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have been communicating with representatives from the festival for the purpose of providing logistical assistance to facilitate development of an acceptable festival operational plan required for the issuance of a special-event permit,” Legget said in an email to BarrieToday. “Over the past several months, township staff and agency partners.

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“As of now, festival planning is proceeding as planned and we will update all Adventurers as we have more information,' organizers said in a tweet.Īccording to Township of Oro-Medonte spokesperson Jenny Legget, no such appeal process exists. She also says discussions were ongoing and the organizers were well aware of the townhip's issues. 2), the event website was still selling tickets, which ranged from $135 for a day pass to $345 for a three-day VIP experience.Įvent organizers took to Twitter on July 27, where they noted they were aware of the township's denial of the special-events permit, adding there is an “appeals process that they are currently undergoing as well as reviewing other options to ensure that (Ever After Music Festival) occurs in 2022.” To obtain a special-events permit from the townshis, organizers are required to develop operational plans outlining matters such as site layout, emergency management, food and beverage, traffic management, building and structural plans, fire safety, security, waste management, and community impact.Īs of Tuesday afternoon (Aug. However, Shawn Binns, the township’s director of operations and community services, noted promoters indicated that attendance remained uncertain as there were 10,000 tickets from the 2020 event, which was cancelled due to the pandemic, that had carried forward to the 2022 event.Īt its July 21 meeting, Oro-Medonte council officially voted to deny the special-events permit on the advice from Binns. 'This festival has been cancelled for years and it’s all sort of sketchy the way everything is being handled,' she added.įestival organizers have not responded to emails from BarrieToday.Ī staff report presented to township council on July 6 noted event organizers anticipated the festival would include approximately 15,000 people per day. I also still haven’t received my wristbands or anything and to me, it sort of seems like they never planned on sending them,' said Cloud, who had planned on travelling nearly 300 kilometres from her home in Lambton Shores to Oro-Medonte for the festival. 'A lot of people I know who bought tickets are saying the same. They had hoped to move it to Burl's Creek in Oro-Medonte.īrianna Cloud, 18, who bought tickets for the festival back in March, told BarrieToday she has reached out organizers multiple times via direct message on Instagram, but all of her messages remain unread. Organizers were looking for a new venue location after it outgrew Bingemans in Kitchener.

However, with less than two weeks until the event was scheduled to take place, organizers failed to receive township approval for the necessary special-events permit after councillors voted it down, citing concerns around the festival's operational planning. Organizers hoped the Ever After Music Festival - focused on electronic dance music and including “fully immersive” camping experiences - could be held at Burl’s Creek, located on Highway 11 between Barrie and Orillia, from Thursday, Aug. 11 to Sunday, Aug. 14. The curtain will not be going up on a four-day electronic music festival which organizers hoped could take place this month at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte Township as an last-minute replacement.

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