The Kelowna Fringe Festival is the latest large event in the city to fall to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Event organizers announced the cancellation of the September-scheduled event today but said it will make a return in 2021.

害羞草研究所淥ur amazing local community has really embraced and supported Kelowna Fringe,害羞草研究所� said Kirsteen McCulloch, executive director of the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan, which runs the festival. 害羞草研究所淲e were excited to build on 2019害羞草研究所檚 success this year, but, of course, we needed to consider the challenges posed by COVID-19 in the current, and future, environment. With that in mind, we害羞草研究所檝e made the difficult decision to cancel the festival for this year and shift our focus to hosting a mind-blowing Fringe in September 2021.We害羞草研究所檙e so grateful for the community害羞草研究所檚 support, and we know we害羞草研究所檒l be able to count on you to make 2021 the best Fringe yet.害羞草研究所�

If you害羞草研究所檙e wondering how you can continue to support the arts during the COVID-19 pandemic, McCulloch has some advice:

害羞草研究所淚 encourage everyone to please do what they can to support artists, creators and the creative community as much as possible during this difficult time - from leaving a positive comment on social media to tuning in to a live stream, every little bit helps and will be so greatly appreciated.害羞草研究所�

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