes, definitely

Maybe

If you were also visiting friends and relatives as part of your trip did you time your visit to coincide with the Festival?*

Yes

Not applicable

What type of accommodation were you staying in on Lewis / Harris?*

Homes of Friends/Relatives

Camping

Rented self-catering

Guest House

B&B

Hotel

Hostel

Caravan / Campervan / Motorhome

Sail Boat

Other

Thinking about your trip, how many nights away from home did you spend..?

In Lewis / Harris*

In the Outer Hebrides (excluding Lewis / Harris)*

Elsewhere in Scotland*

Elsewhere in the UK*

Outside the UK*

Total nights spent away from home

Travel

What were your primary means of travel to the festival?*

Car / motorhome / motorbike + ferry

Bus / train + ferry

Bike / motorbike + ferry

Plane

Sail Boat

Other

If you travelled by car, how many people shared the car with you on your journey to Stornoway?*

Did you take part in a formal car sharing scheme?*

Yes

Spending

Please estimate how much you spent in total during your current trip while in Scotland?*

What proportion of this total was spent in Lewis and Harris? (as a percentage)*

Please enter a number from 0 to 100.

Festival Attendance by Lewis and Harris Residents

How important was the HebCelt in your decision to be in Lewis & Harris at the time of the Festival? For example, if you timed holidays or visits off island around it?*

My sole reason

My main reason

One of several reasons

Of no importance

Don’t know

What were your primary means of travel to the festival?*

Car / van / motorbike

Bus

Taxi

Foot

If you had not attended the Festival, what would you have done at that time instead?*

Gone on holiday in Scotland

Gone on holiday outside Scotland

Visited elsewhere on Lewis & Harris

Stayed at home/gone to work

Other

Please estimate how much you spent in total during your attendance at HebCelt? Exclude ticket costs.*

Your View of the Festival

Please rate the following aspects of this Festival*

	Excellent	Good	Average	Poor	Very Poor	Don’t Know
Event Programme
Pre Event Information & Ticket Sales
Festival onsite bars
Festival onsite catering
Range of Fringe Events (Main Arena)
Range of Fringe Events (Outwith Main Arena)
Overall event “Value for Money”
Overall quality of experience

How many events did you attend at this year's Festival?

Festival Arena Days Attended*

An Lanntair Concerts Attended*

Family Concerts Attended*

Festival Lates Attended (i.e. Ceilidh dance or Festival Club)*

Community Events Attended*

Live Broadcasts Attended*

Other fringe event (eg Shinty, Workshops , etc)

What effect has attending the Festival had on your intentions to revisit Lewis & Harris / Outer Hebrides?*

Much more likely to revisit

Slightly more likely to revisit

No effect

Less likely to revisit

Sustainability Questions

Is it important to you that the Festival is planned in an environmentally sustainable way?

Yes

What are the most important factors to you in a sustainability run event?

Of these, what did HebCelt do well?

Were you aware that this year's eco innovation including installation of a green energy micro turbines and solar panels.

Yes

How important are the following sustainability aspects, if at all, in influencing your enjoyment of the Festival?*

	Very Important	Quite Important	Of little Importance	No Importance at all
Green energy eg. renewable power, light, heating and cooling
Avoiding single use plastic
Appropriate measure to recycle and dispose of waste
Promotion of Local Produce
Green transport initiatives eg encouraging use of car sharing
Water efficiency eg. Encouraging use of reusable bottles and water points

Are you able to provide any suggestions on how HebCelt can be delivered in a more sustainable manner in future?

Personal Details

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Gender*

Male

Female

Trangender

Non-Binary

Other

Prefer Not to Say

Age*

Under 14

14-17 years old

18-24 years old

25-34 years old

35-44 years old

45-54 years old

55-65 years old

Over 65

Prefer not to say

Which of the following best describes your current employment status?*

Full time employment

Part time employment

Self employment

Retired

Unemployed and seeking work

Full time education/student

Looking after home/family

Unable to work due to short term illness

Permanently sick/disabled

Other

We always welcome programme suggestions. Feel free to suggest artists that we could consider booking for future festivals.

Any other comments in relation to the festival

Contact Details

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Name

Phone