An additional 500,000 visitors came to Liverpool to celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest, early footfall figures suggest.
Although the economic impact and full evaluation will not be known for a few weeks, early footfall data and figures from Merseyside Police suggest that, over the two weeks of the festival, an additional 500,000 visitors came to Liverpool – compared to the 100,000 forecast.
The Eurovision Village on the Pier Head – which was open for nine days – welcomed 250,000 visitors.
