The 49th edition of Folklorama saw more guests than the 48th.

A preliminary estimate of 445,000 people visited this year's festival -- about a five per cent increase over last year.

The 2018 festival was the first time Folklorama offered tickets online; a media release posted today says 40 per cent of patrons purchased their tickets online.

Next year will be the 50th anniversary; it will run August 4th to the 17th, 2019.