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For the past 22 years, the John Arcand Fiddle Fest has been a wonderful gathering of artistic talents and it has been such a pleasure each year to bring together music, dance, culture and art enthusiasts from across Western Canada, to facilitate, participate and spectate.
We are sad to announce that because of health and safety regulations due to COVID-19, the Board of Directors has decided to cancel our 23rd Annual festival scheduled for Aug. 6-8. It is a hard decision, but the health and safety of our patrons, artists, staff, volunteers and all involved has to be our priority.
Our hearts go out to the many artists and artisans who have had their sole means of income come to an abrupt halt. An artist posted on Facebook they are waiting as patiently as possible to be able to walk onto stage and say “how you all doing out there tonight?” WOW…isn’t that the truth! Please do with you can to help them out as we navigate through these challenging times.
We are exploring online options to mark our 23rd year but at this time we are not sure what that will look like. Please continue to watch our Facebook page and our website for more notifications.
Until we can musically meet again – stay safe …
