Vancouver Island’s signature country music bash is on hold for another year, as is an annual classic rock festival held on the same site.
For the second straight year both the high-profile Sunfest Country Music Festival and Laketown Shakedown in Lake Cowichan have been cancelled in accordance with government guidelines issued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The announcements came this week via the festival’s website and social media accounts.
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