Archive: this announcement concerned the 2021 Well Dressing Festival and Carnival.
In April 2021, organisers announced that the full Buxton Well Dressing Festival and Carnival would not go ahead in July because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The original announcement described the festival as an annual July event. The well-dressing tradition in Buxton began in 1840, as noted in the town’s 2019 guide.
Festival procession in Buxton; photograph date not confirmed.
Organisers who announced the news on social media and on their website said, “We are sad to announce that the Buxton Well Dressings and Carnival have been postponed and will not go ahead in July as originally hoped.”
“The continuing uncertainty and risks involved with the pandemic have led us to this decision. The safety of the hundreds of people involved in the preparation for the events is of utmost importance to us and was our primary consideration.”
The organisers’ 2021 annual report records that one well was dressed at St Ann’s Well in September; the carnival and funfair were cancelled.
Keep up to date with the latest updates and news about the festival on their website at buxtonwelldressing.co.uk
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