Family Fest out, classic rock in for New Year’s Eve
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LETHBRIDGE – After 20 years, a revamp is coming for New Year’s Eve celebrations at Exhibition Park in Lethbridge. But it was a decision that wasn’t without some angst.
In place of the annual Family Fest, classic Canadian rock band Trooper will headline Rockfest Dec. 31 at the North Pavilion. The festival will also include a late lunch, a New Year’s countdown, and opening act Fast Times.
“Our audiences have been going down. People change. Families stay maybe at home more on New Year’s Eve, depending on what day it is,” marketing manager Doug Kryzanowski said. “The flip side of that was, this is a Saturday night party.”
He said there had come to be too much familiarity between Family Fest and the newer Children’s Family Festival. So the two events will be amalgamated into one festival next May 6. Kryzanowski said there will be more details to come on that event, which has the potential to be bigger than in past years.
