Prince’s Square cemented itself as the ideal hub for the event as crowds gathered to enjoy the fountain bar, participate in events or grab a bite to eat. 

Newly appointed creative director Greg Clarke was the mastermind behind the venue change. 

“It has just been such a success,” he said. 

Creating a village in Prince’s Square was an experiment that transformed the festival into an event accessible to everyone. 

“Right from the beginning it has just been packed with people and it has been an amazing success,” Mr Clarke said.

“Ticket sales have been really great, they are way up on last year.”

Junction general manager Steve Henty said it was great to not only see people returning to Junction, but to also see a new demographic of people embrace the festival.  

“We got a whole bunch of new people that may never have got to experience the festival before,” he said. 

An abundance of positive texts and Facebook messages spruiking the festival’s success flooded Mr Henty’s phone after the festival concluded. 

“It is really heartwarming to wake up to on a Monday morning,” he said.

Plans for Junction 2017 began six-months ago, despite the festival being at the end of its three year funding package with Events Tasmania. 

“We have put in an application [to Events Tasmania] for the future, so now we are going to approach it as if we are definitely doing it and hopefully just wait for that approval to come through,” Mr Henty said. 

Future plans for the festival include returning to Prince’s Square. 

“If the council will have us we would love to come back here,” Mr Clarke said. 

“The long term plan is to build the event, have more things in the square next year and to have more art events and performances in all the buildings around the square,” he said. 

“I would love to see something in all of the churches around the square.” 

For now, the Junction crew plan to debrief about the things they loved and the things they might want to change then begin working towards 2017. 

Mr Henty said next year is likely to see the return of some crowd favourties like the Backyard Bands and the Speakeasy, but the rest of the program will be kept under lock and key until next year’s official launch.