When sims travel to a festival, they actually travel to a specific lot. In the Spice Market, it is the lot where the Waterside Warble Karaoke Bar is located. I changed that lot into a restaurant. Hope it is clearer!
Did you test if the same would happen with a retail shop ? Would be interesting to know.
I just tried and the bug didn't occur with a retail shop !
I just tested this on my game but it was a different quarter .. romance festival and it was no issue.
Do you travel there after it's supposed to have started or does your Sim live in the area/you're there before ?
My sim lives in another town. The first time I noticed the bug, the festival had already begun when my sim arrived, and another time I tried being on the lot before receiving the notification for the festival. It didn't change anything, the festival wouldn't show up.
I could receive invitations from other sims to go to the festival (whether I was already there or not). The "event" from accepting the invitation starts, but the festival never appeared.
I will try with the same restaurant on another quarter to see what happens, will be back.
