AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Arts in the Heart of Augusta looked different this year after ongoing downtown construction pushed the longtime festival from Broad Street to the Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds.
While crowd estimates after the festival appeared significantly lower than in previous years, Greater Augusta Arts Council Executive Director Denise Tucker said the organization’s actual ticket sales were only about 5% lower.
Tucker said comparing overall attendance between the two locations is complicated because people were counted differently when the festival was downtown…