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Festivals bring crowds, recognition and revenue.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 27-MAR-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Festivals abound in Mississippi. They begin in earnest this time of year and run heavily through summer and fall around the state. There's one to celebrate most any food, music, place or occasion that can be found here.

Cities, counties, schools, churches and other organizations put them on to raise funds, bring business to town or to promote a product. However, as several festival planners told the Mississippi Business Journal, it's more often to increase awareness of a place and all it has to offer.

Belzoni's World Catfish Festival is one of the state's oldest celebrations and marks its 31st-annual event this year on April 1. The festival brought about 20,000 visitors to this Delta town last year and a larger crowd is expected this year.

"That's what we're so happy about--we've had steady growth every year," said Paulet Solomon of the Belzoni-Humphreys Development Foundation. "There were not that many festivals when we started ours in 1976 and now...

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