What's With Summerfest?

 Summerfest attendance this year was very low--only 555,000+--but then, it rained for 6 of the 9 days.

However, that's part of a trend.  In this news story, you'll see a chart of attendance over the last several years.  In 2019, attendance was 718,000 (in 2018, the number was even higher.)

But since then, it's been rough.  In 2021 Summerfest became "Fallfest."  Then, in '22, Summerfest abandoned its 10-day format and went to kinda-sorta-weekends only, drawing 445,000, followed by a better year in '23 with 625,000 attending.

Tickets?  Now $28.00--and that does not include admission to the Main Stage show.

Nearby 'secure' parking?  $73.00!!

If the point is to make money, then the Summerfest numbers may be very good indeed.  But that's not what Henry Maier and John Kelly had in mind back in the beginning.

Hmmmmm.