Willisau Jazz Festival 2020 canceled
The federal government's coronavirus requirements for events are not compatible with the idea of how the Willisau Jazz Festival should be staged, the organizers write. They have therefore decided to cancel the 2020 festival.
According to the press release, the signs had long been pointing to hope, as the event will not take place until the end of August 2020. In addition, the decision was made early on to focus exclusively on Swiss musicians this year. Under the current coronavirus circumstances, this not only seemed to be a viable solution from an organizational perspective. It would also have strengthened an important pillar of the festival: namely to offer the local scene an attractive platform, as has already been the case successfully in Willisau in recent years.
The organizers had continuously adapted the plans and the implementation of the applicable regulations. However, the latest federal requirements have now made it so difficult to hold the event that the Willisau Jazz Festival would lose its character. This has nothing to do with the visitor limit of 1,000 people, but with the fact that the organizers had to separate sectors of 300 people with separate entrances and exits in order to comply with the required tracing radius. A festival as Willisau envisioned it could not form sectors. The Willisau Jazz Festival is an open place for exchange and encounters.
