Age range of people attending - we attract visitors in all age groups from under 18 to over 65

 

Furthest distances people travelled from : Tenerife, Inverness, Suffolk, Stratford Upon Avon, West Sussex, Norfolk, Portsmouth, London, Northampton, West Yorkshire, Coventry, Cambridge, Lincoln, Nottingham, Oundle, Kettering & Leicester

 

32% of our audience stayed in the area overnight the majority staying with friends.

 

38% came to the festival in family parties and 39% had children in their party

 

29% of visitors attended Riverside for the first time and 10% had attended all 7 years.

 

92% rated the festival as very important or important to Stamford, the region and it's community.

 

97% rated the festival as important or very important in promoting local and regional music

 

81% thought Stamford Festival should have more music and arts events

 

94.5% thought the Councils (Stamford, SKDC & Lincolnshire) should help fund Riverside

 

44.5% were aware of our main sponsors

 

92% thought Riverside had economic benefits for the town/area.