Festivals Extra: CAKE Estimates Go As High As 5000 People

It's in Heidi's round-up here. CAKE organizers were giving out stickers as a way to count attendees, and we'll probably hear from them at some point, but 1800-2400 each day might fair given what I saw Saturday. On the more subjective scale, it was busy but never fucked-up busy, I think they could host a lot more people in that space before it get uncomfortable or scary.

Sales reports I heard table to table both on the floor and checking back in via e-mail were actually all over the place as opposed to the wholly positive view that comes through that round-up. People seem more comfortable giving me "this wasn't as good as I thought it would be" reports than they were five years ago, for whatever reason. It seems like a successful show, though, overall, and the attendance figures and sales anecdotes overall have to be very, very encouraging. The last thing a good show does is develop a sizable audience that's willing to buy.
 
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