Councilman wonders whether parade could be scaled back to avoid cancellation
Jim Chapman | The Journal Gazette
A Fort Wayne city councilman is questioning whether the Three Rivers Festival Parade could be scaled back instead of canceled. I was disappointed nothing could be worked out, Councilman Tom Didier, R-3rd, said today.
Festival officials announced Tuesday this year s parade would be canceled, but the rest of the festival is still scheduled for July 9 to 17.
This is the second straight year the parade has been canceled because of the novel coronavirus. The entire festival was placed on hiatus last year.
Other festival events will be spread out for social distancing this year, but the parade is a bigger challenge with more than 50,000 people attending annually, festival officials said.
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The crowd cheers as members of the Fort Wayne Fire Department walk along Wayne Street during the Three Rivers Festival Parade in 2019. Previous Next
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Three Rivers won t feature parade
Officials, mayor cite social distancing, but festival s still on
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
The Three Rivers Festival Parade has been canceled for the second straight year because of the coronavirus, officials announced Tuesday.
The entire festival was on hiatus last year. This year s festival is set for July 9-17.
John Nichter, president of the festival board, said officials are focusing on the rest of the festival. Other events will be spread out for social distancing, but the parade is a bigger challenge with more than 50,000 people attending annually, a statement from the festival said.
TRF cancels festival parade
JIM CHAPMAN | The Journal Gazette
This year s Three Rivers Festival Parade has been canceled for the second straight year because of the coronavirus, officials announced today.
John Nichter, president of the festival board, said officials are focusing on the rest of the festival. Other events will be spread out for social distancing, but the parade is a bigger challenge with more than 50,000 people attending annually, a statement from the festival said.
The entire festival was on hiatus last year. This year s festival is set for July 9-17. While we are disappointed that we cannot hold the parade this summer, we are thankful that increasing vaccination rates are leading to the return of events around Fort Wayne, including the Three Rivers Festival, the festival s statement said.