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Stratford’s River Festival won’t take place in July




STRATFORD River Festival has been postponed and won’t take place this year.

The news will come as a huge disappointment to fans of the river festival who were looking forward to three-days of fun by the River Avon in July but a post on the festival website broke the bad news today, Monday, 7th May, that the festival won’t take place.

Stratford River Festival. Photo: Mark Williamson
Stratford River Festival. Photo: Mark Williamson

It reads: It is with a heavy heart that we announce the postponement of the Stratford-upon-Avon River Festival 2024. Despite greatest efforts, unforeseeable operational and timing constraints have meant that this year’s event is unable to go ahead.

We understand that this news will come as a disappointment to many, ourselves included. The River Festival holds a special place in the hearts of locals and tourists, and we share in the disappointment of not being able to celebrate alongside the community. If we can deliver this event in the future, this will be announced via our social platforms.

A spokesperson for LSD Promotions, which announced in February that it was running this year’s three-day event from 5th to 7th July, confirmed the postponement.

The spokesperson said: “I can confirm that the statement is correct, and it is no longer possible to host the River Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2024 due to the reasons explained in the post.”

The River Festival brings a colourful party vibe to Stratford with live music, lots of food and drink and a large parade of boats of all shapes and sizes especially narrow boats.

It has not been staged in Stratford since 2019.



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