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I wasn't sure what to expect with this being my first Ingenuity Fest, but apparently some people have found it entertaining in the past. Unfortunately, watching a few teens play mario cart on a gigantic projector, groups of people obnoxiously swing around on gigantic swings and tires rigged to the ceiling of a warehouse, and smoosh paint and water around on an overhead projector isn't my idea of a fun time.
Just a bunch of lights, poor performances (hoola hooping girls swung the hoola hoop across the room at the crowd unintentionally a few times), horrible acoustics (I get that it's in a warehouse, but just a bunch of echoing bass after a while can be annoying).
Tables were wobbly, seating areas were filthy and looked like soiled sheets draped over cushions. Tons of empty space with very few vendors. Barely any descriptions of exibits or artists present to describe or present their art. Just a bunch of random, sparse, weird stuff everywhere. As one review put it this "festival" was basically a poor science fair.
This festival has much potential, and the idea to have it in an industrial warehouse was a really neat idea, unfortunately it seemed poorly planned, low-budget, unprofessional and highly overrated.
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