First annual Adelaide Festival declared a box office success Flamenco Hoy was among the highlights of the 2013 Adelaide Festival. The first annual Adelaide Festival has been declared a success after surpassing its box office target with ticket sales worth more than $2.6 million in total. The 17-day festival, which ends today, also is expected to deliver an estimated $25 million in economic benefits to the state. "It's been a thrilling experience ...," artistic director David Sefton said. Adelaide Festival 2013 - All the news, reviews of every show It's left me with no doubt that our Adelaide Festival audiences are hungry for challenging and progressive work. I can't wait to let everyone know what I've got up my sleeve for next year. Festival chief executive Karen Bryant said the 2013 Festival had not only exceeded its box-office target "it has generated an increased level of economic impact for the State, proving its value as an annual event" The festival had 44 ticketed events across its dance, theatre, music, visual arts, film, outdoor and Writers' Week programs. Interstate and overseas visitors made up approximately 28% of all ticketed attendances. The figures exclude attendances for Womadelaide and Turner from the Tate at the Art Gallery of South Australia, both iof which were ncluded in the Festival program. Final attendances for the total of 54 Adelaide Festival events, including Womadelaide and Turner from the Tate, are expected to exceed 327,000. Minister assisting the Minister for the Arts, Chloe Fox, said the first year of the Festival as an annual event has been an astounding success and proven that Adelaide audiences are passionate supporters of this iconic Festival.