I can't WAIT for it!!!!

3/22/2011 2:29:31 PM

whoops

3/22/2011 2:31:36 PM

had to google it

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/22/1073317/city-cancels-raleigh-wide-open.html

3/22/2011 2:48:08 PM

is anyone really disappointed?

there are too many shitty festivals on fayetteville as it is

3/22/2011 2:51:36 PM

everytime somebody asks me what the hell Raleigh Wide Open is, i have no idea what to tell them other than, "it sucks."

[Edited on March 22, 2011 at 3:11 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2011 3:11:11 PM

its that thing where they shut down the street to celebrate the street not being shut down anymore

3/22/2011 3:30:20 PM

Never heard of this.

3/22/2011 3:37:10 PM

Quote :

"everytime somebody asks me what the hell Raleigh Wide Open is, i have no idea what to tell them other than, "it sucks.""

it may suck, but I'm for getting more people downtown on a regular basis

3/22/2011 6:33:31 PM

Quote :

"is anyone really disappointed? there are too many shitty festivals on fayetteville as it is"

I am. We've been to the past two and had a great time. I was looking forward to this one being a fun 1st family event to go to w/ the babe either strapped to the chest in the Bjorn or strolling about.

and I also agree with ^

3/22/2011 6:38:48 PM

^^agreed

that's why hopscotch is so awesome, because it does that AND it actually rules

3/22/2011 6:41:40 PM

If there were not a lot of similar downtown events, I'd be more concerned about getting people downtown.

However, between Hopscotch, both bike weekends, Artsplosure, Sparkcon, Winterfest, and god knows what else, there's a street festival down there every fourth or fifth week. One less isn't going to make a huge difference, especially when it's one without a reason to exist.

3/22/2011 7:44:37 PM

Not to mention First Fridays.



























WITH ARMS WIDE OOOOOOOOOOPEN.

3/22/2011 11:08:55 PM

i'm slightly disappointed. i thought it was pretty fun, though i wasn't sure of the purpose.

3/25/2011 5:38:42 PM

1) charge small admission fee
2) charge vendors rent
3) use proceeds to pay for city costs
4) don't profit because you're the government
5) ???
6) festival continues

3/26/2011 10:45:10 AM

OF COURSE, IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE

as if they haven't been charging vendors all along

3/26/2011 11:32:31 AM