LithGlow 2018 was deemed a success with thousands of community members joining in the celebrations at the Blast Furnace park heritage site in May, 2018.
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Discussions are already being had as to how Lithgow tourism can improve the event for 2019.
Acting tourism manager Simon Francis previously said that it was hard to know how it was going to go as a first year event but it has been very successful for the community.
“I am understandably happy, it seems to have been a great success, there was great participation rate on the tours and at the opening,” Mr Francis said.
“The amount of people exceeded our expectations but we were prepared and in the end we’ve only really seen positive comments and sentiments about the event.”
While the Blast Furnace showed off its magnitude with lighting, community members enjoyed walking through the historic building.
Residents were also treated to entertainment by renowned violinists ‘Strings on fire’ who played multiple songs while performing death defying acts, including balancing a sword on top of a knife that was being held in the performers mouth.
Cirkus Surreal and Hulla Illumination also stunned audiences with their circus skills and acrobatics while juggling light up hulla hoops.
Other popular attractions included the tours, exhibitions and displays happening in Lithgow, Portland and Wallerawang.
Eskbank House captured peoples attention by projecting their photo archive on the wall of the house, while people were amazed by the World War II spotlight that was shining over Lithgow throughout the night.
“All these places benefited from the exposure, and that is the general idea of LithGlow, even though the Blast Furnace is the centre piece, we want to show off these other sites,” Mr Francis said.
“We are looking forward to building upon it and showing off the Lithgow district as a whole.”