Attendance Numbers
Publicly announced attendance numbers for the festival.
2024: "500,000"
2023: "More than 460,000"
2022: "475,000"
2021: 0. (Canceled due to Covid-19)
2020: 0. (Canceled due to Covid-19)
2019: "475,000"
2018: "450,000"
2017: "425,000"
2016: "425,000"
2015: "460,000"
2014: "435,000"
2013: "Over 425,000"
2012: "450,000."
2011: "More than 400,000."
2010: "Approximately 375,000".
2009: "Over 400,000", with "90,000 2nd Saturday".
2008: "Between 375,000 and 400,000".
2007: "375,000".
2006: "Between 300,000 and 350,000".
2005: "Approximately 400,000 total".
Prior to 2005, the Fest used to announce attendance numbers broken
down by day.
| First Weekend |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Thursday |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26,000 |
- |
| Friday |
48,000 |
56,000 |
77,000 |
73,000 |
49,000 |
51,000 |
| Saturday |
60,000 |
67,000 |
69,000 |
94,000 |
60,000 |
64,000 |
| Sunday |
69,000 |
78,000 |
73,000 |
65,000 |
58,000 |
40,000 |
| Total |
177,000 |
201,000 |
219,000 |
232,000 |
193,000 |
155,000 |
|
| Second
Weekend |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Thursday |
38,000 |
43,000 |
59,000 |
49,000 |
40,000 |
43,000 |
| Friday |
63,000 |
54,000 |
90,000 |
62,000 |
65,000 |
(2)0 |
| Saturday |
91,000 |
95,500 |
160,000 |
92,000 |
83,000 |
87,000 |
| Sunday |
86,000 |
73,000 |
90,000 |
66,000 |
66,000 |
61,000 |
| Total |
278,000 |
265,500 |
399,000 |
269,000 |
254,000 |
191,000 |
|
| GRAND
TOTALS |
455,000 |
466,500 |
618,000 |
501,000 |
(1)452,000 |
340,000 |
Notes:
(1) I know the totals for 2003 don't add up. All numbers came from 5/05/03
Times Picayune, I can only guess the discrepency is due to rounding errors.
(2) 2nd Friday 2004 was cancelled, due to inclement weather. |
Ticket Prices
Walk-up (gate) price of a daily adult admission ticket.
| 2024 |
$105 |
| 2023 |
$95 |
| 2022 |
$90 |
| 2021 |
$- |
| 2020 |
$- |
| 2019 |
$85 |
| 2018 |
$80 |
| 2017 |
$80 |
| 2016 |
$75 |
| 2015 |
$70 |
| 2014 |
$70 |
| 2013 |
$65 |
| 2012 |
$65 |
| 2011 |
$60 |
| 2010 |
$60 |
| 2009 |
$50 |
| 2008 |
$50 |
| 2007 |
$45 |
| 2006 |
$40 |
| 2005 |
$35 |
| 2004 |
$25 |
| 2003 |
$25 |
| 2002 |
$25 |
| 2001 |
$20 |
| 2000 |
$20 |
| 1999 |
$18 |
| 1998 |
$16 |
| |
|
| 1989 |
$9 |
| 1988 |
$9 |
| 1984 |
$6 |
| 1982 |
$6 |
| 1979 |
$4 |
| 1973 |
$2 |
| 1972 |
$3 |
| 1971 |
$3 |
| 1970 |
$3 |
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