100 Words:  Your free association word of the day is festival.  My entry:

“So, what do folks do for entertainment around here?”

The night manager kept right on playing cards with her friend.  “There’s a bar down the street.  And there’s the festival going on tonight at the church.”

“Bar sounds a lot more fun.”

“Festival puts on a nice spread.  Lotta folk stop there to eat, head over to Buttons for a drink after.”

He considered.  Home-made cooking sounded good.  “Thanks.”  He sauntered out.

The other woman clucked her tongue.  “Course, most folks need to get drunk after what goes on in that church.  Especially to strangers.”

The manager shrugged again.  “He’s paid up.”