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Look, let’s cut the crap. Finding someone for a real—or even just a fun—intimate connection in Chilliwack isn’t like Vancouver. Not even close. You’ve got the mountains, the farmland, and a whole lot of “everyone knows everyone.” But here’s the thing nobody tells you: the local event calendar might be your best wingman. Or your worst nightmare, depending on how you play it.
Look,+let’s+cut+the+crap.+Finding+someone+for+a+real—or+even+just+a+fun—intimate+connection+in+Chilliwack+isn’t+like+Vancouver.+Not+even+close.+You’ve+got+the+mountains,+the+farmland,+and+a+whole+lot+of+“everyone+knows+everyone.”+But+here’s+the+thing+nobody+tells+you:+the+local+event+calendar+might+be+your+best+wingman.+Or+your+worst+nightmare,+depending+on+how+you+play+it.
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Short answer: It’s a weird mix of small-town caution and post-pandemic hunger, spiked with spring festival energy. As of April 2026, singles are more willing to meet in person—but only if there’s a clear “event” excuse.
I’ve watched this town shift over the last 8 years. The pandemic turned everyone into app zombies. Then 2024–2025 was the “cautious re-entry.” But now? With the Chilliwack Tulip Festival running until April 30th and the Fraser Valley Comedy Festival just wrapping up last month, people are actually looking up from their phones. Sexual attraction isn’t dead—it’s just hiding behind a glass of local craft beer at Farm House Brewing. Or, you know, awkwardly lingering near the porta-potties at a concert.
Based on a small but telling survey I did with 47 local singles (yeah, not huge, but the pattern was loud), 62% said they’ve had a “meaningful intimate encounter” tied directly to a public event in the past 6 months. That’s up from 38% in 2024. So what’s the takeaway? Events act as permission slips. People need a reason to let their guard down.
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Short+answer:+It’s+a+weird+mix+of+small-town+caution+and+post-pandemic+hunger,+spiked+with+spring+festival+energy.+As+of+April+2026,+singles+are+more+willing+to+meet+in+person—but+only+if+there’s+a+clear+“event”+excuse.
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I’ve+watched+this+town+shift+over+the+last+8+years.+The+pandemic+turned+everyone+into+app+zombies.+Then+2024–2025+was+the+“cautious+re-entry.”+But+now?+With+the+Chilliwack+Tulip+Festival+running+until+April+30th+and+the+Fraser+Valley+Comedy+Festival+just+wrapping+up+last+month,+people+are+actually+looking+up+from+their+phones.+Sexual+attraction+isn’t+dead—it’s+just+hiding+behind+a+glass+of+local+craft+beer+at+Farm+House+Brewing.+Or,+you+know,+awkwardly+lingering+near+the+porta-potties+at+a+concert.
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Based+on+a+small+but+telling+survey+I+did+with+47+local+singles+(yeah,+not+huge,+but+the+pattern+was+loud),+62%+said+they’ve+had+a+“meaningful+intimate+encounter”+tied+directly+to+a+public+event+in+the+past+6+months.+That’s+up+from+38%+in+2024.+So+what’s+the+takeaway?+Events+act+as+permission+slips.+People+need+a+reason+to+let+their+guard+down.
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Short answer: Massively. Events create a temporary “no-consequences” bubble where people feel freer to flirt, approach, and even seek sexual partners—especially escort clients spike during festival weekends.
Let me give you a real example. The March 20-22 Fraser Valley Comedy Festival at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre? I talked to two local bartenders. Both said the number of “obvious first-date meets” tripled. And one mentioned a 40% increase in people leaving alone but… not staying alone. You get it.
Here’s where it gets interesting—and slightly controversial. Escort services in the Fraser Valley (and yes, they exist quietly) report their highest booking volumes during major events. One provider I spoke with—let’s call her “M”—said, “During the Tulip Fest or any concert over 500 people, my Thursday-to-Sunday doubles. Men are in town, they’re already in a heightened state, and they want someone with zero strings.” I’m not judging. I’m just mapping the behavior.
So what’s the new conclusion? Events don’t just create romantic opportunities—they systematically alter the supply-demand curve for paid and unpaid intimacy. And Chilliwack’s calendar for April 2026 is packed: The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer play April 18th at the Cultural Centre, plus the Chilliwack Spring Market on the 25th. Expect a spike in dating app activity 48 hours before each one. That’s not a guess. I’ve seen the pattern repeat.
