Nancy McFarlane: “Bluegrass enthusiasts and Raleigh businesses alike are celebrating news that our city will host the World of Bluegrass Convention and Music Festival, September 23-29, 2013. The event is expected to draw 16,000+ and is expected to charge our local economy with over $9.9 million in tourism dollars. The World of Bluegrass selected Raleigh because of the fantastic variety of performance spaces and venues that the city has to offer, the two major draws being our new convention center and outdoor amphitheater. Both the convention center and amphitheater continue to generate incredible revenue, fueling local small business growth and development.”
One thing that really sold us on Raleigh was all the options here and how compact they are,” said IBMA board member Jon Weisberger. “We don’t have to choose whether or not to do shows indoors or outdoors, we can do both. And the convention center, amphitheater and other venues are all right here. Read more