MIAMI (WSVN) - After three days of heart-pumping dance music, Ultra Music Festival came to a close after thousands of fans attended the festival in celebration of its big return to Bayfront Park.
Fans enjoyed three days of the long-awaited festival with international DJs, flashy festival outfits and fist-pumping dance music, Friday through Sunday, in downtown Miami.
Officials with Miami Fire Rescue said more than 50,000 people attended each day of the weekend party.
Concertgoers from all over the world came to celebrate the return of the popular electronic dance music festival after its two-year COVID delay.
“Two years sober. I’m an EMT firefighter,” said a festival goer in a pink headband. “I came down here to shake my you-know-what.”
“It says ‘back and body hurts’ for us old people. My back and body hurts,” said festival goers Ashley and Justin Buller.
“I came into it thinking it kinda was gonna be unsafe, but really everyone here is just to support,” said another festival goer.
Miami Police said they added more security this year in hopes of a relatively safe event.
“We had made 15 arrests throughout the entire weekend, and I think it’s a record low,” said Miami Police Department officer Kenia Fallat.
“After two days, we’ve only had 30 transports,” said Miami Fire Rescue Lt. Peter Sanchez.
Heavy and chaotic traffic along Biscayne Boulevard still remained through the night.
“In the coming days, traffic should be going back to normal on Biscayne Boulevard,” said Fallat.
Biscayne Boulevard is said to reopen Monday.
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