In a stark reminder that the pandemic is still upending life in Miami one year later, the world-famous Calle Ocho Music Festival has been canceled once again for 2021. Along with Ultra Music Festival, the festival was one of the first major events postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19.
In a statement released this morning, festival organizers announced that they have canceled this year s festivities scheduled for March, as well as their other annual cultural event in Coral Gables, Carnaval on the Mile, in the interest of public health.
The decision comes as COVID-19 persists in Miami-Dade County.
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When the 2020 festival was canceled last March, coronavirus cases were only beginning to pop up in South Florida, and City of Miami officials put a stop to massive gatherings as a precautionary measure and forced the cancellation of major music events, including Calle Ocho. As of today, Miami-Dade County has reported more than 380,000 total cases of the virus and around 5,0