During Musikfest it's pretty much all about Musikfest. Everywhere else I've gone has been dead, which can be good or bad. It's bad when you are looking for a fun crowd to hang with on a Friday night and it's good when you get the bar/restaurant/club all to yourself without the usual horrible masses. I know that some places just shut down during Musikfest because they don't get good business. Makes sense, I guess. But it is nice to get away sometimes and have a drink somewhere where there aren't any Musikfest mugs.It's a shame that people visiting the area for the Fest don't get out more and support the rest of the local community. Maybe next year there should be some kind of tour/pub crawl for out-of-towners (or locals wanting to escape the Fest)? Sounds like fun to me.

- Judianne