A summertime staple on Saskatoon’s Broadway Avenue will not take place this year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The 25th Street Theatre board of directors announced on Tuesday that it had voted in favour of cancelling the 2020 Saskatoon Fringe Festival because of the impact of COVID-19.
The festival was scheduled to run from July 30 to Aug. 8. The executive director of the festival, Anita Smith, said the decision was not made lightly.
Other members of the Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals who have cancelled their scheduled festivals include Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Regina and Edmonton. “With many other Fringe Festivals also cancelling their programming, and considering the unique nature of the Fringe Festival circuit