Boots in the Park boosts Fresno's economy with star-studded weekend

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Bryce Leatherwood was 1 of the supporting acts for headliner Blake Shelton astatine Boots successful the Park connected Saturday.

This year, organizers person opted for a caller twist connected the play festivities, adding Party successful the Park connected Sunday with euphony superstar Pitbull.

"You tin travel and spot Blake Shelton and Brett Young 1 time and Pitbull and Lil Jon the next. And they dependable similar they're truly acold isolated successful genres, but truly they're some ace fun, you'll cognize each song," Bonnie Marquez with Boots successful the Park said.

Organizers accidental since its inception astir a decennary agone successful Fresno, the festival lawsuit has grown significantly, demanding large names and touring crossed the country.

Since then, it's go a well-oiled machine.

"Every twelvemonth we effort to conscionable get a small better," Marquez said. "We learned from each show, truthful whether it's adding much activities oregon much nutrient oregon immoderate it is, oregon changing things up, we're ever trying to amended upon our ourselves."

One caller diagnostic for the lawsuit is the Woodward Sports Bar. A abstraction for festival goers to bask a chill beverage portion having entree to sports games.

Owner of Woodward Grill Lewis Everk says Boots successful the Park not lone brings successful thousands of radical to the country but besides offers an economical boost.

"I deliberation typically astir country restaurants and eateries successful the country should expect astir a 25 to 35% bump successful their mean sales, week implicit week," helium said. "I mean, erstwhile you're bringing 15,000 radical 2 days successful a enactment to the area, it's truly going to assistance retired this section economy."

Everk says the play has proven to beryllium truthful palmy successful the past, he's deciding to brushed motorboat his caller nightclub Azara connected Saturday nighttime aft Blake Shelton wraps up his set.

If you don't person tickets, there's inactive clip for tomorrow. Organizers accidental there's inactive country for radical to travel retired and bask Pitbull tomorrow.

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