Mid Argyll Music Festival 2021 has been cancelled
A second wave of event cancellations has begun as the pandemic persists into the autumn.
One of the first local events to make the difficult decision to cancel - just before the UK’s coronavirus lockdown was imposed in March - was Mid Argyll Music Festival.
Now the 2021 festival has been called off.
The 2020 Mid Argyll Music Festival was due to have been held between Monday March 16 and Saturday March 21, but with number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Scotland standing at 121, with one COVID-19 related death at that point, it was decided the safest course of action would be to cancel.
Featuring vocal and instrumental competitions for ages from primary school to adult, the popular festival, which would have been the 41st, was anticipating a large entry of all ages.
But, with the virus still posing a threat to public health, the festival committee has now decided that in light of government restrictions it would not be practical or sensible to hold the 2021 event in March.
In a statement, Mid Argyll Music Festival committee said: ‘Our festival administrator, Mrs Lorna Clark, joined a virtual meeting with other festival organisers and a representative of the British and International Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech where the practicality and risks associated with holding a festival were discussed.
‘The continuing threat posed by the pandemic and the ever-changing restrictions imposed by government plus the limitations created by social distancing meant it was not considered realistic to plan the event.
‘Our apologies to everyone who regularly participates. It is hoped we will be in a position to hold our next festival in March 2022.’