Dutch gov delivers death knell for summer festivals

Lowlands, Down the Rabbit Hole and Mysteryland cancel as the government extends its ban on multi-day events until the autumn

Lowlands takes place at Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen each August
Lowlands has been forced to cancel a second consecutive year © Lowlands

Dutch festivals such as Lowlands, Down the Rabbit Hole and Mysteryland, will not be permitted to take place this summer after the government extended its ban on multi-day events until September.

The ban on non-seated public events and multi-day festivals with more than 1,000 attendees came into effect on 10 July and was set to remain until 14 August, when the government would decide whether festivals after that date could go ahead.

However, the cabinet has sealed the fate of the summer season…

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