text: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL After experiencing this festival this is how you will feel It is better than any artificial high you can buy A magical gathering of people infused with a plethora of art culinary delights learning and live music nnIve been to several music festivals big and small Life Is Beautiful is my alltime favorite Imagine a day festival in the heart of historic downtown Las Vegas It makes navigating the space a cake walk because it is set up on a grid The two main stages were on opposite sides of the grounds each with a separate culinary village attachednnIm not really sure what the parking nightmare was like thankfully my sister works downtown and let me borrow her parking pass at a structure near downtown although Saturday night I was camped in the garage for hours Since this festival is in the heart of downtown my group of friends grabbed some beers and I a lemonade at Park on Fremont and seesawed for a bitnnBeing that this Festival is still in it is infancy being only it is second year there are still kinks that need to be worked out The motivational speakers were crammed into this small space Lining up for minutes prior to a session and not being able to get in was beyond frustrating however I got over it quickly My best festival memories come from getting lost in the experience rather than rushing to catch a certain set nnMy favorite memory was the ferris wheel ride on night We were the first loading on as soon as we made a full Foo Fighter started One of those what is life moments I love taking in the views from on the top of the solo ride Overlooking the entire festival Seeing all the people there all experiencing the same thing you cannot help but feel connected to your fellow ladies and gents I am still smiling from my memories made therennCant wait to go back