Bonfire Festival Hits Record Attendance in Linköping for Third Year

The Bonfire Festival is set to welcome over 10,000 visitors per day this weekend at Stångebrofältet in Linköping, Sweden. Now in its third year, the festival has reached a new milestone with record-breaking ticket sales.

Launched three years ago as a collaboration between Homerun Festivals and the Municipality of Linköping, Bonfire Festival has quickly become a major event in the city’s cultural calendar. The municipality invested one million Swedish kronor annually for three years to help establish the festival and enhance Linköping’s appeal to young people and students.

Breaking Records and Attracting Visitors

Christoffer Lundström, project manager for Bonfire at Homerun Festivals, expressed his satisfaction with the festival’s success:

“We know many organizers have struggled to attract audiences this summer, so we are extra pleased with how well Bonfire is doing. We have a very good collaboration with Visit Linköping and Linköping Municipality, and we dare say that Linköping really stands out in how easy it is to organize events here. Even permit processes and other things go very smoothly in Linköping.”

The festival has not only broken attendance records but also attracted a diverse audience. Approximately half of the visitors come from outside Linköping, with the largest group being between 18-25 years old.

Strengthening Linköping’s Profile as a Student City

Kristina Edlund, Chair of the Municipal Board, emphasized the importance of the festival for the city:

“We want Linköping to be an attractive city for our young people. A festival of this caliber further strengthens our profile as a student city and makes our city more fun.”

Niklas Borg, First Vice Chair of the Municipal Board, added:

“We see that the municipality’s investment in Bonfire Festival has been completely right and successful. In just three years, it has established itself as one of Sweden’s leading festivals and attracts visitors to Linköping who stay in hotels, visit restaurants, and shop.”

Looking to the Future

Homerun Festivals has announced plans to continue developing and investing in Bonfire Festival. They are currently working on deepening their collaboration with Visit Linköping and other stakeholders for future events.

Christoffer Lundström concluded with optimism about the festival’s venue:

“Stångebrofältet is undoubtedly Sweden’s best festival area, and we see great potential here.”

With American artist Macklemore headlining this year’s event, Bonfire Festival is set to cement its place as a major highlight in Sweden’s festival calendar.

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