Gutom Staff FESTIVAL REVIEW
Surrey Fusion Festival 2023
The Surrey Fusion Festival a FREE 2-day multicultural event, did not disappoint this past weekend. The sheer number of vendors, performances, and activities were top notch for the festival. However here are a few things that made for a rocky DAY 1.
Where’s the water?
Access to clean drinking water was also fumbled. Water fountains are a excellent feature of summer festivals. At the Surrey Fusion Festival they were made available around the grounds, but they were NOT hooked up to the water. Several hours after opening the water was connected. With the extreme heat and lack of water early on, it was very disappointing.
Where’s the shade?
Extreme heat and no where to hide. Lack of trees, lack of tents for shade made for a very hot festival so much so people were left the festival early!
Where’s the seating?
So you have your food from one of the many vendors, and are excited to dig in, but there’s a lack of seating. Who wants to sit on the grass with the heatwave?
Where’s the toilet?
The new layout of the event moved the porta-potty around to less visible areas making it more difficult to find. Walking around the festival grounds looking for a bathroom in the heat is no fun.
Overall, it seems like Surrey Fusion Festival 2022 had a better layout.
