Another profit for blossom festival

• Published date: 25 April 2024
• Publication title: Central Otago News

The Blossom Festival Committee said in a statement the 2023 event followed one of the most successful festivals on record in 2022, which was the 65th anniversary event of the festival

The committee was conscious of the fact 2023 attendance numbers would likely be down on the previous year given the significance of the 65th festival.

As such, the budget was set assuming a more normal level of attendance would be achieved in 2023.

Given the poor weather in the run up to the event — and the fact Friday night’s events were cancelled — the committee was extremely happy with the outcome of the event in the end.

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