Twinwood Festival, the annual vintage weekend held near Clapham over the August bank holiday weekend, has become the latest large event to cancel its plans for 2020 due to uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.
The event, which was due to take place from Friday 28 to Monday 31 August 2020 is now postponed until 27 – 30 August 2021.
In a statement on their website, the festival organiser David Wooding, said, “It is with great sadness we have to announce that it has become necessary to postpone Twinwood Festival for one whole year, to August 2021.
“It has become clear to us that it will be logistically impossible to prepare for and stage Twinwood Festival 2020 during this coronavirus pandemic.
“The health and safety of all festival-goers, artists, crew, traders, stewards, contractors, and all others involved, is the most important thing for us to protect right now.”
To protect the cashflow of the organisers, their suppliers, artists and traders, Mr Wooding is urging anyone who has booked for the 2020 event to hold onto their tickets, which will be valid for next year’s event.
“If you hold on to your tickets, we promise you that your patience will be worth it, and it will allow us to make Twinwood 2021 as fantastic as it can possibly be,” said the statement.
The family-run business had invested heavily in this summer’s festival, creating brand new dance floors, new water pipes in all the campsites, provision of an additional 200 toilets and an overhaul of many backstage facilities and roadways.
They have also invested in environmentally friendly bar cups to ensure the event is sustainable.
“Obviously this postponement comes as a huge disappointment for us, as well as for you, but by holding on to your tickets for 2021 you will help the festival so much, as well as helping all of our amazing suppliers, artists, and vintage traders who are also being hit hard by this crisis.
“If however you want a refund instead, then we will honour that request.”
Anyone wanting to book tickets for the 2021 Twinwood Festival can find out more here. If you would like a refund on your 2020 tickets you can find out more information on the website.
