Raleigh, NC – Raleigh is already looking forward to the return of Dreamville for his third year at Dix Park.
The music festival, created by Fayetteville native J. Cole, drew tens of thousands of people to the city over the weekend.
The first festival in 2019 raised $3.8 million for companies.
The city won’t have a total for a couple of weeks this year, but they expect it to go up since Dreamville spanned two days.
On Monday, the crews packed up and cleaned up for the end of the two-day Dreamville hip-hop music festival.
Until next year.
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told WRAL News that an estimated 30,000 people filled the large field at Dix Park each day.
“We’re on the map now. J. Cole and Dreamville got us there,” Baldwin said.
The first festival of 2019 attracted 40,000 people in just one day.
“I think we’ve been a great partner for Dreamville,” said Baldwin. “They have been a great partner for us and we look forward to them continuing to set the stage for what can be done at Dix Park.”
It was a big boost to James Shufford’s business.
“There were oceans of people. Kind people. Everyone was willing to spend money, it was flowing,” Shufford said.
Shufford said it will take time to count receipts from serving Jolly’s catering specialties to concert-goers, especially since he got his food truck back on the road within hours of the festival ending.
“No days off for us. We stay clocked in,” Shufford said. “I’m from here, so I have something like this — just looking at it, it’s like it’s not even Raleigh anymore.”
Shufford says being in touch with visitors from all over the world is priceless.
Dreamville will be there again next year.
J. Cole ended his set with these words, and festival organizers tweeted, “See you next year.”
The cleanup at Dix Park will take several days.
They have until Friday when their permit expires.