LAKE GENEVA — The Lake Geneva Venetian Festival has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Lake Geneva Jaycees announced in a Facebook post that while they had held out hope the 58th Annual Festival could lessen the economic impact
on local businesses, they could not find a way to responsibly and safely hold the event.
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"We take our leadership role within the community seriously, and it would be irresponsible to put the health of our community at risk for a festival," the statement says. "Having reviewed the CDC recommendations, we do not believe that any precautions or policies that we are able to put into place would create a sufficiently safe environment and therefore, Venetian Festival is no longer viable this year."
Instead, the Jaycees say they plan to serve the needs of the community by organizing a blood drive on Thursday, July 30 at the American Legion Frank Kresen Post 24. Visit their website to sign up.