I was massively underwhelmed by the fire festival, but perhaps I just did it wrong? We arrived around 10pm, waited in a long but fast-moving line to buy tickets, and wandered in to see a couple groups of body-painted torch-holders writhing around with joy. They then proceeded to the center of a huge mass of people and started some sort of performance. Couldn't tell you what that was like, as I was uninterested in shoving my way into the crowd to find a vantage point. There wasn't much else to do (unless we were hungry for fast food), so we left pretty early. \n\nIf I were to go again, I would\n1) Either go really early (8pm) and enjoy the sunset or later (after 10pm) and stay through the bonfire at midnight;\n2) Bring a bunch of alcohol (in non-glass containers), and probably some snacks as well; \n3) Go with a large group of people who could keep me entertained with witty banter during the times when there's not much going on.