Deer Valley Music Festival Canceled Due To Virus Worries
May 12, 2020, 6:20 PM | Updated: 6:20 pm
FILE: A concert in the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. (Deer Valley Resort/Twitter)
(Deer Valley Resort/Twitter)
PARK CITY, Utah – The 2020 Deer Valley Music Festival has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
Officials said the six-week, 19-concert festival was scheduled to run from July 3 through August 12.
“We are saddened that it has become necessary to postpone the Deer Valley Music Festival this summer, and we are working hard to reschedule performances into summer 2021. Our first priority is the health and safety of our musicians, staff and the public,” said Patricia A. Richards, interim president & CEO for Utah Symphony & Utah Opera. “Our decision has been made with careful consideration of state recommendations for reopening large public gatherings and on the advice of county health officials. We look forward to presenting a renewed and vibrant outdoor season in summer 2021 when we can once again join together as a community over great live music.”
To help protect the health and safety of our community we, along with our promoter partners, @mtntownmusic, @TSRPresents and @UtahSymphony, will be unable to hold concerts in the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater this summer. Get more info at https://t.co/t4jPmz8osj pic.twitter.com/UHVsoiuPYm
— Deer Valley Resort (@Deer_Valley) May 12, 2020
Festival officials said ticket buyers will be issued tickets for new performance dates when they’re announced, or they may donate their ticket value to the organization. “In the event certain concerts cannot be rescheduled, gift certificates will be issued as with previous cancelations,” officials said. “Gift certificates are valid through August 31, 2021, and will be valid for next summer’s concerts.”
“Although it was a difficult decision to not offer any of the highly anticipated annual concerts, we all agree that pausing these events this year is in the best interest of the health and safety of our community, our guests and our staff members,” said Deer Valley President and COO Todd Shallan. “We appreciate the support of our three concert series partners and the understanding of our guests during this challenging time. We very much look forward to a summer full of music and celebration on the mountain next year.”
Officials said annual attendance at the festival has grown to more than 40,000, with 86% of attendees coming from outside of Summit County.
