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| Above, vendors on Roswell's Main Street. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
This story was posted back in September, but I have only just read it this morning.
The city of Roswell, New Mexico is looking to have a professional management company run future Roswell UFO Festivals.
KRQE reported:
ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – The UFO Festival had to be held virtually this year because of the pandemic but next year the City of Roswell wants it to be bigger and better than ever; that means taking a different approach.
“So, I’m all for it,” said Karen Perry, a downtown shop owner.
The city says it’s time for the UFO Festival to take a giant step forward. They realize to do that, the city needs to hire some help. Downtown store owners say that could breathe new life into the festival that has grown very stale.
“You cannot stay the same without growing stagnant and that’s part of where the festivals gotten [sic],” said Perry.
Perry is excited to hear about how the festival will incorporate more of Roswell, than just Main Street. New events could bring new visitors to Roswell and be a big increase in revenue for the town.
I attended the 2018 Roswell UFO Festival. While I had a good time, my biggest gripe on the festival was that it was too spread out over town. Events were not centrally located and we had to do a lot of walking to get from one to another. If the city had a convention center or a big hotel with big ballrooms and meeting rooms that are centrally located, it would be easier for attendees, especially seniors, to attend different events. Transportation, if one didn't have a car to get around, is practically non-existent, except for taxis.
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