I had an elaborate itinerary for Election Day that I took to calling the Panic Abatement Plan. I’d walk in the woods early because temperatures are still breaking records down here. I’d stop by Parnassus Books, which would be full of kindred souls,

Hourslong lines. Water shortages. Angry mobs. And that was all before many even entered Vegandalesloto cash, a traveling food and music festival that is expected to attract 100,000 people across eight cities in the United States and Canada this year