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CityFolk organizers are asking for patience from suppliers after bad weather put a damper on attendance at this year’s edition of the event, which took place Sept. 15-18 at Lansdowne Park.

Overall attendance was pegged at about 40,000 people, including those who took in the free Marvest events along Bank Street, but it wasn’t enough to break even. The steady rain on Saturday kept people away from what was expected to be the festival’s biggest day.

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CityFolk director Mark Monahan said organizers had expected up to 10,000 people on Saturday with a lineup that included Vance Joy, Basia Bulat and Dan Mangan. But fewer than 5,000 fans showed up.

“Because the festival is relatively short,” he said, comparing CityFolk with Bluesfest, which usually runs for 10 days in July, “when you get wiped out on one of your main days, it has a huge effect on the festival.”

While he declined to give the exact amount of the loss, Monahan said it was necessary to ask for patience from companies that supplied goods and services to the festival.