Federal money will take Charlottetown Festival into October
Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | 9:09 AM AT
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The Charlottetown Festival is planning to bring in a new international show to headline an extended season in the fall with the help of new federal money.
The festival is receiving close to $1 million from the federal government from a fund designed to increase tourism in Canada.
During the announcement Monday, Confederation Centre CEO David MacKenzie said the money means an extension of the Charlottetown Festival.
"[It's a] two-week expansion of the Charlottetown Festival taking us right into October. It will be the longest Charlottetown Festival ever," said MacKenzie.
The main component of the extended season will be a new show brought in from outside the country. MacKenziesaid there would be a major announcement on that international performance once the details were finalized.
The festival plans to spend the $958,000 in federal funding on three things.
In addition to extending the season, it will expand its marketing campaign, mostly into the New England market. The remainder will be used for new equipment for the new mainstage production, Disco Cirque.
Corrections and Clarifications
- The Charlottetown Festival is not planning a tour with an international stop, as was originally reported. April 28, 2009 | 3:44 p.m. AT
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