What makes you decide to attend a festival? Music-loving islanders are being asked to share their thoughts on the evolving music scene in Jersey – with prizes up for grabs.
The team behind Wonky Factory and Wonky Town Festival have launched a survey which aims to understand what islanders’ preferences, tastes and expectations are for local music events and festivals.
They hope the feedback gained from responses will provide helpful insight on the local scene and inform decisions when planning future events.
The survey asks what is important to people when deciding whether to attend a festival – such as the headline acts, price expectations for tickets, and VIP experiences or added extras.
It is also an opportunity for respondents to share suggestions and preferences on artists, genres and the days of the week that events and festivals take place.
Survey respondents also have the option to enter a prize draw on completion.
The launch of the survey follows a period of difficulty for the hospitality and nightlife industry which saw many businesses cease operations, including ROJO – which Wonky Factory organiser and creative director J-P Anquetil used to run – Havana and WYISIWIG.
The reintroduction of drinks promotions and the opening of new nightclub X in the old ROJO premises marked some positive movement for the local industry, and J-P is hoping the responses shared will enable business owners like himself to better cater to the evolving behaviours and preferences of their target audience.
He also revealed that Wonky Town Festival has received approval to once again host the event at the East Ditch area of Fort Regent next year and “potentially into the future”.
“After this year’s Wonky Town, we feel that we have moved the event on substantially from its beginnings at Howard Davis Park, building it to the point where it is becoming a proper UK-style festival, albeit with a Jersey flavour,” he said.
This development, J-P says, is a reason why he wants to reach out to local festival goers and hear their views.
“It’s important to us that islanders help shape the event as they want to see it grow. So much has changed in the festival landscape since Covid, particularly with people’s finances, the effects of social media and the urge for young islanders to go off-island for entertainment to name a few,” he said.
“The survey represents a real opportunity for us to shape the festival in the way that islanders would like to see it evolve, and to invite local creatives to get involved.
“The survey only takes two minutes and provides so much valuable information – plus you could win a pair of VIP tickets to Wonky Town 2026.”
SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS…
Respondents will have just over a week to submit responses.