Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, set for June 24-28, has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

“It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing the cancellation of the 2020 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival, scheduled to take place June 24-28,” the festival wrote in a statement. “This decision was based on a number of considerations. They include travel restrictions issued by several countries where some of our scheduled artists are from and travel restrictions announced by the Government of Canada as well as the announcement by City of Calgary on April 3rd, 2020 that ‘all festivals and events in Calgary with an audience of 50 people or more, must be canceled or postponed.’ This announcement came alongside the order from Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health prohibiting the gathering of persons in excess of 15 people in a group. As a result of these unfortunate developments, the scheduled events can no longer take place and our wonderful artists are unable to perform.”

“We will be issuing refunds to all pass and ticket holders requesting them (minus service fees) and will be contacting everyone shortly with details on how to proceed,” the statement continued. “Alternatively, to those whose personal situation allows, we humbly ask that you consider transferring your pass to the 2021 festival or donating the cost of your pass or individual ticket(s) to Sled Island in exchange for a charitable tax receipt. Keeping the festival alive is a precarious endeavor under the best of circumstances, and we expect the fallout of the pandemic to affect our revenue significantly in the year to come.”

For more information, visit sledisland.com.

For consolidated updates on cancellations and postponements due to COVID-19, visit Relix.com/coronavirus.