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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of popular music festival experiential factors on subjective well being and festival satisfaction, and analyze the effect of popular music festival satisfaction on subjective well being. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, previous studies that applied the experience economy theory of Pine and Gilmore(1998) were reviewed and questionnaire surveys were conducted with participants of the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival. From the surveys, 237 valid samples were secured and an empirical analysis was conducted with the samples. The results of this study are as follows. First, the entertainment experiential factors, educational experiential factors, escapist experiential factors, and esthetic experiential factors of popular music festivals had statistically significant effects on festival satisfaction. Second, the educational experiential factors and esthetic experiential factors of popular music festivals had significant effects on subjective well being. However, the entertainment experiential factors and escapist experiential factors did not significantly affect subjective well being. Third, the popular music festival satisfaction had significant effects on subjective well being. Therefore, the importance of experiential factors as a strategy to enhance the feeling of welling being and satisfaction of participants in the popular music festivals could be identified. In addition, the application optimal experiential factors (the optimal experience) to the planning, operating and marketing of the popular music festivals will contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the festivals.