New dates for 2020 Splashy Fen Music Festival

With the coronavirus wrecking havoc across the globes, Splashy Fen organisers have announced that the 2020 festival, due to take place over the Easter weekend, has been postponed to Wednesday, 23 September until Sunday, 27 September.

“As organisers, Splashy is everything to us – it is our passion and our livelihood. We feel hugely privileged to be able to bring you the festival each year, and the joy it brings to everyone’s faces means everything to us. With that privilege, though, comes a huge amount of responsibility, and in this case, that responsibility lies with the safety, health and well-being of our festival attendees, staff and service providers.

“We have two options – the first is cancelling Splashy Fen 2020. Cancelling seems to be the norm for many events to date, with little to no refunds being offered to fans due to a legal term called force majeure, essentially an act of god beyond anyone’s control. In such instances, a zero refund policy is being applied, which is our standard policy as well, however, this does not sit well with us as a festival due to the nature of what we are all being faced with.

“While cancelling will be an easier route for many, we need to be considerate of the far-reaching effects. Consider the artists and musicians who lose all income and ability to work during these times. Consider the toilet janitor, cleaning crew, food vendors, staff and service providers whose income has just disappeared. All these suppliers have essentially had their businesses temporarily closed, as have we. These are the same people who have brought you so much joy and happiness over the years at Splashy Fen.

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“We feel it is our duty to ensure that we continue, to ensure our service providers, artists, janitors, staff, cleaning crew and fans have confidence in our ability to deal with adversity. Let us together make sure that in a time of uncertainty and negativity, we concentrate on creating positive energy and kindness in our lives.

“We are pleased to announce that Splashy Fen 2020 will not be cancelled. Instead, all our staff, sponsors, stakeholders and service providers have pulled together to show what a real community can do and we have managed to arrange a postponement. The festival will now take place from Wednesday, 23 September until Sunday, 27 September, with early camping available on Tuesday, 22 September. This new date will be during the school holidays, with Thursday a public holiday (Heritage Day). All tickets bought for the Easter weekend will be valid for the new dates.

“As a festival, we are absorbing a large cost due to the postponement and all we can do is appeal to our fans to support our new dates and embrace these necessary changes. Should fans be unable to attend the new date, Splashy will offer a 75% refund accordingly, in line with our refund policy. We look forward to seeing you all in September for a special staging of Splashy Fen 2020.”

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