CCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The2020 Carolina Renaissance Festivalis canceled due tothe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, festival organizers announced Monday.
Renaissance Festival officials said it's just not feasible to host the event with social distancing requirements in place due to its interactive nature with guests.
“At the heart of the Renaissance Festival is a cornucopia of socially interactive experiencesthat is hard to compromise with the necessities of social distancing. For the health and safety of our participants, for our guests, and for everyone’s families, and the communities all will arrive from, we look to be part of the virus mitigation solution,” said Jeffrey Siegel, Festival Producer.