MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - This weekend, many events drew people to Minneapolis . From Farm Aid 40 to the Vikings, Lynx, and the final home game for the Twins. So how much of an impact does this have on downtown Minneapolis? Well, FOX 9 has some estimates for you.

Weekend sports and concert impact

What we know:

The Minneapolis Downtown Council says for ticketed events, there were more than 300,000 people coming to Minneapolis. It sounds like a decent number, but that doesn’t include all the people coming down to bars to watch the games. This weekend, people could have been at Farm Aid on Saturday, or caught a Twins game. On Sunday, the Twins, Lynx, and Vikings were all playing.

"People have to come on down and experience downtown. That's what it's about having, having these times togeth

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