SunFest's message to fans

At this time of the year, SunFest would be opening its gates.

But this year the 38th annual waterfront festival is canceled.

CANCELED.

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WALKER SHOWS YOU THEECONOMIC IMPACT AND THESPECIAL MESSAGE SUNFEST JUSTSHARED WITH ITS FANS.<< - I LOVE SUNFEST, I LOVETHAT IT'S LOCAL NORMALLY THISTIME OF YEAR, CROWDS WOULD BEENTERING GATES... BOATS WOULDBE DOCKING UP... NATS -TICKETSSCANNED AS SUNFEST WOULD BEKICKING OFF FOUR DAYS OF MUSICAND ART, THREE STAGES WITHNEARLY 50 BANDS.

ARENNA IS AJUPITER HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ANDWITH HER GRADUATION CANCELEDAND PROM POSTPONED THIS WASSUPPOSED TO BE A SPECIALMEMORY.

SUNFEST IS THAT LASTOPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TOGATHER BEFORE COLLEGE THAT'S ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HEREBUT THIS YEAR, NOT A SIGN OFTHE 37TH ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVALALONG THE WPB WATERFRONTBECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.

WE BENEFIT AS ACOUNTY WHEN SUNFEST COMES TOTOWN.

[NEXT CLIP] 130,000PEOPLE, IMPACTING RESTAURANTS,BUSINESS THAT NEED THATBUSINESS.

SUNFEST BRINGS ABOUT18 MILLION DOLLARS TO THELOCAL ECONOMY.

THAT'S A LOT OFHOTEL ROOMS. TA-ASHLEY SVARNEYOF DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHESSAYS HOTELS ARE TYPICALLY AT80% OCCUPANCY THIS TIME OFYEAR BUT ARE CURRENTLY ATAROUND 17%.

TOURISM EXPERT -OUR BUSINESSES ARE RESILIENT;THEY WILL BOUNCE BACK.

MOMENTSAGO, WHEN THE GATES WOULD HAVEOPENED, SUNFEST RELEASED AVIDEO MESSAGE TO ITS FANS ONSOCIAL MEDIA.

SUNFEST - WEMISS YOU, WE LOVE YOU, THANKYOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

AREANNAJUST HAS ONE REQUEST FOR NEXTYEAR'S SUNFEST.

- IT BETTER BEBETTER THAN BEFORE!

(LAUGHS)T.A.

- SUNFEST SAYS ITSCOMMITTEES ARE OF VOLUNTEERSARE LIKE FAMILY, AND THEY MISSEACH OF THEM... RIGHT NOW,THEY ARE HAVING A VIRTUALHAPPY HOUR.

AND YOU CAN SEETHAT MESSAGE TO SUNFEST FANSBY GOING TO WPTV.COM.