Wow! Was really expecting more. We were there at 3 when the event started. Several vendors weren't prepared yet. It was a very hot day and the cats for adoption were ALL panting. They had icy water bottles in with them, and some were being fanned, but it seemed cruel to have them out in the heat. There were many vendors to begin with, but our favorites were Pet Food Express from downtown Walnut Creek, and two different artsy tables, from two stores in Lafayette. Both will be at the Lafayette ARt & Wine Festival at the end of the month. Hopefully it will be a cooler day and I can enjoy their art more at that event.
I was excited for festival food. Too bad for me! There was a chicago style hot dog truck and a frozen custard truck. Frozen custard sounded amazing, but at 330 when we were on our way out the owner said it'd be another ten minutes until she was ready. Did nobody get the memo with the event start time?
Lucky for us, we could hear live music while we were walking around, and so we headed up the hill to the Greenery where an awesome party was taking place with shade and good food! Several of the easy-up booths there had misting features, spraying cool water on the people in line.
I hope the cats were adopted and taken to nice, air-conditioned homes. Perhaps misting fans might work for kitties, too?
The similar Oakland Internet Cat Video Festival was much better than this small, unorganized event. I hope they learn from their mistakes if they repeat this event next year. At least the $10 entry cost went to a good cause.
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