FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WONDERFRONT Music & Arts Festival
2021 Festival on San Diego Bay Postponed until 2022
August 25, 2021 – San Diego, CA – After the successful inaugural 2019 Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, the Wonderfront Festival team began designing an even better 2020 event on the San Diego Bay waterfront. Then, when the Covid pandemic hit in 2020, California’s Public Health Order prohibited large events and gatherings, forcing the cancelation of the 2020 Festival. Immediately the Wonderfront team went to work on developing an amazing and safe experience for the 2021 Festival. The lineup booked is star-studded and sure to be a fast sell-out with many popular artists. Extra safety protocol plans were being put in place, and the announcement was just about to go out to the world when the Delta variant caused a skyrocketing surge of new Covid cases and hospitalizations in California and nationwide.
After weeks of discussions and research with county, state and national health agencies, and the predicted case numbers leading into the fall, the Port of San Diego determined it was best to postpone a mega-event of this size. “The continued safety of the community had to be front and center in our decision making. We pushed as long as we could working with the Wonderfront Festival team to see if case trends might look more positive or new information would give us the comfort level needed to move forward,” said Michael G. Brown, Port of San Diego’s vice president of marketing and communications. “But at the end of the day, the situation has not improved. Knowing that people book advance travel to attend, and production crews have months of logistical planning to do, a final decision needed to be made.”
“This announcement, though challenging, is met with understanding and appreciation for the Port of San Diego for providing us with such a spectacular venue for our festival,” said Paul Thornton, Managing Partner of Wonderlust Events, LLC. “We love our lineup, including major headliners who confirmed this year, and the Wonderfront team has been tirelessly working on the festival’s second year. We have some new fan experiences we were so excited to roll out. Our team completely understands the Port of San Diego’s decision, as the safety of the Wonderfront community must come first. Once again, we will pivot and work with our artists to push this lineup to our new 2022 dates. We’re hoping to finalize the new dates so we can announce them and put tickets on-sale this Fall. We are looking forward to building an even better experience and celebrating the world getting back together at Wonderfront 2022.”
The Wonderfront team will continue to make the Wonderfront Festival an amazing and unique experience. For the 2022 Festival, the team will take Wonderfront to the next level, truly establishing the event as one of the premier festivals in America.
The new anticipated dates for Wonderfront Festival 2022 are November 18-20, 2022.
IN THE INTERIM. The Wonderfront team is still committed to bringing San Diego great entertainment experiences. As soon as live events reopen in a safe manner in San Diego, stay tuned for some fun Road to Wonderfront 2022 events hosted around San Diego.
More information will be released in the upcoming weeks as it relates to the announcement and on-sale of tickets for the 2022 Festival, as well as some Road to Wonderfront events. Stay up to date for all breaking news by signing up for the WonderLIST at http://wonderfrontfestival.com.
About WONDERFRONT Music & Arts Festival
The inaugural Wonderfront Festival took place in November 2019 with more than 125 artists playing across 10 stages as part of a three-day music, culinary and arts festival, which descended upon the stunning waterfront of San Diego Bay from Broadway Pier to the Embarcadero parks. With more than 57,000 people in attendance, the weekend festival offered many diverse attractions including yacht parties, water sports, art installations, after parties, a craft beer village, and plenty of local flavors. Wonderfront Festival’s re-entry policy encouraged festivalgoers to customize their weekend experience and truly integrate the city into the fabric of the festival. Wonderfront synthesized the city and the sea in a way that no music festival had ever done before.
About Wonderlust Events, LLCBased in San Diego, Wonderlust Events, LLC is an innovative events and entertainment company focused on conceiving, creating, and executing impactful, arts-based live experiences delivered across multiple mediums (theatrical, traditional, and streaming broadcast). Its founders, Paul Thornton and Ernie Hahn, each have over 20 years of experience in large-scale event promotions, production and creative development.
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