As of 2007 the festival had 162 musical acts—812 musicians, (give or take a few who didn’t know they were here) and 256 hours of music, nearly 10,000 cases of beer (or 238,500 servings). Coincidently 518 porta pots have been used. The festival has gone through about 17,312 bottles of water, 45,032 lbs of ice, one wedding, 2 wedding receptions, 31 office parties, two birthday parties, thirteen high school reunions and hosted one singles group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Number of tents we’ve rented? About 220.
Average attendance in the last five years is around 90,000 people-- about 15,000 of them from out of state.
The festival is one of the largest jazz and blues festival in the Midwest, coming in 2nd to Chicago.
Furthest inquiry about visiting Sioux Falls for the festival- Tel Aviv, Israel (via phone call) in 2001.
Furthest media interview for the festival—London, England for the BBC Radio Network in 2006.
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- Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society
- Sioux Falls, SD, United States
- The Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) arts organization. Our mission is to increase the awareness of jazz and blues music in the Sioux Falls community and Midwest region, through musical events and education.
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