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Memorial Day festivals attracted record numbers of visitors despite the advent of rain in many areas. Festivals that attracted 100,000 or more visitors during the three-day weekend included the Finast Great American Rib Cook-off in Cleveland, OH; the Riverfest in Little Rock, AR, and the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee in Sacramento, CA. Events that attracted 10,000 or more visitors included the Moonshine Festival in Straitsville, OH; the Guthrie Jazz Banjo Festival in Guthrie, OK, and the Horned Toad Derby in Coalinga, CA., As is often the case, rainy weather impacted several of the festivals that ran over Memorial Day Weekend, but even so, many events reported strong numbers and were generally upbeat. [...]

Amusement park officials were happy about turnout during the Memorial Day weekend and stated that the high attendance totals could herald a record year for the amusement park industry. Amusement parks that recorded high attendance totals, some despite rainy weather, included Hersheypark, Hershey, PA; Wonderland Park, Amarillo, TX; Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL; Adventureland, Des Moines, IA; Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT; Knoebel's Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA; Pacific Park, Santa Monica, CA and Paramount's Great America, Santa Clara, CA., Most amusement park officials contacted during a random survey by AB reported good business over Memorial Day weekend when the weather cooperated, that is. But even those who experienced cold [...]

Under a white tent, a half-dozen musicians joke and sip glasses of beer as they fiddle with their instruments. It's a hot day in Sacramento, but the performers are about […]