Art in the Park organizers are reporting record attendance this year.

Close to 16,000 people came out to Windsor's Willistead Park on Saturday alone. The total three-day attendance number is not yet known.

Nearly 300 vendors offered everything from paintings and jewelry, to clothes and food.

Art in the Park chair Colleen Mitchell is happy the rain held off this year.

"When you're walking around, you see so many families here, it's just really nice to meet your neighbours and it's just fun," she said. "It's great to see how it's grown. It's nice to see the kids zone."

The event raises money for the Rotary Club, which donates a portion to the upkeep of Willistead Manor, which is in need of $2.5 million worth of repairs.

The City of Windsor has asked the federal government for a $1 million grant to offset the costs of the repairs.