Something Wicked… how have I not heard of you until your third year of existence?! Ah, what an experience! First off, do not try to compare SW to a massive festival… because it isn’t one. I’ve gone and danced to my heart’s content with hundreds of thousands at a massive before, and here, at SW, I’ve danced the weekend away with thousands. It’s completely different. If you take it for what it is though, SW is legit and I could not have asked for a better experience from a smaller scale festival. I’ve heard that the festival has gotten better and better every year. Let’s recap the deets from this year: –Perfectly sized venue! The race park was small enough to where it only took about 5 min to get from stage to stage but big enough to where you ALWAYS had room to dance, sit, or wander without being crowded. The crowd was respectful of personal space, and this always makes a world of a difference! –Security lines getting through depend on what time you arrive. On day 1, we got there around 4:30, and it probably took about 30 min to get through. Day 2 was more lax and only took about 10 min. General rule of thumb: the earlier you arrive, the less the wait. –Cleanest port-a-potties I’ve seen anywhere! –3 stages with stacked lineups. P. S. Shout out and a big thank you from yours truly for the TRANCESTAGE! ANDREWRAYELBLEWMYMIND. I digress. –18+ and they swipe IDs. I’d prefer 21+ but let’s be realistic– that’s not happening for the sake of ticket sales. It was mostly a 20something crowd, but I saw people of all ages. At one point, I was dancing next to a 50 or 60something year old. –Quick, free water filling stations. –Quick alcohol and food lines. –Beautiful lighting and lasers at night. I especially loved how the all the trees lit up! –The only two things that I can think of that SW could improve upon is adding more Halloween themed decorations and lighting up the port-a-potty areas at night so that it’s not pitch black when you go inside. I came to Something Wicked with some of my TomorrowWorld family and my group started out with a little over a handful of people. Throughout the weekend, I danced, skipped, and hi-fived my way from stage to stage and met new friends along the way. By the end of Sunday night, I was participating in a group hug of about 20 people as we said our«until next times.»