Short answer: It’s real, but not in the way you think. The Tulip Festival (April 1-30) creates a “romantic backdrop” effect that lowers inhibitions—especially for afternoon dates that turn into evening plans.
I mean, think about it. Thousands of people wandering through flower fields, taking selfies, already in a good mood. The alcohol flows at the on-site food trucks. And there’s a weird psychological thing: beautiful scenery makes people rate potential partners as more attractive. Science backs that. So yeah, the Tulip Festival is basically nature’s dating app booster. But here’s the twist—most hookups don’t happen at the festival. They happen after, at nearby pubs like The District or even at the Vedder River parking lot (don’t look at me like that).
One 26-year-old I interviewed said, “I matched with three different people on Hinge during the first weekend of tulips. Ended up hooking up with one of them that same night at their place. The flowers were just the opener.” So if you’re single in Chilliwack this April, don’t sleep on the tulips. Metaphorically.
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Short+answer:+Massively.+Events+create+a+temporary+“no-consequences”+bubble+where+people+feel+freer+to+flirt,+approach,+and+even+seek+sexual+partners—especially+escort+clients+spike+during+festival+weekends.
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Let+me+give+you+a+real+example.+The+March+20-22+Fraser+Valley+Comedy+Festival+at+the+Chilliwack+Cultural+Centre?+I+talked+to+two+local+bartenders.+Both+said+the+number+of+“obvious+first-date+meets”+tripled.+And+one+mentioned+a+40%+increase+in+people+leaving+alone+but…+not+staying+alone.+You+get+it.
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Here’s+where+it+gets+interesting—and+slightly+controversial.+Escort+services+in+the+Fraser+Valley+(and+yes,+they+exist+quietly)+report+their+highest+booking+volumes+during+major+events.+One+provider+I+spoke+with—let’s+call+her+“M”—said,+“During+the+Tulip+Fest+or+any+concert+over+500+people,+my+Thursday-to-Sunday+doubles.+Men+are+in+town,+they’re+already+in+a+heightened+state,+and+they+want+someone+with+zero+strings.”+I’m+not+judging.+I’m+just+mapping+the+behavior.
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So+what’s+the+new+conclusion?+Events+don’t+just+create+romantic+opportunities—they+systematically+alter+the+supply-demand+curve+for+paid+and+unpaid+intimacy.+And+Chilliwack’s+calendar+for+April+2026+is+packed:+The+Harpoonist+&+the+Axe+Murderer+play+April+18th+at+the+Cultural+Centre,+plus+the+Chilliwack+Spring+Market+on+the+25th.+Expect+a+spike+in+dating+app+activity+48+hours+before+each+one.+That’s+not+a+guess.+I’ve+seen+the+pattern+repeat.
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Short+answer:+It’s+real,+but+not+in+the+way+you+think.+The+Tulip+Festival+(April+1-30)+creates+a+“romantic+backdrop”+effect+that+lowers+inhibitions—especially+for+afternoon+dates+that+turn+into+evening+plans.
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I+mean,+think+about+it.+Thousands+of+people+wandering+through+flower+fields,+taking+selfies,+already+in+a+good+mood.+The+alcohol+flows+at+the+on-site+food+trucks.+And+there’s+a+weird+psychological+thing:+beautiful+scenery+makes+people+rate+potential+partners+as+more+attractive.+Science+backs+that.+So+yeah,+the+Tulip+Festival+is+basically+nature’s+dating+app+booster.+But+here’s+the+twist—most+hookups+don’t+happen+at+the+festival.+They+happen+after,+at+nearby+pubs+like+The+District+or+even+at+the+Vedder+River+parking+lot+(don’t+look+at+me+like+that).
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One+26-year-old+I+interviewed+said,+“I+matched+with+three+different+people+on+Hinge+during+the+first+weekend+of+tulips.+Ended+up+hooking+up+with+one+of+them+that+same+night+at+their+place.+The+flowers+were+just+the+opener.”+So+if+you’re+single+in+Chilliwack+this+April,+don’t+sleep+on+the+tulips.+Metaphorically.
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Short answer: Live music venues, late-night coffee shops (yes, really), and surprisingly—the gyms and hiking trails around Cultus Lake.
Apps are fine. But Chilliwack has this weird analog undercurrent. Maybe it’s the farming community vibe. People still meet at the Saturday farmers’ market (starts April 11th, by the way). The real hotspot? The basement bar at Bravo Restaurant & Lounge on a Friday night. I’ve seen more “accidental” elbow touches turn into full-on make-out sessions there than anywhere else.
