Edmonton city council’s Emergency Advisory Committee is expected to get some firm answers Thursday on the fate of Edmonton’s festival season, after two festivals decided to cancel ahead of a normally busy summer schedule.
Many onlookers are waiting to see who else will join NextFest and the Freewill Shakespeare Festival on the sidelines. Donovan Vienneau, the general manager of Events Edmonton said he still does not have a definitive word from the city for Taste of Edmonton, which is due to return to Churchill Square this summer, running from July 16-26.
He also said he has not asked the city for a drop dead date for an answer. “We’ve got time on our hands but that time window is starting to get smaller and smaller for a July 16 festival.