ðə fˈɛstɪvəl ɐtɹˈækts ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˈiːpəl tʊ ɪts lˈɑːɹdʒskˈeɪl fɹˈiː aʊtdˈoːɹ ᵻvˈɛnts ænd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tʊ ɪts tˈɪkɪɾᵻd ᵻvˈɛnts, ænd kəntɹˈɪbjuːts mˈoːɹ ðˌænə dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪfti fˈaɪv mˈɪliən tə ðɪ ɪkˈɑːnəmi ʌv nˈuː sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz.
The festival attracts approximately 500,000 people to its large-scale free outdoor events and 150,000 to its ticketed events, and contributes more than A$55 million to the economy of New South Wales.