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2012TopTradeshowsDowntown42AutomobiliaWichitaAreaBuildersAssociationHomeShowBlackTopNationalsOutdoorLivingLandscapeShowPrairieFireMarathonWomensFairStarbird-DevlinCharitiesCarShowHolidayGalleriaAllAboutHerWichitaAsianAssociation2500500075001000002009201020112012YEARATTENDANCETallgrassFilmFestival39800090001000010000225045006750900002009201020112012YEARATTENDANCEWagonmastersChiliCookoff387500750080009000ATTENDANCEATTENDANCE1000002000003000004000000200920102011201230000600009000012000002009201020112012YEARAutomobilia41700008000080000120000YEARRiverfest40160000310000240000275000DOWNTOWNARTSCULTUREIn2012160conventionstradeshowswereheldinDowntownWichitawithanattendanceofover310000people.SeebelowforalistofthetoptradeshowsandconventionsinDowntown.EventattendanceinDowntownhasskyrocketedsincethecompletionofINTRUSTBankArenaandthecreationofneweventssuchasWichitaRibfestwhichdrewanestimatedattendanceof10000initsinauguralyear.Almost380000peopleattendedanarenaeventlastyear.EventattendancecontinuestoincreaseovertimefortheWichitaWagonmastersDowntownChiliCookoffTallgrassFilmFestivalandAutomobilia.Riverfesthasshownayearlyincreaseinattendanceforthepreviousthreeyears.Museumscontinuetodrawlargecrowdstothecorewithoverallattendanceat484196personsfor2012.ThehighestattendedmuseumsareExplorationPlaceandBotanica.2012TopConventionsDowntown43KansasMusicEducatorsAssociationMidwestCatholicFamilyConferenceJehovahsWitnessesEnglishandSpanishDistrictConventionsAmericanRabbitBreedersAssociationTeachingParentsAssociationAmericanOrchidSocietyKansasRuralWaterAssociationKansasLivestockAssociationKansasThespiansKansasGrainFeedAssociationMidwestFishWildlifeSocietyofDecorativePainters38-41.SourceWichitaBusinessJournalBookofLists42-43.SourceGoWichitaConventionVisitorsBureau.15