Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) is an international annual electronic dance music festival held in the summertime in the United States and Puerto Rico. Founded by Insomniac Events, the festival has been hosted by venues in California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas, and Puerto Rico. Originally a one day Southern California event, the EDC spread to multiple venues in multiple states from June through August. In 2009, the festival was expanded to a two day event, which brought in 130,000 attendees. In 2010, the festival attracted a total of 185,000 attendees. The Las Vegas event lasted 3 days in 2011, attracting 240,000 people.
