1/2 Young festivalgoers are all smiles after getting balloons at Autumn Jubilee. - Chandler Inions

SALISBURY — The annual Autumn Jubilee took place over the weekend at Dan Nicholas Park and one official said it was the largest crowd they’d had since 2021.

Ashley Duncan is an administrative assistant with Rowan County Parks and Recreation Department.

“We believe that we exceeded what we had last year which was around 20,000,” Duncan said. “It was great. The turnout was huge. It was probably the busiest that I have seen it since right after COVID.”

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Autumn Jubilee was cancelled and then offered on a modified schedule.

“People were itching to get out th

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