During an interview with KVOE News, lead organizer and founder of Halfway to Everywhere Hank Osterhout stated the following of future events:
Osterhout would later say that he believes that is a question everyone should ask at some point.
Osterhout’s statement came after the 2025 edition of the event, which saw several notable changes, including in location and the size of the schedule of activities covering nearly a full two days between Friday and Saturday. Osterhout provided a “Good, bad and ugly” reflection of the event, highlighting the good aspects related to the host site of Champions Landing.
As for the “bad and ugly,” Osterhout stated this year was the lowest attended festival in the event’s history, saying there were several factors that played a role in that, including the timing of the festival in relation to other local and non-local events. Another major issue for Osterhout is the cost of putting on the festival, noting it can run upwards of $100,000 per year for booking talent, renting stages and equipment and other expenses required for a quality festival.
When asked what can be done to ensure future events, Osterhout stated the community will and can play a pivotal role, starting with participating in a new survey, which can help organizers better tailor the event to residents and visitors. The survey, available at surveymonkey.com, is a brief questionnaire that seeks input on the location, desired performers, likes and dislikes from past and future attendees.
Osterhout also announced during his interview Tuesday that he is working to develop a financing strategy that could benefit both attendees and the festival equally.
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If you would like to provide feedback to organizers, you can find the H2E survey with this story at KVOE.com. For more information on Halfway to Everywhere, including future events and announcements, be sure to visit H2EFest.org.
