I just got back yesterday from the Insomnia gaming festival in Coventry, England. And my god was it insane.
I got the BYOC ticket which meant I could bring my own computer and set it up in the Lan. I went with 3 friends who all did the same. We also camped, which was okay but we didn't get amazing sleep. (what did you expect)
First thing we did was play in a Dota 2 tournament. My first real taste of competitive Dota and it was
hard. We managed to beat the first team but then got destroyed by an actual pro team. We even got one of our games casted and streamed on twitch!
After Dota, we just chilled out and played tons of games with other people. Mostly TF2 amongst other titles.
They also had a massive exhibition hall where tons of gaming shops, events, places to play various games, a retro corner and a giant Minecraft themed part in the center, where I think many 'famous' YouTubers were there signing stuff. I did know any of them so I just ignored that part.
So I'm back from that. Tired as hell because of the tents, but it was such a laugh, I'd recommend going even just for a day.
I've made an album to give you a better idea of the event.