Recent festivals are disappointing

Sigh... Recent festivals have so little to see or enjoy. I just ended up battling the heat and gnats. I recently visited the Imsil Cheese Festival, Herbal Medicine Festival, and Rice Festival, and all of them were disappointing. They used to have things like botanical gardens, but the Ochang Rice Festival I went to today only had a popcorn-making event related to rice, and only one corner at the end selling rice, which was ridiculously expensive at 150,000 won for 20kg. There was only one type of rice too. There were only a few kids' experience booths and absolutely nothing for adults. The bonsai viewing and sales area was a collaboration of chrysanthemums and bonsai, but none of them were in full bloom, mostly just buds and sparse, so there was nothing worth taking pictures of. The botanical garden was also just mediocre... The food seemed to be from food trucks, sold in various spots. The entrance area had hot food, but if you didn't know, other places had cold food and cost 1,000-3,000 won more than food trucks. The drinks were all made with frozen fruit; some places offered 2 cups for 5,000 won, while others charged 4,000 won for 1 cup... You really have to look carefully for these things too.