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| Special Note: Following more than a year of unprecedented global impact by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, on our own industry and many others, we had begun to see some signs of hope and positivity in many global regions. Unfortunately, we are now seeing new signs of spread by the COVID delta variant among the unvaccinated and even some (a much smaller percentage, fortunately) breakthrough cases among those who are fully vaccinated, that risk taking us backwards; a place that none of us wants to be. While we are all ready for a full return to normalcy, this is still not a disease that anyone can totally predict or prevent. For our industry and so many others, until everyone is protected and vaccinated, and global travel can resume safely across all borders, there are still many challenges to be faced, much support to be provided, and creative new directions to be explored together. During the weeks and months and year ahead, we will continue to use the IFEA Event Insider to provide a broad representation of global, industry-related news coverage, as well as access to the latest pandemic information about important programs and critical resources; government support; vaccine development and distribution; research surveys; et al., with a goal of bringing our industry, our communities and our world back together again, as soon as possible, safely and sustainably.
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South Dakota Covid cases quintuple after Sturgis motorcycle rally
NBC News
Two weeks after the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, reported Covid infections in the state have risen nearly sixfold.
South Dakota counted 3,819 new cases in the past two weeks, including seven deaths, up from 644 cases in the 14 days preceding it. That makes it the state with the largest percent increase in Covid cases in the past two weeks.
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Indiana's 2021 500 Festival mini-mini canceled due to COVID-19 concerns
WTHR-TV
The 500 Festival announced Tuesday that the mini-mini event has been canceled. The reason given was that after consulting with state and local health departments, it was not advisable to gather unvaccinated children under the age of 12 for a large, in-person running event.
The mini-mini had been scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 28.
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Tennessee's AmericanaFest confirms Covid-19 checks, growing a trend
WMOT-TV
With its announcement Monday that AmericanaFest 2021 will require proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or a recent Covid test for entry into its events, the Americana Music Association became merely the latest show promoter in the nation to do so. With a few exceptions, festivals and concerts are closing their doors to the unvaccinated and taking some heat for policies they recognize as essential for public health and the well-being of staff, bands and fans.
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In Remembrance: Gayle R. Hall, CFEE
October 31, 1952 - August 22, 2021
IFEA Foundation Board Member and longtime industry mentor Gayle Hall, Director of Festivals & Events for the Grapevine, Texas Convention & Visitors Bureau, passed away on August 22, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. "Gayle was a valued friend and a respected leader in the global festivals and events industry," noted Steve Schmader, President & CEO of the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA World). "Her willingness to share, to guide, to support, and to set an inspirational example for both current and up-and-coming young industry professionals, will be a legacy that will live on for generations ... in her own community, which she loved, and around the world, where she served as one of the best ambassadors for our industry and association that I can imagine. We will miss her friendship, her honesty, her creativity, her loyalty, her generosity, her drive, and her inclusion of anyone and everyone around her in helping us all strive to be who we can be at our best."
Obituary & Services
Gayle Hall, CFEE "Making Your Own Path" Legacy Scholarship Memorial Donations
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Florida's ArtFest Fort Myers announces new changes to its leadership team
ArtFest Fort Myers
ArtFest Fort Myers announced new and exciting changes to its leadership team. Cindy Lerick has joined ArtFest Fort Myers as the Executive Director. Lerick's impressive resume has 20 years of experience leading some of the nation's best art festivals, such as Sausalito Arts Festival (CA), Saint Louis Art Festival (MO), Main Street Fort Worth Art Festival (TX), and Uptown Art Fair (MN).
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Vaccine or negative test required for Live Nation concerts in Canada
CTV News
Many people are excited about the return of live music in Canada but you may need to provide proof of vaccination or get a negative COVID-19 test to attend concerts at select venues.
Live Nation Canada announced it will be rolling out the policy for all ticket holders and artists for all owned and operated venues in Canada by Oct. 4.
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Africa's oldest dance festival evolves to overcome the pandemic
The Conversation
When the festival began in 1998, I wanted to create a space that put the artist and dance maker at the centre. I believed that if we do that then the audience, funding and everything else would follow. Today the festival has evolved to offer one of Africa's most serious platforms for contemporary dance, and it's now the longest-running dance festival on the continent.
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Almost 5,000 Covid cases linked to Cornish, England, music and surf festival
The Guardian
Almost 5,000 Covid-19 cases have been linked to the music and surfing festival Boardmasters, which took place in Cornwall, England, this month.
Health officials said 4,700 people who have tested positive for coronavirus confirmed they had attended the festival in Newquay or had connections to it. About three-quarters of them are aged 16-21 and about 800 live in the county.
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Confusion reigns in UK music due to vaccine passports and event insurance
The Guardian
Despite the return of gigs and festivals, the UK live music industry is still full of uncertainty due to a lack of clarification from the government about vaccine passports and an events insurance scheme that's been described by some major concert promoters as unfit for purpose. In July, Boris Johnson said that by the end of September only those who have been double-vaccinated would be allowed entry to nightclubs and other venues "where large crowds gather."
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Hold your tomatoes, Spain's annual food fight canceled for second time due to COVID-19
NewsNation
The world's largest food fight is on hold for another year thanks to COVID-19.
Last year's La Tomatina festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizers decided it would be too risky to hold one this year as well. La Tomatina involves tens of thousands of people throwing one hundred metric tons of tomatoes at each other in the city of Buñol, Spain.
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Edinburgh, Scotland, festivals report sets out 'sustainable' city vision
The National
Back in the immediate post-war period in the 1940s, the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe were deliberately promoted as a beacon of culture for a devastated world.
