Having parked along the square and not seeing any nearby entrance, I thought these ropes were initially set up as subtle suggestions to parents to keep their children from running into nearby traffic.

I, therefore, thanked the township for its safety measures and stepped right over them.

When I saw a corner entrance attended by festival volunteers, I didn’t think twice about walking past them outside the roped area and then back inside after a few photos. And, since they didn’t say anything to me, I thought they were only keeping guard of the nearby trolley stop, helping festival goers get on and off.

But as I took a walk around the outside of the square…

…I noticed a small group of people paying $1 each to enter a different entrance attended by volunteers.  It then became clear to me that I had snuck in without paying, which I remedied immediately.

Turns out these ropes weren’t for the kids, after all.

But even if the ropes weren’t there specifically for the kids, a large part of Sunbury’s festival was.  Actually one of the cooler aspects was the amount of activities it held for children.