Fireworks

[beatrice_otter]

At the fireworks in the park tonight. It's shocking how few people there are.  It's like 10% of the size of the normal crowd. And yeah, it's hot, but the park is by the river and it's noticeably cooler than the rest of town.

It's gotta be the price of admission. A decade ago it was $1/person. Last year, it was $5. This year, it's $10, with a discount if you are a town resident and bought your ticket ahead of time.

Comments

[viggorlijah]

You have to pay to go to a town park to watch fireworks?!

[beatrice_otter]

Yup. But like I said, it used to be $1/person ... and before that, it was "suggested donation to pay for the fireworks"

The money also pays for a band to play before the fireworks starts.

[rmc28]

It's a real world example of price elasticity of demand!

Are they even raising more money if the crowd is so much smaller?

[beatrice_otter]

I highly doubt that they made as much money this year as they did last year.

[gingicat]

Huh.

There was a crowd of 200,000 at the Boston Esplanade Wednesday night, and I have to admit that I wouldn't mind some sort of way to get in without having to sit in the sun all day. Advance registration but still free, maybe?