Three weeks before the expected return of one of the city’s biggest annual events, Prairie Village has decided to cancel Jazz Fest 2021 over concerns of rising COVID-19 case numbers caused by the Delta variant. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released new guidance on Friday, Aug. 13 requiring individuals who attend any mass gatherings — where social distancing and masking are not followed — to quarantine after the event. Following that new guidance, Prairie Village’s Jazz Fest committee convened a special meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 18 to discuss how to move forward. After an hour-long discussion, with ideas about how to make the event work, the committee came to the conclusion that canceling it would be in the best interest of the community.
Source: Prairie Village Post
