2021 Florida Manatee Festival - COVID Update
The Chamber recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has many potential health implications for our festival vendors, entertainers, patrons, and volunteers, as well as the first responders that serve our community. Accordingly, we are working diligently in consultation with our health department to ensure that many precautions, guidelines, and protocols will be in place following CDC guidelines.
At this time, the Florida Manatee Festival will continue as planned for January 16 and 17, 2021. As the new COVID-19 vaccines become more widely distributed, presuming the infection curve begins to flatten and local hospitalizations are normalized, we feel comfortable moving forward.
Over the next two weeks, the Chamber will remain in close communication with the City of Crystal River and the Citrus County Health Department to monitor COVID rates and hospitalizations. A final decision on the dates will be made on December 31. However, should the numbers be moving in the wrong direction, the alternate dates for the Florida Manatee Festival are March 27 and 28, 2021.
We hope you will mark your calendar now to hold these alternative March dates. If you are a vendor or entertainer, our staff should be reaching out to you if they haven't already. Please feel free to contact us through messenger with any questions regarding your participation.
The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce greatly appreciates your understanding and flexibility.
Stay safe and stay healthy.
Thank you and please stay tuned to our Facebook page and website for updates as they come.
At this time, the Florida Manatee Festival will continue as planned for January 16 and 17, 2021. As the new COVID-19 vaccines become more widely distributed, presuming the infection curve begins to flatten and local hospitalizations are normalized, we feel comfortable moving forward.
Over the next two weeks, the Chamber will remain in close communication with the City of Crystal River and the Citrus County Health Department to monitor COVID rates and hospitalizations. A final decision on the dates will be made on December 31. However, should the numbers be moving in the wrong direction, the alternate dates for the Florida Manatee Festival are March 27 and 28, 2021.
We hope you will mark your calendar now to hold these alternative March dates. If you are a vendor or entertainer, our staff should be reaching out to you if they haven't already. Please feel free to contact us through messenger with any questions regarding your participation.
The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce greatly appreciates your understanding and flexibility.
Stay safe and stay healthy.
Thank you and please stay tuned to our Facebook page and website for updates as they come.
