It was a purrfect night at annual cat video festival
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Paul's mayor threw out a ceremonial ball of yarn to mark the opening of an annual festival for cat videos that drew thousands of feline fanatics to a city stadium.
Mayor Chris Coleman said 13,000 people were at CHS Field on Wednesday night for the fourth Internet Cat Video Festival.
"Cat film festival is a fantastic gathering of everyone that loves cats, loves watching cats on film. Everyone comes dressed up as cats or dressed in different cat-themed t-shirts. It's fantastic," one festival goer said to CBS Minnesota. "They're cuddly, they're affectionate. People think dogs are the more affectionate breed but cats are really the ones that are going to snuggle up with you at night."
Videos played on the stadium's large scoreboard as people watched from the stands and blankets in the outfield. Selections included clips of a cat startling a bear and a scene from "Jurassic Park" edited to include giant cats.
CBS Minnesota reports that the video that won the Golden Kitty Award, essentially the people's choice award, is a minute-long clip that explains why cats do certain things.
The festival has been held in previous years at the Walker Art Center and the Minnesota State Fair.