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Virus pandemic cancels Amelia Fest

By Brian Hagen

04/27/2020

(KAIR)--For the first time in its more than two-decade existence, Atchison’s Amelia Earhart Festival has been canceled.

That word came Monday in a release from Festival Coordinator Jacque Pregont, which says the cancellation is due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The release says “the difficult decision” to cancel was made “with heavy hearts,” but “the safety and well being” of both the volunteers and attendees is the festival committee’s “highest priority.”

The cancellation includes both the annual LakeFest concert at Atchison’s Warnock Lake, planned for July 17, and the following day’s Amelia Earhart Festival festivities in downtown Atchison, including the annual Concert in the Sky fireworks display over the Missouri River, planned for July 18.

The festival, which would have marked its 24th year of being held in Atchison, will return in July 2021 with what the release calls “an outstanding celebration of Atchison’s famous aviatrix” Amelia Earhart, who was born in Atchison, and is honored annually with the festival.

The country music artists LOCASH, Ashley McBryde, and Erik Dylan were scheduled to perform at the LakeFest concert, which annually serves at the kick-off for the July festival.

The release says any tickets already purchased, or deposits made, will be refunded by contacting Pregont by email at aefestival@atchisonkansas.net.

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