THE Splashy Fen music festival 2020 event has been cancelled as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Earlier this year, with only three weeks to go until its 31st staging, Splashy Fen Music Festival was postponed as a result of the Covid-19 global pandemic and organisers were forced to announce a new date to host the event, in September.
However, with so much uncertainty still looming over the entertainment industry, the new September date was deemed no longer viable.
“It had seemed at the time that September would be safer times,” said Stu Berry, festival director.
“At no stage did we even consider that a date six months later would be at risk. We negotiated with each and every artist on the line-up to return in September and did our utmost best to deliver Lockdown Live, our virtual Splashy Fen over the Easter weekend, which was free of charge to give our fans some kind of love from Splashy Fen over the original festival dates. As organisers, and fans of the festival ourselves, we are devastated to accept that it will simply not be possible for us to welcome 10 000 people to the farm in a way that we would all want to experience Splashy Fen.”
In announcing the cancellation of the 2020 event, organisers are appealing to fans who are able to, to become a ‘Splashy Hero’ and donate their festival ticket back to the festival.
These fans will become a part of the Splashy Fen legacy, ensuring its future and having their names etched on the festival history forever in the form of an on-site #splashyhero wall art installation.
In addition, a number of sponsors have shown support to the festival by donating a series of give-aways to be won by lucky Splashy Heroes who donate their full ticket amount.
For those who are unable to donate their full ticket value, there are a number of refund options in place.
The Splashy Fen website (www.splashyfen.co.za) has also been updated with all the relevant information.
Fans have been given a one month period to claim their refund through the event’s ticketing partner.
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