May 10—With chances of rain near 100% on Friday and Saturday, organizers of the upcoming Wampus Cat Music Festival in Broadway have postponed the event.
Paul Surowiec, CFO of Indie On Air, the company behind the festival announced the postponement over the weekend in posts on social media.
"With thunderstorms predicted over the weekend and rain predicted on Thursday, we have met with the property owners and have had to make the difficult decision to postpone the festival," he said in a Facebook post. "We know that there are already rumors circulating about a cancelation. This is not a cancelation. It is just a postponement."
The chance of storms after a weekend of heavy rain factored into the decision.
"Besides the obvious dangers of lightning, there is also the fact that the muddy conditions will make the field unusable as vehicles can get stuck and people can slip and fall," the Facebook post read. "We have worked, and will continue to work tirelessly to make this the best experience possible. We are looking at dates in the fall."
The event was slated to feature nearly 90 musical acts at Gross Farms II near Broadway. It was slated to be three days of music with many genres of artists including big names such as Everclear, Sister Hazel, Lit, Tyler Reese Tritt, the Swon Brothers and many more.
"Wampus Cat is only postponed," Surowiec said in the post. "It isn't canceled. We will put on this event and it will be great! We are looking at giving added perks to people who hold on to their tickets for the future date."
A new date has not yet been announced, but organizers said tickets could be used for the new date or that refunds would be available.
"If you cannot make the new date, can't make it next year or simply need the money back, we will be able to refund it," Surowiec said. "I just ask that you give us about a week to sort through everything and get the refund process moving. I know that nobody likes waiting, especially for money. We are doing the best we can."
Surowiec said deciding to postpone the event was a difficult decision.
We thank you for your support and understanding," he concluded. "This was a gut wrenching decision as we and our partners at Gross Farms have worked hard for two years on this. Having to postpone six days out was not easy, but in the end we felt it was too risky."