Cheshire's Geronimo festival faces second cancellation, families express outrage over loss of booking fees

Families have expressed their frustration, calling the cancellation of the Geronimo family party “an absolute farce.” The event, which was due to take place at Arley Hall in Cheshire next August, was canceled due to poor ticket sales.

Previously postponed from May 2023, festival organizer Simon Goldman cited “current economic conditions”, including “skyrocketing costs” and “significant compression” of household incomes, as reasons for the initial delay.

Goldman pointed out that unpredictable weather was a deterrent to potential attendees this year, saying it had made the festival “unsustainable in its current format.” He suggested that future iterations of the event could be held indoors to avoid weather-related issues.

However, the immediate result is hundreds of disappointed families, some of whom are unhappy about losing money since booking fees are not refunded.

“Every year there’s something,” Samantha Duffy commented on the announcement on Geronimo’s Facebook page, reports the Manchester Evening News.

“No surprise. An absolute farce,” added Steve Carpenter. He previously spoke to us when last year’s event was canceled, expressing his displeasure at receiving a face value ticket for this August instead of receiving a refund.

(Image: No credit)

Geronimo has announced with regret that the Geronimo Children’s Festival, scheduled for August 23-26, 2024, will not take place. In a heartfelt statement, they expressed their gratitude to everyone who contributed to the festival: “It is with heavy hearts that we announce that the Geronimo Children’s Festival is no more and that our event scheduled for the 23rd to 26th August 2024 has been canceled. involved in this event, the directors, staff and artists who all put their heart and soul into the event.

They cited unpredictable British weather and last minute bookings as reasons for the cancellation: “The good British weather is not always great and with a huge percentage of festival-goers delaying their booking until last week, the event has become an unsustainable financial situation. risk.”