Special to Iredell Free News

The Downtown Statesville Development Corporation announced Monday that the 2020 Pumpkin Fest had been canceled.

DSDC officials made the announcement on Facebook:

“In the interest of Public health and safety, we are not going to be able to move forward with hosting the 2020 Pumpkin Fest on November 7, 2020. While the teams at Downtown Statesville Development Corp., the Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce and the Pumpkin Fest Planning Committee were eagerly planning to see you for some fun in November, we cannot move forward in good conscience. The well-being of our vendors, volunteers, sponsors and Community is of the utmost importance to us. We look forward to seeing you for the 2021 Statesville Pumpkin Fest when we can once again safely be together. We thank you for your ongoing support.”