'Pretty fortunate': Outfield festival's sigh of relief as plans for future expand 13 Feb, 2021 09:59 PM 2 minutes to read The sold out Outfield festival drew a crowd of about 3000 people from Hawke's Bay and around the country. Photo / Lachlan Morris The sold out Outfield festival drew a crowd of about 3000 people from Hawke's Bay and around the country. Photo / Lachlan Morris Hawke's Bay's quirky Outfield festival has doubled numbers in its second year and is set to grow, organisers say. The festival was created by four experienced event organisers, three of whom are from Hawke's Bay, who wanted to combine music, arts and food in one Hawke's Bay festival, giving all equal importance.