Article content

More than 816,000 people flocked to K-Days this year despite stormy weather that dampened initial attendance, say officials.

“Mother Nature may have thrown us a curve ball the first weekend, but she came through for us this past week,” Northlands President and CEO Tim Reid said in a Monday news release.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or K-Days attendance up over last year despite weather 'curve ball' Back to video

An estimated 13,000 more people attended the annual exhibition compared to 2016, he added.

Reid partly attributed the numbers to the inaugural K-Days Rodeo, which he said Wednesday had attracted about 15 per cent of visitors.

“We believe we provided tremendous value for the entertainment dollar for the best 10 days of summer for the Capital Region.”

Photo by David_Bloom David Bloom / Postmedia

Photo by David_Bloom David Bloom / Postmedia

Photo by David_Bloom David Bloom / Postmedia