Cornfest 2010 was still deemed a success, despite slightly-lower attendance than in previous years, and some undesirable weather.
That’s according to Cornfest co-chair Tom Paterson, whose assessment of the weekend event was largely positive.
“We had no major complaints, let’s put it that way,” said Paterson. “There was nothing that didn’t work, and nobody came to us to suggest things should be different. All in all, from my point of view, it went pretty well. It would have been nice to have a little better weather, because I think that affected our attendance.”
The larger volume of Saturday night pyrotechnics also seems to have been greeted well by attendees and local citizens.
“Most of the people I’ve talked to kind of liked the idea of having something in the park. We’ll probably fine-tune that, but we’ll have to hear a little more from people’s responses, and see what they have to say about it. Certainly, initial reviews seemed pretty good,” said Paterson.
Although official numbers are impossible to ascertain, those eyeballing the event crowds pointed to decreased attendance.
“Obviously, we can’t tell you exactly, because we don’t take attendance, but just by the look of the crowds in the park, you could tell there wasn’t (as many people),” said Paterson.
Paterson indicated the Cornfest committee is always willing to hear suggestions about improving the event for the coming year.
“If there are any concerns or suggestions, certainly pass them on to us and we can hash them out and see what we can do for next year. We’re considering it a success. Nothing major happened, everybody seemed to be happy — if the weather would have co-operated, it would have been even better.”