Summer fetes

I popped into our town’s summer ‘gala’ today in a local park and was dismayed that it was mainly fairground rides and alcohol and fast food stalls.. The atmosphere was horrible with mainly whinging kids (and cross ( possibly drunk) parents) as they wanted more to eat or more rides…. I can remember years ago when it was a big annual thing that we all looked forward to and there used to be a great procession through the town and that’s no longer and in the afternoon there was a simple town fete with games, little things to buy and generally simple pleasures. The whole atmosphere has changed. I know that smaller scale and simpler events do exist in places (I’ll probably go to the one at a local school next week) but are they dying out generally, as town galas, do you think and AIBU to want them to come back!