Artisan castlebar food and music festival cancelled

THE eagerly-awaited Artisan Castlebar Food and Music Festival, which was due to take place at the military barracks in Castlebar on May 30, has been cancelled.

The organisers have announced that due to unforeseen circumstances they have had to cancel the event.

In a statement, they explained: “We ran into difficulties that were insurmountable to overcome and we could not deliver the festival that the town deserved.”

In a post on their Facebook page, they extended thanks to Mayo County Council, the Order of Malta, Castlebar town councillors, the gardaí and many more for the support offered to the festival.

“We are going to go back to the drawing board,” the statement continued, and they are hopeful that in the future they will be able to provide a festival that the town of Castlebar can be proud of.

The post further explained that any tickets purchased can be refunded from Downtown Records, and entertainment.ie will be automatically refunding tickets.

Damien Dempsey, who was to play at the festival, will now play with his full band at the Swinford Cultural Centre on May 30.