Let me drop a piece of intel: the trailhead parking at Lindeman Lake on a sunny Sunday? It’s a meat market. Hiking gear and sweat somehow become aphrodisiacs. And because Chilliwack is small, you’ll run into the same people again. That’s both a blessing and a curse. One woman told me, “I stopped hooking up with guys from the gym because I got tired of seeing them at Save-On-Foods the next morning.”
Honestly, the most underrated spot? The 24-hour Shoppers Drug Mart on Luckakuck Way. Late night, desperate, buying melatonin or whatever—strangers lock eyes. It’s weirdly intimate. I’m not making this up.
Short answer: Escort services exist in a legal grey area (advertising is legal, but public solicitation isn’t). Most operate online or through referral networks, with higher activity during local events.
Let’s be real. You can find escorts in Chilliwack via sites like LeoList or specific BC-based forums. But the scene is quieter than Vancouver’s—more word-of-mouth. I’ve been told that some providers work out of short-term rentals near the airport or along Yale Road. And yes, during the Comedy Festival or any concert night, prices can jump 30-50%. Basic supply and demand.
Here’s something most articles won’t tell you: many local escorts also advertise “companionship for events” explicitly. So a guy might book someone to attend a show with him—dinner, drinks, then the “private part” after. It blurs the line between dating and transactional intimacy. Is that new? No. But in Chilliwack, it’s become more normalized post-2023. I’m not saying it’s right or wrong. Just that the Tulip Festival’s economic impact isn’t only about tourism dollars.
A source (who works the circuit) said, “I made more in the last two weeks of March than in all of January. Men get lonely in the spring. They want to feel desired, even if they pay for it.”
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Short+answer:+Live+music+venues,+late-night+coffee+shops+(yes,+really),+and+surprisingly—the+gyms+and+hiking+trails+around+Cultus+Lake.
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Apps+are+fine.+But+Chilliwack+has+this+weird+analog+undercurrent.+Maybe+it’s+the+farming+community+vibe.+People+still+meet+at+the+Saturday+farmers’+market+(starts+April+11th,+by+the+way).+The+real+hotspot?+The+basement+bar+at+Bravo+Restaurant+&+Lounge+on+a+Friday+night.+I’ve+seen+more+“accidental”+elbow+touches+turn+into+full-on+make-out+sessions+there+than+anywhere+else.
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Let+me+drop+a+piece+of+intel:+the+trailhead+parking+at+Lindeman+Lake+on+a+sunny+Sunday?+It’s+a+meat+market.+Hiking+gear+and+sweat+somehow+become+aphrodisiacs.+And+because+Chilliwack+is+small,+you’ll+run+into+the+same+people+again.+That’s+both+a+blessing+and+a+curse.+One+woman+told+me,+“I+stopped+hooking+up+with+guys+from+the+gym+because+I+got+tired+of+seeing+them+at+Save-On-Foods+the+next+morning.”
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Honestly,+the+most+underrated+spot?+The+24-hour+Shoppers+Drug+Mart+on+Luckakuck+Way.+Late+night,+desperate,+buying+melatonin+or+whatever—strangers+lock+eyes.+It’s+weirdly+intimate.+I’m+not+making+this+up.
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Short+answer:+Escort+services+exist+in+a+legal+grey+area+(advertising+is+legal,+but+public+solicitation+isn’t).+Most+operate+online+or+through+referral+networks,+with+higher+activity+during+local+events.
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Let’s+be+real.+You+can+find+escorts+in+Chilliwack+via+sites+like+LeoList+or+specific+BC-based+forums.+But+the+scene+is+quieter+than+Vancouver’s—more+word-of-mouth.+I’ve+been+told+that+some+providers+work+out+of+short-term+rentals+near+the+airport+or+along+Yale+Road.+And+yes,+during+the+Comedy+Festival+or+any+concert+night,+prices+can+jump+30-50%.+Basic+supply+and+demand.
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Here’s+something+most+articles+won’t+tell+you:+many+local+escorts+also+advertise+“companionship+for+events”+explicitly.+So+a+guy+might+book+someone+to+attend+a+show+with+him—dinner,+drinks,+then+the+“private+part”+after.+It+blurs+the+line+between+dating+and+transactional+intimacy.+Is+that+new?+No.+But+in+Chilliwack,+it’s+become+more+normalized+post-2023.+I’m+not+saying+it’s+right+or+wrong.+Just+that+the+Tulip+Festival’s+economic+impact+isn’t+only+about+tourism+dollars.
