The Ballina Salmon Festival is to be postponed - it has been announced by the Committee - following on from the Government directive this week that all major public gatherings will not take place this summer and that events with crowds of more than 5,000 will not be licensed up to the end of August.
Paul Regan, Chair of Ballina Salmon Festival and the festival committee, have made the decision to postpone the event until later on in the year, possibly Autumn, or when it is safe to do so in 2020. The festival was slated to run from Saturday, July 4 to Sunday, July 12.
Paul Regan stated: "Ballina Salmon Festival Salmon wish to thank most sincerely those businesses who continue to support this festival, year on year. Now in its 55th year, the festival brings in excess of 200,000 visitors into the county, bringing families together - and while that will not be the case this July, we are reviewing a date towards the latter end of 2020. In the face of the current COVID-19 crisis, we want to take this opportunity to Thank those frontline workers currently giving their all to keep us safe.”
