2018 Freedom Festival by the numbers
Sundog Balloon Company takes attendees up on a tethered flight during the Freedom Festival Balloon Fest in Provo, Friday, July 1, 2016. The balloon festival features more than 25,000 spectators and approximately 25 hot air balloons. SAMMY JO HESTER, Daily Herald
The Sundog Balloon Company's balloon is seen during the Freedom Festival Balloon Fest in Provo, Friday, July 1, 2016. The balloon festival features more than 25,000 spectators and approximately 25 hot air balloons. SAMMY JO HESTER, Daily Herald
The sun rises over during the Freedom Festival Balloon Fest in Provo, Friday, July 1, 2016. The balloon festival features more than 25,000 spectators and approximately 25 hot air balloons. SAMMY JO HESTER, Daily Herald
A server returns finished plates to the kitchen during the Freedom Awards Gala on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo. ISAAC HALE, Daily Herald
Members of the Utah Valley Children's Choir sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Freedom Festival’s Patriotic Service at the Marriott Center in Provo on Sunday, June 25, 2017.
Here are a few numbers that make the Freedom Festival possible:
• 22 Freedom Festival events
• 20,000 artifacts on display at the Military Outpost
• 5,500 people running or walking in the Freedom Run
• 100 Grand Parade entries
• 2,500 people participating in the Children’s Parade
• 128 people golfing during the Freedom Golf Tournament
• 22 artists participating in the Fine Art Show
• 25 hot air balloons inflated during the Balloon Fest
• $20 million spent each year in the Provo and Orem communities
”We appreciate the Freedom Festival’s positive economic impact and the opportunity to say hip, hip, hooray for America,” says Paul Warner, Freedom Festival executive director. “We want families to have a good time celebrating and being grateful for the values we have here in America.”