Now in 2021, with the global coronavirus pandemic far from over, Edinburgh's Festivals are hoping once again to make the capital of Scotland a "world-leading sustainable festival city."
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Attendance at the 2021 New York State Fair so far is half that of past years. A cause for concern?
Syracuse.com
New York State Fair Director Troy Waffner has seen the numbers, but he's not pushing the panic button. At least not yet.
Attendance at the 2021 State Fair has hovered just below or just above 40,000 on each of the first three days (Friday to Sunday). That's less than half the average attendance of about 83,000 per day for the first three days of the pre-Covid 2019 fair. (There was no fair in 2020).
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Iowa State Fair attendance broke 1 million in 2021, exceeding officials' expectations amid ongoing pandemic
Des Moines Register
On any given day last week, throngs of fairgoers strolled the Iowa State Fairgrounds chowing down on corndogs, walking past rows of farm animals and participating in 11-days worth of festivities.
On some days, the crowds of people shuffling past the butter cow or waiting in line for a craft beer felt like fairgoers had returned in full force after last year's fair was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 2021 Wyoming State Fair sees a record year
KGWN-TV
In 2020, Wyoming hosted one of three state fairs that happened across the United States. With that came a record year for attendance, which left the Wyoming State Fair Board wondering how 2021 would surpass that.
"We are thrilled to report that we actually had a 16.8 percent increase of the number of people that came through our gates as paid attendees in 2021. So just continuing that upward trend. I think people are excited to be back at the state fairgrounds," said Courtny Conkle, the general manger for the Wyoming State Fair.
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Walt Disney World gets deal on mandatory vaccinations
Theme Park Insider
Walt Disney World's unions have reached an agreement with Disney management to abide by the company's Covid vaccine requirement.
Disney announced last month that it would require all salaried and non-union hourly employees to be vaccinated in order to work on site at any of its locations across the country.
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City of Pasadena, California and Tournament of Roses, team up for vaccinations
Pasadena Now
As Pasadena continues to lead the state in Covid vaccination rates, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and the City of Pasadena teamed up Thursday at Tournament House to provide another round of community vaccinations, including a third shot for immunocompromised residents, as part of the City's #vaccinatePasadena program.
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WHO: New coronavirus cases worldwide appear to be stabilizing
The Hill
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday in a weekly assessment revealed that the number of coronavirus cases globally is stabilizing after months of steady increase.
According to The Associated Press, infections are seeming to steady at around 4.5 million cases weekly. Coronavirus cases in the Western Pacific have reportedly increased by 20 percent and cases in the Americas have increased by 8 percent, while the rate of the disease has either dropped or remained the same in other areas of the world.
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US breaks 100K COVID-19 hospitalizations threshold for first time since January
The Hill
The United States now has more than 100,000 people hospitalized with the coronavirus across the country for the first time since January, according to a new report.
On Thursday, The Washington Post noted that hospitalization rates are highest in the South, including Florida, where 17,000 people are hospitalized, and Texas, where another 14,000 are receiving care.
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How the US can reach 'Covid normalcy' by spring 2022, according to Fauci — and what experts say that'll look like
CNBC
There's finally a light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci — but only if the "overwhelming majority of people" get vaccinated.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approved Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid vaccine on Monday. For Fauci, the White House's chief medical advisor, that means more Americans will feel comfortable getting vaccinated — and the U.S. could have enough control over Covid to return to some degree of normalcy by spring 2022.
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FDA approves first COVID-19 vaccine
FDA
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir'-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.
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The US will reportedly approve booster shots for all 3 COVID-19 vaccines at 6 months, not 8
The Week via Yahoo News
U.S. officials said last week that adults vaccinated with the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should start getting booster shots eight months after their second dose was administered, starting in mid-September. Now, a person familiar with the plans tells The Wall Street Journal, federal regulators will likely approve boosters for all three approved vaccines — Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson — starting six months after inoculation.
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Biden urges employers to require Covid vaccination
POLITICO
President Joe Biden on Monday pressed businesses and public leaders to implement vaccine mandates after the federal government issued its first full approval of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration early Monday approved Pfizer’s two-dose vaccine for people 16 and older, a step beyond the emergency-use authorization under which the shot has been available since late 2020.
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'Bring Back Events' messaging available to use and share with your network
IFEA
The fastest way through the current global pandemic, with a return to normalcy for all global events, is to take a leadership role in encouraging all of those whom we influence – locally, nationally and globally – to take the steps and do the right thing, starting with each individual, that will bring this COVID-19 virus under control.
In support of that leadership initiative, the IFEA has created a series of "Bring Back Events" messages that we invite you to use and share on your own web sites and social media platforms. Just download our predesigned and ready-to-use messages. We also have a series of event-oriented masks that can be ordered here.
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US extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico
CNN
The U.S. is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through at least September 21, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday, citing the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
"In coordination with public health and medical experts, DHS continues working closely with its partners across the United States and internationally to determine how to safely and sustainably resume normal travel," the department tweeted.
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Hawaii governor to tourists: Stay away
Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Monday called on tourists to steer clear of Hawaii, as Covid-19 cases continue to surge, overtaxing the state’s health care system.
Ige stopped short of imposing the sort of travel restrictions that effectively shut down Hawaii's tourism industry when he put them in place in March 2020.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, tourism industry worries as COVID-19 rages
The Associated Press via The Miami Times
It's a neighborhood bar and restaurant, but for two extended weekends every year, the "regulars" at Liuzza's by the Track include an overflow crowd of tourists grabbing drinks and settling in for meals on their way in and out of the nearby New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Co-owner James Gonczi estimates that out-of-towners make up anywhere from 30% to 35% of his clientele during the seven-day festival each spring. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the festival hasn't happened for two years now.
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