Every college town in the nation faces what the village of Fredonia does for one week a year. For all the good the State University of New York at Fredonia does for the community, there is a residential distaste for the Non-Fred Fest event that takes place annually in the spring.

Normally, the event fills Canadaway, White and portions of Water streets. Last weekend was no different.

You could make the case there was an energy to downtown that has been missing in recent years. There was activity in businesses and around Barker Common.

What’s unfortunate is the collateral damage. A stabbing Saturday — as well as 300 calls answered by area police agencies — put the event in an extremely negative light. “Thousands of students converged on the downtown area of the village, as students of college rental housing again hosted overgrown and unmanageable rental parties,” village Police Chief David Price said in a news release last week.

Price is correct, but there is a bright side. As inconvenient as the weekend can be, it does not come as a surprise. In addition, the hoopla lasts only 48 hours.

First-responders and law enforcement did an excellent job, partially because they know the drill. Maybe the future years will bring tamer gatherings.

University officials got out of the festival business, which was once restricted to the campus, in 2015. It was a choice numerous other higher-education institutions had made as well.

That decision ultimately led to intensified partying around the village. In that case — as with Buffalo Bills’ tailgating — it’s bound to bring some bad elements.

So there has to be some perspective when considering the big picture. Through the eight months the university is in session, there is only one weekend that can be uncomfortable. It is not a best-case scenario, but it could be worse.