Factors associated with the attendance at cultural events in Mexico during the covid-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT During the COVID-19 pandemic, information concerning attendance at cultural activities and arts participation has not been fully explored. Thus, this manuscript aims to explore the factors related to attendance at cultural and artistic activities during the shutdown period. With that purpose, we use the 2018, 2019 and 2020 MODECULT datasets (n = 1994, n = 1978, n = 1663, respectively) to perform a logistic regression analysis. Results suggest that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, being young, high education attainment, interest in cultural activities, and being familiar with cultural and artistic activities are positively associated with attendance at plays, music performances, dance performances, exhibitions and movies. Contrary, availability of information, perception of prices, perception of free time and cultural offering near home show negative relationships with those same categories. These findings have relevant implications on cultural policies, regarding the aspects that affect culture and arts participation in crisis times.