What about $1.00 a day? 250,000 folks x $1.00 would make $250,000. That would put you 1/6th of the way toward paying for the event from just ticket sales alone. Just about everyone can and does spend more than a buck on anything from parking to my personal favorite strawberry shortcake, which, btw, has been increasing in price by $.50 per year for years. This year it cost $5.00 for the same strawberry shortcake that cost $4.50 last year. The year before that it was $4.00 and before that $3.50 etc. Now, I can't believe that it actually costs $.50 more to raise those same strawberries and bring them to the festival as they do, but if the price of strawberries continues to skyrocket as it has been, I think getting into the berry market right now might be a wise investment choice.