"See you in 2022," festival organisers said in the statement late last week.

"Stay safe, stay connected, support artists and community as best you can as we move forward together."

The organisers explained it was decided at a meeting on Friday, August 27 they could not "safely and responsibly bring the festival to the Wingham Showground in October this year."

"This may not come as a surprise to you as we have all become accustomed to the cancellations and changes that are happening every day, but I must admit we all feel a little surprised as we had been very positively focusing on weaving together another three brilliant days of music for your enjoyment," co-ordinator, Donna Ballard said.

"We grow together as a group of committed friends each working to our strengths to chat with artists, meet with volunteers, book and hire equipment and create some magic, and we look forward to continuing to work and plan for October 2022.

"We really feel for the artists that are continually being asked to change arrangements, and thank them for their support in holding arrangements over to 2022.

"For stallholders that have had an extremely quiet time, thank you for being connected with our community and we really look forward to supporting you next year.

"Thanks to our volunteer community who had put their hands up for being in our build team, and our event team, we will need you all again in 2022, we will stay in touch. We thank all of you who had already purchased your tickets; your support has been incredible."

The statement said those who had purchased tickets would receive an email from Oztix on Monday, August 30 to confirm refunds direct to their account, processed automatically, without the need to contact them.

"We know we had something really special brewed for 2021, so things will only develop more over the next 12 months, and we really can't wait to bring it all to life in 2022," Donna said.

The 2020 music festival, traditionally held at Wingham Showground, was also impacted by the pandemic and was a livestreamed event from Taree's Pluto Studio, over two days last October.

The line-up for the 2021 event was to feature Daryl Braithwaite, Bill Chambers, Wolfe Brothers, 19 Twenty, Swamp Stompers and a host of local acts.

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