Sunshine Coast's Caloundra Music Festival (CMF) has been forced to cancel its 2020 event due to the ongoing restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We don't have much choice here with the current restrictions in place, our CMF vibe is all about getting close together," Festival Director Richie Eyles says."Working within a venue or stadium is one thing; trying to enforce the 1.5 metre social distancing rule at a festival across multiple parkland settings is very difficult."
Last year, CMF generated $4.4 million to the Sunshine Coast region economy and a further $1.1 million to the Queensland economy.
Kate Miller-Heidke at 2019 CMF - image © Marc Austin-Zande
The decision to cancel CMF was made with the safety of patrons, artists, support staff and the wider community paramount.
"We waited in hope that restrictions may have eased by now," Sunshine Coast Council Division 2 Councillor Terry Landsberg says, "but given the lead-time required to organise a successful event of this scale, it is best to advise our festival family sooner rather than later that the Caloundra Music Festival will not go ahead over the October long weekend this year."
Caloundra Music Festival will return in 2021, with dates to be confirmed later in the year. Stay tuned.
Click here to read our review of 2019 CMF.
