With relaxing tunes, good food and fun and games, people from all over enjoyed four days of the Red, White and Bluegrass Festival without any major incidents.

Gary Leonhardt, the director of Morganton Parks and Recreation and event coordinator, said despite the record crowds the festival ran smoothly all week. Leonhardt projected the crowds were 25 percent larger each day than last year and he expected there was 11,000 revelers on Friday night.

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