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Tourism Calgary says the 2015 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival generated $3.4 million in economic activity for Alberta, according to a Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance review.

The June 2015 festival, which featured more than 250 bands, visual artists, filmmakers and comedians attracted hundreds of visitors from outside the city, it said.

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The assessment found Calgary received spending of $2.4 million and the event made a $1.8 million contribution to the province’s gross domestic product.

The report found the event also generated:

$1.1 million in wages and salaries and 19 jobs across Alberta

$572,000 in federal, provincial and municipal taxes

362 out-of-town audience members as well as 711 out-of-town performers and managers

672 hotel room nights by audience members, performers and managers

An average of $550 in Calgary of spending by out-of-town audience members

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