nawlins tourism on the rise...

[bywterbro]

i was surprised that fqf had higher attendance than jazzfest....and fqf
is only 3 days..??

New Orleans tourism on the mend
7/2/2007, 2:47 p.m. CDT
By The Associated Press
The Associated Press

(AP) — The Essence Music Festival July 5-7 promises to be another in a string of events that have brought visitors back to New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.

Event Estimated Attendance:

• Essence Music Festival (July 2007): 200,000


• New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (April/May 2007):375,000

• French Quarter Festival (April 2007): 425,000

• Mardi Gras (February 2007): 800,000

Projected

[NOLA]

Its free. And it covers the entire Quarter. And it is an estimate since there are no gates, fences, etc. Who knows?

[mightyradgumbo]

That seems odd to me too, Bro. Since there are no ticketed gates, how can that be verifiable?

[rosetree]

That seems odd to me too, Bro. Since there are no ticketed gates, how can that be verifiable?

The police do it some way with aerial photography

[Michelino]

I do know that it was very crowded everywhere in the quarter that weekend. And it was quite a sea of humanity at times from Jackson Square thru to all three stages in Woldenberg park. The Mint had more than a few folks too. But however many, it was a very good vibe.

[bywterbro]

I do know that it was very crowded everywhere in the quarter that weekend. And it was quite a sea of humanity at times from Jackson Square thru to all three stages in Woldenberg park. The Mint had more than a few folks too. But however many, it was a very good vibe.

it was a real good vibe..weather was great...it got real crowded at woldenberg
at times, so i headed for the smaller stages on royal and bourbon...
great vibe there as well...