Eden, NY (WBEN) The Eden Corn Festival set for August has been canceled because of COVID19.
"The Board felt it would be too much of a financial strain to attempt to put on the Festival and comply with all State, County, and Local “Social Distancing” requirements due to the unpredictability of the ever changing criteria associated with the pandemic," says the Board of Directors in a release. "The Health and Safety of our committee members, volunteers, sponsors, employees, and patrons is of the utmost importance to the Board."
The board says it took much consideration regarding every aspect of the festival with months of planning alread in place, but "it was decided that the event could not commence this year due to all the uncertainties with the current COVID-19 pandemic."
The tentative dates for the 2021 Festival are August 5th - 8th.