We charge the vendors (of both food and trinkets) for the parking place; they charge whatever they want, and I doubt any of them get rich. The drink vendors, for example, are hardly going to charge retail price for drinks. That would put a can of Coke at $.35. No - they charge $1, and that covers their overhead plus a small profit.

We pay the best known performers (not much) but most of the musicians, dancers, etc. perform gratis. We pay for ground rental, tents, chairs, tables, stages, power, a kickback just in case somebody plays something that is copyright, rental on the sound equipment, porta-potties, security so somebody doesn't steal it all overnight, publicity, tp print tickets, posters, etc. We charge admission - $25 for 2 days.

At the end of it all, we usually lose money. If there is a small profit, it becomes seed money for the next year. None of the organizers are paid anything - we even pay our own admission. Peasant, I think you need a serious reality check.