Kite Festival > Coachella

So I didn't make it to Coachella this year, but we did spend a good portion of our time (and money, patience, sunscreen, and other resources) at the Kite Festival, which was nearly as good.

Here's why it was awesome:

• Tons of food! And since it was all overpriced fair food, we didn't feel the need to overindulge.


• We even had vegan options this year (if by "vegan" you mean "kettle corn" and "cotton candy").


• Music from the stage drifted over the crowd the entire time.


• We even got a Michael Buble cover! Granted, it was from a youthful a capella sextet and not Muse, but it was still Buble.


• No Vampire Weekend here, but I saw at least two young girls wearing t-shirts of that vampire movie. (And it WAS the weekend.)


• Entry was free instead of $300.


• The cost of water at the Kite Festival was half as much as it costs at Coachella!


• Kites, instead of people, were flying high.


• There were tons of jump houses. Tons!!

Really, we had a blast. I don't miss not going to Coachella at all.