It has been announced today that the Newark Festival 2020 has been cancelled.

Extract from the Press Release from Ellis Mather Presents:

It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Ellis Mather presents Newark Festival 2020.

This year's festival was due to bring us all together to celebrate the final says of summer over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The good news is, thanks to our amazing partners and sponsors, we will be back next year on the same weekend.  August 27-28 2021 is your official save the date and it's going to be on unforgettable weekend!.

"Ellis Mather Present Newark Festival is one of the highlights of the summer for us and we're going to miss seeing all the smiling faces, and the fun we all have at Riverside Park.  Stay safe, keep well and we can't wait to see you in 2021.  Let's make it a bumper one!

Liz Doogan-Hobbs MBE - LHG Events CEO

Newark Town Council is very disappointed that we have had to take the decision to cancel this year;s Newark Festival, however we are sure that everyone will appreciate that the health of the people who would attend it is of paramount importance at present, as the whole country fights this deadly virus.

The Town Council appreciates the importance of the Newark Festival for the local community and the wider benefits that it produces to the retail and hospitality businesses in the town.  It has therefore taken the decision to maintain its financial support for the festival in 2021 and hopes that it will survive and become a bigger and better event.

For more information about what to do if you have already purchased tickets please go to the Newark Festival website.

Location: Riverside Park, Newark