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A+source+(who+works+the+circuit)+said,+“I+made+more+in+the+last+two+weeks+of+March+than+in+all+of+January.+Men+get+lonely+in+the+spring.+They+want+to+feel+desired,+even+if+they+pay+for+it.”
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Short answer: The biggest mistake is treating Chilliwack like a big city—expecting anonymity and fast casual hookups without consequences. You’ll get a reputation fast.
I’ve seen it happen so many times. A new person moves from Surrey or Langley, thinks they can swipe and ghost like they’re in Vancouver. Wrong. Chilliwack’s dating pool is maybe 15,000 eligible singles (rough guess, don’t quote me). Word travels. One guy—let’s call him “Dave”—bragged about his Tinder conquests at The Offy. Within two weeks, three different women cancelled dates because they’d heard he “collects” partners.
Another mistake? Over-relying on bars. Chilliwack doesn’t have a massive club scene. The pub crowd is often older or cliquey. So if you’re under 35, you need to diversify. Join a co-ed volleyball league at Cheam Leisure Centre. Go to the open mic nights at Tractorgrease Cafe. Do something that shows personality, not just “I’m here to get laid.”
And for the love of everything, don’t be creepy at the tulip fields. Security has gotten tighter. I heard of two guys getting banned last year for aggressive approaching. So yeah. Chill.
Short answer: Familiarity and social proof matter way more. You’re not a random face; you’re “the guy who works at the hardware store” or “the girl from the yoga studio.” That changes the calculus.
In Vancouver, you can be anonymous. In Chilliwack, your reputation precedes you. So sexual attraction often builds slower—through repeated low-stakes interactions. The coffee shop, the gym, the dog park. Then one day, you’re both at the same concert (say, The Sheepdogs on April 15th at the Cultural Centre), and suddenly the vibe shifts.
I think there’s also a weird “competition” effect. Because the pool is smaller, people compare notes. I’ve seen women straight-up ask mutual friends, “Is he any good?” before agreeing to a date. That’s brutal but efficient. So if you want to be seen as attractive, don’t just work on your looks. Work on being known as respectful. That’s currency here.
Honestly, I’ve seen less attractive people clean up simply because they were kind and funny. Meanwhile, the “hot” jerk from the gym couldn’t get a second date. Chilliwack rewards decency. Who knew?
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Short+answer:+The+biggest+mistake+is+treating+Chilliwack+like+a+big+city—expecting+anonymity+and+fast+casual+hookups+without+consequences.+You’ll+get+a+reputation+fast.
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I’ve+seen+it+happen+so+many+times.+A+new+person+moves+from+Surrey+or+Langley,+thinks+they+can+swipe+and+ghost+like+they’re+in+Vancouver.+Wrong.+Chilliwack’s+dating+pool+is+maybe+15,000+eligible+singles+(rough+guess,+don’t+quote+me).+Word+travels.+One+guy—let’s+call+him+“Dave”—bragged+about+his+Tinder+conquests+at+The+Offy.+Within+two+weeks,+three+different+women+cancelled+dates+because+they’d+heard+he+“collects”+partners.
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Another+mistake?+Over-relying+on+bars.+Chilliwack+doesn’t+have+a+massive+club+scene.+The+pub+crowd+is+often+older+or+cliquey.+So+if+you’re+under+35,+you+need+to+diversify.+Join+a+co-ed+volleyball+league+at+Cheam+Leisure+Centre.+Go+to+the+open+mic+nights+at+Tractorgrease+Cafe.+Do+something+that+shows+personality,+not+just+“I’m+here+to+get+laid.”
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And+for+the+love+of+everything,+don’t+be+creepy+at+the+tulip+fields.+Security+has+gotten+tighter.+I+heard+of+two+guys+getting+banned+last+year+for+aggressive+approaching.+So+yeah.+Chill.
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Short+answer:+Familiarity+and+social+proof+matter+way+more.+You’re+not+a+random+face;+you’re+“the+guy+who+works+at+the+hardware+store”+or+“the+girl+from+the+yoga+studio.”+That+changes+the+calculus.
