Local festivals are losing their authenticity when city councils invite food trucks and EDM stages to 'modernize' them for tourism. Last summer my hometown's harvest fair swapped the apple-bobbing booth for a sponsored VR experience, and half the old-timers just stood around confused. But maybe I'm gatekeeping tradition — doesn't every generation reinvent celebrations? If visitors happily pay 12 dollars for a charcuterie cone, who am I to say the festival is worse?