Here are some facts about IF: Milton Keynes International Festival:
12,500 tickets sold for ticketed events
68% of the programme was free to experience
170,000 free attendances
234,000 encountered pop-up and roving installations
184,000 Festival event attenders
75,000 people engaged online
165 events
283 professional artists featured
1,200 community participants
An economic impact of £7.7 million (gross)
PR and social media coverage valued at £500k
555 hotel bedroom nights for artists, crew and staff
150 volunteers involved over the 10 days
7 new commissions made for/about Milton Keynes
5 Festival films produced
Information gathered from IF: 2016