It is our sincere hope we’ll be able to celebrate the festival’s 39 th anniversary with everyone next year. The Covered Bridge & Arts Festival, organized by the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau and hosted by Knoebels Amusement Resort each year, will plan to return on October 7–10, 2021. Our industry makes you happier, healthier and more productive.” As we look toward 2021 and beyond, I believe the travel & tourism industry will be more clearly recognized for breaking down barriers and connecting communities. The global pandemic has shown us a world without travel, events, and the arts and it isn’t pretty. David “Otto” Kurecian, CMVB Executive Director noted, “The travel & tourism industry is so much more than dollars and jobs. We respect the committee’s foresight that the atmosphere festivalgoers and vendors have come to expect could not be upheld this year.”Įach year, the festival’s overall economic impact to the region is $14,240,420.
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The Covered Bridge & Arts Festival plans to. “However, hosting the festival would have provided a unique challenge with gatherings in the designated festival area. held annually at Knoebels Amusement Resort in early October, will be canceled this year. This means our events schedule for April and part of May will be updated. Opening Weekend is now scheduled for May 9 and 10. “Knoebels has successfully provided a healthy and safe environment for amusement park guests,” said Stacy Ososkie, Knoebels spokesperson. MaUpdate: After much discussion and monitoring of the quickly changing COVID-19 situation, we've made the decision to delay the start of our 2020 season by two weeks. Our primary concern was preserving the safety of our attendees, vendors, local communities, and festival staff.”Īs the host location to the annual festival, Knoebels Amusement Resort fully supported the festival committee’s decision. Having a front-row-seat to the total upheaval within our industry provided us with a unique perspective that assures us we made the difficult, but correct, decision. With respect to vendor and visitor travel plans for the multi-day event, it was imperative that a decision be made well in advance of the festival’s start.ĬMVB Board President Stephanie Severn said, “We struggled mightily in making this decision. Each year, the festival draws in close to 400 vendors and about 150,000 visitors from all over the country. Together with local leaders as well as Knoebels management, the festival committee has concluded that at this time, the risk is too high in having such a large gathering.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to evolve unpredictably and in accordance with state guidance on large gatherings, the Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau (CMVB) is deeply saddened to announce that the 2020 Covered Bridge & Arts Festival, held annually at Knoebels Amusement Resort in early October, will be cancelled this year. The 2020 Covered Bridge & Arts Festival has been cancelled.