Newport News Plans Big Music Festival for Memorial Day Weekend

Newport News is planning a big music festival for next Memorial Day weekend. The city council has given $3. 03 million to make this happen. This money is from extra funds they had at the end of the year. The goal is to make Newport News a place people want to visit for culture and music. The festival will have big-name musicians and speakers from business and tech. There will also be programs for young people and the community. These will start before the festival and continue after. The city is working with a local nonprofit and a big music promoter to put this on. The mayor said this festival is part of making Newport News a bigger deal. He hopes it will bring in more money for the city. But we don't know yet who will perform or speak. The city didn't give more details when asked. This is a big move for Newport News. It shows they want to be a player in the regional tourism game. But will it pay off? Only time will tell.