Cultivate Festival

Rica and I met some folks from work here. The queues for everything were HUGE. It was also a giant Chipotle advert. On the positive side, we got some seriously delicious beer from the Dangerous Man Brewing stand.

Longgggg lines for what was basically a huge outdoor ad for Chipotle.
We stood in line at a booth for California avocados and when we finally made it to the table the guy introduced himself as an avocado farmer and asked if we had California avocados at our grocery stores here. Hmm, not sure, maybe you, as the farmer promoting this, could tell me where to find them?
Lots was already sold out by the time we arrived asking three, four hours before the advertised end. Seating for the chef entertainment/​taping was inadequate.
We stood in line for 40 minutes to get in, walked around for 25 minutes and then left. Glad we didn’t pay admission.

Thank you Chipotle for the Festival! How can you say no to a FREE event in the beautiful Loring Park? There was plenty to do with live music from big name artists, a variety of delicious chipotle themed foods to try, along with informational and activity booths to explore around the park.
The food was great, they had three or four different options for food. There was a tent for tacos, tostados, and that’s all I remember. It all seemed delicious only problem was you had to choose wisely because the lines were so long for every food tent. On top of the good food there was good beer. I will always approve an event that showcases local beer. There was a huge line of tents all dedicated to local beer from around the area.
There was a lot more people there than I expected there to be. I suppose word got out that you could earn yourself a free burrito for visiting. Only catch was there were no actual burritos at the festival and the only way you could get yourself a coupon for a free burrito was if you visited four of their educational/​activity booths sprinkled around the park. Each booth had a line so long it seemed to wind back and forth for so long and for so far that it just got lost in the sea of people. It got to the point where I would much sooner just buy the burrito for $ 7 than to wait for hours in lines. The lines were definitely the downfall of the festival.
Lastly, and most importantly, there were a sufficient amount of porta-​potties that were kept in great condition. No lines there so kudos to you Culitvate Festival.

Took 30 mins to find parking that was $ 10. EVERYONE in MN was there. The weather was crap. The end.

My wife and I went and wanted to enjoy some free music but got there around 3:00 PM and the lines were literally around the park. We decided to walk around and found a small park on the north side of the park and listened to X Ambassadors.
Looking in from the outside, the lines seemed ridiculous. We wouldn’t wait in a half mile long line for Chipotle food and beer. They definitely need to figure out a bigger park or better solution for access as this didn’t work. Will definitely skip this event next year.

We were so excited to head the the chipotle festival, food, beer and music what else could you ask for??? Sadly it was really poorly managed, it took over 45 min I get a beer, the lines for food were even longer and it took us about an hour to get in with the line, I think the concept was great but they were not prepared for the crowed. I think they need to take some advise from other festivals for it to go well