Yes, that's right, a success! According to officials involved, the Mountain-Dew-sponsored Freakfest was "a fun community event."

Capital square had radio-rocking darlings Lifehouse, 1,200 watt bulbs illuminating all legal and less-legal activities, and a 1984-esque recording wishing everyone a wonderful night at Freakfest.

Arrests were down to 148 from 2005's 235. The numbers of attendees were drastically smaller, however, making this blogger wonder if the arrests per capita went slightly up...