This is LOTS of fun & there are always free bands. I would have chose 5 stars but 2 things keep it from being 5 stars.
1) Put a real band or real entertainment at the stage near Main St, the 1/2 dressed girls/stripper wanna be's should be something that someone goes to, not that they are forced to see-this entertainment SUCKS!!!
2) The costume characters are out of control! These should be regulated by the city & law enforcement=you don't know what criminals might be inside those costumes. They bully visitors into larger TIPS (where is their business license that they can charge a fee? It's a TIP so you get what people give you!) The over abundance of these people is annoying. (The beggers with signs needs to be removed from tourist areas as well) Come on Metro-clean it up for the revenue!