According to the study, the festival held in Parque da Cidade attracted "a record number of 140,000 visitors, which generated a global economic impact of 48.5 million euros on the city, calculated on the basis of expenses incurred in accommodation, travel or trips, meals, among others".

The economic study was carried out by ISAG-European Business School (ISAG-EBS) and by the Center for Research in Business Sciences and Tourism of the Consuelo Vieira da Costa Foundation (CICET-FCVC), and concluded that "the average daily expenditure per person in the city was more than 350 euros and around 41 euros a day in the festival grounds".

"Almost half of the visitors had foreign nationality or lived outside the Porto Metropolitan Area [AMP]", points out the study released after the closing of the festival.

According to the document, "accommodation was once again the most significant expense (136.32 euros a day), with 33% of festival-goers residing outside the Porto Metropolitan Area (AMP) or coming from abroad choosing to stay overnight in a hotel.

Local accommodation "was the preference of 26% of respondents, a friend's house by 20% and a hostel by 14%", with price being "the factor that most influenced the choice of place of stay by 38% of the public , followed by the proximity of the venue (20%), the reputation of the accommodation (15%) and previous experience (13%)".

"The respondents replied that they stayed, on average, 4.9 nights in the city", and with regard to daily expenses, "meals (52.03 euros a day) and travel and travel (48 .20 euros a day)".

The study also states that "29% of the 1,555 respondents were from abroad, with emphasis on British nationalities (13%), Brazilian (12%), Spanish (11%), North American (7%), French (7 %), German and Italian (both 6%), Belgian (5%) and Dutch (4%)".

As for the Portuguese public, "71% lived in the AMP and 29% came from other municipalities in the country, namely Lisbon (42%), Braga (13%) and Aveiro (11%)".