Every year, multiple people discover the most fabulous and diverse new ways of misunderstanding the fest. ~wry~

I'm sure LaCroix would have a pithy comment on that :)

Personally speaking--and keeping in mind that my participation is entirely contingent on whether another summer fest I have my eye on is running or not--I'd like to see one item from each of your categories. The potential for figuring out how or if to combine them is exciting to me a writer in ways that a single prompt isn't.