I went to the Fourth on Broadway at Mackenzie Park http://www.broadwayfestivals.com/ to celebrate Independence Day today. I got there early. I sat on Broadway to watch the parade. The part of the street I was at was not crowded. And, there were no trees for shade. I should have paid attention to the map, because the areas where there was shade was in the park. And those areas were crowded. At first, I thought the crowd was smaller than usual, but not really: it was just such a bigger venue than Broadway between Avenue Q and University.
I was not too happy about paying for parking, and there were plenty of areas off Broadway where people did park without paying. I think if I had parked for free at Cesar Chavez Avenue, instead of in the South Plains Fair parking lot, I might have had a shorter walk to the festival. I know I would not have had the long hill to walk up on my way home.
I also did not realize how the venues were laid out, and I spent some time trying to find the venue I wanted. I did. I stayed till mid-afternoon, but lunch and a shaved ice.
I will not return for the concert and fireworks.
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