Many Western Wisconsin towns and villages celebrate each summer with festivals that bring in thousands of dollars for their communities.

Friday people in Eleva were getting everything ready for this weekend's 50th Annual Broiler Fest and they say they're keeping their visitor's safety on their minds, as well.

Eleva Broiler Festival President Brett Semingson says without the charcoal chicken and ice cold beer, there wouldn't be a festival.

"Chicken sales is probably about half of our income. The beer that we sell here, I would say, is probably another quarter,” Semingson says.

But Eleva Police Chief Pat McKillip says the alcohol can also cause trouble.

"Try not to drink too much. If you feel you've had too much to drink, either call for somebody to come get you, or we have a nice camping area in our park," says McKillip.

He says drunk driving is his biggest concern.

"I think everywhere it's a large problem right now. I think it's increased in the past several years," says McKillip.

He says this year Right Way Shuttle is giving people rides to and from Eau Claire and the festival, and he says the Safe Ride program through the tavern league provides rides as well.

But drunk driving isn't the only concern.

"We try to deter underage drinking as much as we can, check ID's to make sure everyone's old enough to be up in the beer tent. And we filled every jail in the surrounding area with them," says McKillip.

"There's always going to be a fight," says former police officer Pat Nichols.

And he says he's seen his share of festival craziness.

"One year we had a group that came down from Eau Claire that was gonna take our beer tent down," says Nichols.

But no matter what mishaps may happen during a festival, everyone says it's worth the trip.

"We want everybody to have a good time," says McKillip.

"This is why we do it, chicken,” Semingson says as he laughs.

Police Chief McKillip says officers from surrounding communities come to help watch over the festival. The State Patrol and Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department says they will increase patrols as well.