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MerleFest is an annual "traditional plus" music festival held in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on the campus of Wilkes Community College.The festival, which is held the last weekend in April, was hosted by Grammy Award winner Doc Watson prior to his death and is named in memory and honor of his son, Eddy Merle Watson, [1] who died in a farm tractor accident in 1985.
Thanks to good weather, and a hankering for fried food and rides, people flocked to the NC State Fair. The numbers are in. The NC State Fair’s attendance is back to pre-pandemic levels
In 2023, attendance was 1,006,228, the Fair's highest 12-day attendance on record. [ 2 ] From the first three-day Fair in 1850 in Cincinnati to the 12-day exposition of today (from 1981 to 2003, the Fair lasted 17 days), the Ohio State Fair has celebrated Ohio's products, its people, and their accomplishments.
The State Fair was held during the First World War, [4] but was canceled in 1943 and 1944, during the Second World War. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] U.S. Senator Harry S. Truman chose the Missouri State Fair as the place to formally launch his campaign for re-election to the Senate in 1940 , shortly after the collapse of the Pendergast machine.
Now, with vaccines starting to roll out, Augusta National is hoping to have fans attend the 2021 Masters Tournament. Masters Makes Announcement About Fan Attendance At 2021 Tournament Skip to main ...
Artists who were scheduled to perform at the festival were invited to return for the 2021 edition. [ 37 ] In March 2021, Rhode Island governor Dan McKee announced that the state was working with the Newport Festivals Foundation to hold the folk and jazz festivals in the summer with modified capacities and a different format. [ 38 ]
Gov. JB Pritzker, Department of Agriculture director Jerry Costello also pointed to upgrades to the Multi-Purpose Arena where ticket sales were up 86%
In 2010 Summerfest officials announced a new 11-day schedule for the 2011 festival. Summerfest was closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021 (409,386 attendees), the event was revised to 9 days ( 3 weekends) instead of 11 days (over 2 weeks), and it occurred in September rather than during the summer months. [13]