There are lots of smiles from everyone involved with Dauphin's Countryfest.
The three-day music festival wrapped up Sunday night, with President Duane McMaster projecting a 10-15 per cent increase in ticket sales from last year.
He feels the "90's Country" theme for this year's festival played a big part in that boost in sales.
"As soon as we announced the lineup, we got a ton of positive feedback about the lineup. I think that obviously had a lot to do with the ticket sales. And, yes, we are getting a lot of positive feedback from everyone that they really enjoyed it and that they like seeing and hearing 90's country. So we think we pulled a win out of the hat there."
McMaster is quick to realize that an event like Dauphin's Countryfest is a team effort.
"The event is put on by volunteers. We have a huge number of volunteers that put in time for this. Our sponsors have been fantastic, the community support has been fantastic this year. But I really want to throw out my kudos to my fellow board members. There is a 13-member board (in total) and they have went above and beyond this year to make this event possible. They have worked their butts off with every aspect of this festival to make it the great event that it is today."
McMaster says planning will begin almost immediately for the 2025 edition of the festival.
