More than £1m is to be spent on two major events to revitalise Liverpool’s visitor economy.
Liverpool Council has signed off on budgets worth £1.1m for the staging of the Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) in July and the River of Light Festival across 17 days from October to November. In a bid to support the city’s visitor economy and music venues that have borne the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic, this summer’s LIMF will move away from its previous home of Sefton Park to indoors locations throughout the city centre.
A report to cabinet, heard at Liverpool Town Hall this morning, said the event, which has been a staple in the city’s cultural calendar for almost 10 years, will “return to its city centre roots, to create an Edinburgh Fringe style festival, to help boost the city centre economy.” Councillors signed off on a budget worth almost £500,000 to support the event this summer.
