Officials with the annual Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival have cancelled this year’s event due to concerns surrounding COVID-19.
The festival’s board of directors made the announcement in a news release Friday morning. The 88th festival was scheduled to run between May 27 and June 1.
The release said it would be rescheduled for 2021. Festival president Logan Morse said “uncertainty about what the situation will be in the coming months” made it impossible to proceed with the event.
The Province of Nova Scotia is under a state of emergency until at least April 19. Nova Scotians are subject to fines if they do not follow self-isolation orders or engage in appropriate social distancing. “It is not feasible at this time to move ahead