love the idea of the game, was wondering if there was a way to have a friends only festivals for groups like a twitch community .

Unfortunately, that's not supported right now, but you can choose a less busy server and then choose one of the later alternate universes for a more private experience. The last few universes have very few pumpkins right now.

I saw a big group come by the final final universe this evening! I wonder if this was your crew :)