I never was going to Sidmouth 2005. I am dancing in France instead this year. However I was more than happy with the big International event- the only one like it in the country. Whitby and Broadstairs were the only other week long festivals that I know of and they are not the same thing at all. Whitby is excellent but the atmosphere is quite different. There are lots of smaller weekend festivals, all very different but Sidmouth has to be something special. Just a long drawn out weekend festival will in my opinion not continue to draw the crowds. A lot of people will be going in 2005 to see what its like. If it doesn't meet their expectations will they return again in 2006? My vote is for the big International Festival with the diversity of events that attract the oldies, the families and all the youngsters.
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