By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
There will be no South Side Fall Festival this year.
Organizers announced on their Facebook page the festival which attracts as many as 10,000 visitors to south St. Joseph will not be held this year due to concerns about holding the festival during the coronavirus pandemic. The South Side Fall Festival is held on the 3rd Saturday in September.
The festival committee voted 14-to-6 to cancel the festival this year.
“All things considered in a 6-yes, 14-no vote it was decided the risk to festival goers, our vendors, and our committee volunteers was too great to take a chance on trying to hold the festival and parade this year. Our volunteer committee is small and we rely on many other groups to help put on this festival,” the group stated in its Facebook post announcing the decision.
Organizers say they didn’t think they could create a safe environment for fair goers or vendors. Money derived from sponsorships and a raffle has come in slowly as well. Sponsors and vendors are being contacted and any money collected returned.
The Facebook post wrapped up on an optimistic note.
“Let’s hope all is back to somewhat normal next year, and we’ll see you in September of 2021!”