The Best Neighborhood Music Festivals in America

The Best huborhond in Music Festivals Amelica Neighborhood music festivals are seen as a great and creative way to boost economic development. It's been proven that community image and the local culture attracts visitors, increasing tourism which helps the economy. The public recognizes the local culture and is more willing to invest in it, making many festivals otremely successful. What festivais have made this a success? Capitol Hill Block Party American Folk Festival Northwest Folklife Pitchfork Music Festival CMJ Bamboozle San Fransico Outside Lands Festival Wicker Park Chicago Festival Blues Festival Neighborhood Music Festival Not just Hoidogs SXSW Many festivals shawcase the local cemNuRite's hast foed ar a from areend the warld a buffet of cuisines Cost of Tickets Free: $600 SXSW S550 $500 Mas et er taerites a stid seed at testivals ike cettee candy, le eran etets d tael e Northwest Folklite Chicage Blues Festival American Felk Festival Wicker Park Fest Outside Lands $80 $400 Pitchfork $300 Bamboezle S80 Music Festival $200 I $100 $110 so Neighberbood Music Festival CMJ $30 Capitel Hill Bleck Party $90 $149 Why Are Some Festivals Free? Due to major community involvement, even some of th elargest festivals are free. Many ask for a low donation, but this is never required upon admittance. Local govermments recognize the positive effects festivais can have on the local economy, as such they invest. Beyond local governments helping, many of the local community businesses including news channels, newspapers, locol non-profits, and major businesses are recognized all over the world for helping neighborhood music fests get off the ground. How Many Attend? and which events sold out? = 10,000 PEOPLE SXSW SOLD OUT NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL CMJ CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY SOLD OUT SOLD OUT PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SOLD OUT OUTSIDE LANDS FESTIVAL SOLD OUT WICKER PARK FEST Os teg ef the zreat musit and teed and lively seaple. reet perterstivale a Partwa i, trade ef ar **NOT ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT disappaiated. youw shows, and Selling Out Fast 7 days Pitchfork Music Festival 47 days SOLD OUT Sapitol Hill Block Party 117 days Bamboozled The Sponsors Neko Case kd soundsystem The Headliners PASSION PIT FLEET FOXES Strak life IFC CHEVROLET zumiez Ecomonie Impact of Music Festivals SKSW American Folk Festival In 2008, SXSW brought in $103 million In a single weekend, the festival brought in an extra $10 Million directly into the Austin economy. Into Bangor, Maine's community 32,821 hotel room HOTEL nights were beoked in Austin for SXSW Including: Gas revemue increase Hotels 45% for music venues, Lounges Restaraunts restaurants and bars Capitol Hill Block Party Due to the over admittance of people, the Capitol Hill Block Party had a negative effect Local cupcake shop said their revenue was cut in half during the festival's run Local bookstore lost more than $22,000 in revenue Learning from past years, local businesses are working with the festival organizers to create more postive impacts throughout the community htp://www.seatte netienteitammentlartciesfolk JifeO http//winsonicbidi.com/Opportunity OpportunityVewange617 hetp://www.apnolhvbeattie.com2011oiicity to-capitol block party talkwith-community-before-more plars for 2011 hep/sawcomievus3/SKSW Econom impact veease pdt http/lineoutathestrangescom/tineout/archives/011/02/22went to n-incredibiy-borina captolha block parte so-vou-didnt have to htt/wwwndeduvputg/gti ns-p-6ipapert uappdl httu:/www.amenicantolldestivokcom hetp://www.lightinwinteccom/about econ mpactpdf http://wrsthandsaswcom/ hmp/www.sharkparnymediacom/partistkideplayerfale http://pitchfork.com/nw/774-the 2010-pitchfork musk-festival Zaarly http:/ptchfork.com/newu/17689 pachloik musie festival-thiee day-pases sell-out http://www.eplorechicagoorg/citylenthings_ser do/evert landing/apecial vent/mosekhcago_blues festivalhtmi http//www.j14.com/20012/paramoe to-headline e bamboule 2010 fetivalhtni http://www.afoutsidelands.comitickets hetp/enwikipedia ongwrikOutide Lands Music and Arti Festal OTLEY BRUE