Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE A FORUM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS FOR THE WISCONSIN DELLS AREA. PROMOTE THE COMMON BUSINESS INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE WISCONSIN DELLS VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU, INC.
AUTOMOTION IS AN ANNUAL CLASSIC CAR SHOW THAT DRAWS NEARLY 50,000 PEOPLE TO THE AREA FOR THE TWO-DAY EVENT FEATURING A CAR CRUISE, CAR CORRAL, SWAP MEET, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND FOOD/BEVERAGE CONCESSIONS. THE EVENT IS POSITIONED TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER SEASON IN WISCONSIN DELLS.NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS:- IN 2018, CARS ON DISPLAY WERE 1,000 AND 146 SWAP BOOTHS WERE SOLD IN ADVANCE.- NORMAL ATTENDANCE IS ESTIMATED AT 50,000.- INCREASED ECONOMIC IMPACT TO AREA AND BUSINESSES DUE TO EVENT ATTENDANCE.
DELLS ON TAP WEEKEND - WISCONSIN DELLS ON TAP, DELLS CRAFT BEER WALK AND DELLS ON TAP 5K ARE ANNUAL EVENTS CELEBRATING BREWERS AND FALL IN WISCONSIN DELLS. BOTH BEER TASTING EVENTS HELP GROW ATTENDANCE EVERY YEAR.NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS:- APPROXIMATELY 73% OF VISITORS STAY OVERNIGHT AT LEAST ONE NIGHT; OF THOSE STAYING OVERNIGHT, 25% STAY MULTIPLE NIGHTS.- THE EVENT HAS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF APPROXIMATELY $1.3 MILLION ACCORDING TO CHAMBERLAIN RESEARCH CONSULTANTS.- RESEARCH SHOWS MOST EVENT VISITORS PLAN MONTHS IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND FESTIVALS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT VALUE AND MOST OFTEN WITH LARGER TRAVEL PARTIES.- IN 2018, 1,941 DELLS ON TAP TICKETS AND 366 CRAFT BEER WALK TICKETS WERE ISSUED AND 127 RUNNERS REGISTERED FOR THE 5K RACE.
KILBOURN CITY LIVE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL WAS A 2ND YEAR EVENT THAT WISCONSIN DELLS FESTIVALS, INC. TOOK OVER IN 2018 IN ORDER TO EVALUATE ITS ECONOMIC IMPACT POTENTIAL. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY RAINY AND COLD. ONLY 285 TICKETS WERE SOLD FOR THE TWO-DAY EVENT, THEREFORE WISCONSIN DELLS FESTIVALS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDED POST THE 2018 EVENT TO NO LONGER CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE/RUN/PROMOTE THIS SPECIFIC EVENT BUT RATHER INVESTIGATE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Romy Snyder | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Chastan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Whitfield | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jesse Defosse | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Diehl | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Gavinski | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Diehl | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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