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Africa Oyé festival credit Mark McNulty

15th January 2025

Africa Oyé 2025 cancelled but plans to return in 2026

Strawberry Fair

16th December 2024

Increasing costs force Strawberry Fair to cancel 2025 edition

Black Deer Festival

2nd December 2024

Black Deer Festival postponed until 2026

Witcombe Festival

21st August 2024

Festival cancellations hit 60 – AIF issues another plea for Government intervention

Wannasee Festival

16th August 2024

Poor ground conditions force Wannasee Festival to cancel

Witcombe Festiva

6th August 2024

Ongoing cost of living crisis blamed for Witcombe Festival cancellation

Riverside Festival

8th May 2024

Poor ticket sales and increased costs force Glasgow’s Riverside Festival to cancel

Pennfest

15th April 2024

Pennfest 2024 cancelled – organiser “devastated” to take a year out

NASS Alex Lievesley

1st November 2023

Operational cost increases force Superstruct to cancel NASS 2024

An image of a stage at Doune The Rabbit Hole festival. Festival image by Ryan Buchanan

23rd June 2023

Doune The Rabbit Hole organiser seeks damages from BECTU after cancelling festival

Crowds at Beyond Festival. Image credit: Jack Kimber Photography

5th June 2023

Beyond Festival organiser cancels event citing cost of living crisis and market pressures

Lechlade Festival

2nd June 2023

Lechlade Festival enters liquidation after event cancellation incurs losses

13th July 2022

Gateways Festival forced to postpone after staging supplier ceases trading

24th June 2022

Farmfest cites poor ticket sales and postpones until 2023

Greenbelt John Sargent

4th May 2021

Greenbelt cancels and cites of lack of Gov-backed insurance scheme