Model Konseptual Sinergi Aktor Karang Asam Festival: Kearifan Lokal, Ekonomi Kreatif, dan Potensi Kontribusi terhadap Pembangunan Masyarakat Berkelanjutan

This study examines the Karang Asam Festival by analyzing actor synergy, local wisdom, the creative economy, and their potential contribution to sustainable community development. A convergent-parallel mixed-method design integrated qualitative and quantitative data collected during the 2025 festival. Qualitative data were obtained through participant observation, semi-structured interviews, group discussions, and document analysis involving nine purposively selected informants representing residents, junior high-school students, organizers, local government, micro-enterprises, and cultural communities. Quantitative data were derived from paired pretest-posttest responses of 100 participants, comprising 50 students and 50 local adults, across eight evaluative dimensions. Mean scores increased descriptively from 3.87 to 4.58 among students and from 3.97 to 4.53 among local adults, with a combined posttest mean of 4.56. Cultural preservation recorded the highest posttest scores, whereas governance remained the lowest-rated dimension. Integrated findings support a preliminary five-component conceptual model: local-value foundations, collaborative governance, creative-economy development, cultural regeneration, and sustainability evaluation. The findings also strongly support festival continuity, although coordination, transparency, documentation, and cross-actor evaluation require further institutional strengthening. Because no control group was used, pre-post differences are interpreted descriptively rather than causally and should not imply intervention effects.