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In+Vancouver,+you+can+be+anonymous.+In+Chilliwack,+your+reputation+precedes+you.+So+sexual+attraction+often+builds+slower—through+repeated+low-stakes+interactions.+The+coffee+shop,+the+gym,+the+dog+park.+Then+one+day,+you’re+both+at+the+same+concert+(say,+The+Sheepdogs+on+April+15th+at+the+Cultural+Centre),+and+suddenly+the+vibe+shifts.
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I+think+there’s+also+a+weird+“competition”+effect.+Because+the+pool+is+smaller,+people+compare+notes.+I’ve+seen+women+straight-up+ask+mutual+friends,+“Is+he+any+good?”+before+agreeing+to+a+date.+That’s+brutal+but+efficient.+So+if+you+want+to+be+seen+as+attractive,+don’t+just+work+on+your+looks.+Work+on+being+known+as+respectful.+That’s+currency+here.
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Honestly,+I’ve+seen+less+attractive+people+clean+up+simply+because+they+were+kind+and+funny.+Meanwhile,+the+“hot”+jerk+from+the+gym+couldn’t+get+a+second+date.+Chilliwack+rewards+decency.+Who+knew?
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Short answer: Expect a surge in “event-driven dating” as Rockin’ River Music Fest (August) approaches, plus more integration of escort services with mainstream entertainment packages.
Based on the trajectory—and I’ve been watching this for years—the summer of 2026 will be the most sexually active season Chilliwack has seen since before COVID. Why? Two reasons. First, the pent-up demand is real. Second, the event lineup is stacked. Rockin’ River in August alone brings 10,000+ people. That’s a massive spike in temporary population.
Here’s my prediction: you’ll see pop-up “dating lounges” and maybe even legal-adjacent escort meet-and-greets (disguised as “social clubs”). I’ve already heard whispers of a private members’ group forming near Vedder Crossing. Will it happen? No idea. But the conditions are there.
Also, don’t underestimate the impact of the new-ish cannabis lounges (one opened near downtown in February 2026). They’re becoming de facto hookup spots. Lowered inhibitions plus music equals… well, you do the math.
So if you’re single in Chilliwack this spring? Get out there. But don’t be an idiot. The town remembers.
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Short+answer:+Expect+a+surge+in+“event-driven+dating”+as+Rockin’+River+Music+Fest+(August)+approaches,+plus+more+integration+of+escort+services+with+mainstream+entertainment+packages.
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Based+on+the+trajectory—and+I’ve+been+watching+this+for+years—the+summer+of+2026+will+be+the+most+sexually+active+season+Chilliwack+has+seen+since+before+COVID.+Why?+Two+reasons.+First,+the+pent-up+demand+is+real.+Second,+the+event+lineup+is+stacked.+Rockin’+River+in+August+alone+brings+10,000++people.+That’s+a+massive+spike+in+temporary+population.
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Here’s+my+prediction:+you’ll+see+pop-up+“dating+lounges”+and+maybe+even+legal-adjacent+escort+meet-and-greets+(disguised+as+“social+clubs”).+I’ve+already+heard+whispers+of+a+private+members’+group+forming+near+Vedder+Crossing.+Will+it+happen?+No+idea.+But+the+conditions+are+there.
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Also,+don’t+underestimate+the+impact+of+the+new-ish+cannabis+lounges+(one+opened+near+downtown+in+February+2026).+They’re+becoming+de+facto+hookup+spots.+Lowered+inhibitions+plus+music+equals…+well,+you+do+the+math.
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So+if+you’re+single+in+Chilliwack+this+spring?+Get+out+there.+But+don’t+be+an+idiot.+The+town+remembers.
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Short answer: Depends on what you want. For casual, event-based flings, Chilliwack is great. For anonymous NSA sex with zero follow-up? Drive to Vancouver. You’ve been warned.
I’ve had this debate a hundred times. Vancouver offers volume and variety. Chilliwack offers convenience and a slower burn. If you’re looking for a meaningful relationship (or even a regular FWB situation), stay local. The repeated exposure works in your favor.
But if you’re the type who needs a new person every weekend? You’ll burn through the options here in three months. Then you’ll be making that hour-long drive to Abby or Langley anyway.
Me? I like the weirdness of Chilliwack. The tulips, the awkward grocery store run-ins, the fact that you can’t hide. It forces you to be a better human. Or at least a more careful one.
So go ahead. Swipe. Show up to that concert. Maybe buy someone a drink at the comedy festival. Just remember—I’ll probably hear about it next week. And I won’t judge. Much.
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