By JONATHON HOWARD
THE Noosa Long Weekend has been heralded as the best of all time after a 13 per cent increase in ticket sales on last year and rave reviews.
The comments online via social media and from news networks have heaped praise on the organisers, who continued to receive a flurry of compliments.
Festival director Ian Mackellar said 2014 had been one of the most successful festivals yet with 101 per cent of budgeted ticket sales being met, in excess of 10,000 people attending ticketed and free events and 14 sold-out events.
The festival saw 240 artists and special guest performances across 35 venues sold out events including opening night Forbidden Broadway, Night of Comedy, Puccini and Fettuccini and An Evening with Queensland Ballet.
“There have been many highlights to this year’s program but having Catherine Alcorn as Festival Ambassador has provided the festival with an amazing spokesperson who not only starred in her own show but attended many of the events, providing a continuous thread throughout the festival,” Mr Mackellar said.
