PurposeFestivals are becoming a growing commodity for countries keen to increase their portfolio of tourist attractions. The benefits experienced by the local community and the visitors at festivals are multi-faceted. However, existing tourism research has primarily focussed on the value of the event in terms of customer satisfaction. It has yet to explicitly identify the affect music festivals have on individuals' well-being. This study aims to investigate the effect of music festival unique attributes on visitors' satisfaction levels and how it influences individuals' well-being.Design/methodology/approachA paper-based questionnaire was distributed to participants visiting the Miri Country Music Festival (MCMF) in Malaysia, and partial least squares–structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used for data analysis.FindingsThe results from 288 respondents revealed that the festival programme was the main attribute in influencing one's satisfaction to a festival, which in turn improved one's subjective well-being. The other attributes that influence an individual's satisfaction in a music festival include food, information services and festival value.Originality/valueThis study advances the body of knowledge by integrating the self-determination theory and the environmental psychology theory as the bases that a music festival potentially provides an engaging environment that is conducive for positive well-being among the participants. This is the first study that confirms the influence of the different predictors on the perceived value of MCMF, proposing a model in developing a better understanding of the participants' well-being.

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参与者的福祉和当地节日：以马来西亚美里乡村音乐节为例

目的对于那些渴望增加其旅游景点组合的国家来说，节日正成为一种日益增长的商品。当地社区和节日游客的利益是多方面的。但是，现有的旅游业研究主要集中在事件的价值上，以提高客户满意度。尚未明确确定音乐节对个人福祉的影响。这项研究旨在调查音乐节独特属性对游客满意度的影响及其对个人幸福感的影响。设计/方法/方法向参观米里乡村音乐节（MCMF）的参与者分发了纸质问卷马来西亚，采用偏最小二乘-结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）进行数据分析。288位受访者的调查结果表明，节日计划是影响人们对节日的满意度的主要因素，反过来又改善了人们的主观幸福感。影响音乐节个人满意度的其他属性包括食物，信息服务和音乐节价值。原创性/价值本研究通过将自决理论和环境心理学理论整合为音乐节潜在的基础来提高知识体系。提供一个有利于参与者积极健康的环境。这是第一项证实不同预测因素对MCMF感知价值的影响的研究，提出了一个模型，以更好地了解参与者的幸福感。