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After the COVID-19 pandemic caused AthFest to cancel in 2020, organizers announced that the event will take place in 2021, with a change in the traditional dates.
The music and arts festival will take over downtown including live performances, an artist market, and beer gardens from September 24 to 26.
“We re thrilled to be producing the festival we love once again and to be bringing the community together to celebrate Athens music and art,” said Jill Helme, AthFest Educates Executive Director.
The 25th annual festival will have three outdoor stages, the Main Stage at the corner of Washington and Pulaski streets, the Hull St. Stage at the Hull St. and Hancock Ave. intersection, and a KidsFest stage at the Washington and Lumpkin streets intersection.
The 2021 Athens Twilight Criterium event will take place August 20-21.
The two-day USA Crits cycling event is typically held in late April, but it was confirmed to the Banner-Herald Tuesday that the event had been set for a late summer date. We feel this will give us the best opportunity to have an event in 2021 with the COVID-19 vaccine deployment schedule we have at this moment, said Athens Twilight event director Ashley Travieso. The vast majority of our participants are in the general population bracket, which we assume won t be receiving the vaccine until April, with the second shot coming a month later.