The 2020 Festival of Friends in Hamilton has been cancelled.
The event is the city’s longest running music festival and is held over the August long weekend at Gage Park.
2020 would have been the 45th year.
“While it’s hard to fathom a summer in Hamilton without the Festival of Friends, our priority has to be the health and safety of our employees, volunteers, and attendees,” said general manager Robert Rakoczy.
“We know that this has been a year of firsts for everyone, and we’re all doing our best to look out for each other.”
While it won’t come as a surprise to anyone, we’re sorry to announce that due to the events surrounding COVID-19, the 2020 Festival of Friends has been cancelled.
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The festival says it has received commitments from the city and the federal government that funding will continue to cover operating costs.
The festival brings in more than $12 million a year to the city in economic spin-off.
