WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — MerleFest 2020 has been canceled as a response to the coronavirus.
Wilkes County leaders decided to cancel the event as a response to the directives from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s growing concerns to lessen the spread of coronavirus. Wilkes County officials have decided to cancel all mass gatherings of more than 100 people in the county through the end of April.
Wilkes County said, “While this decision is disappointing for all of us, we fully support the directive from our county officials. The health, safety, and well-being of all involved with MerleFest is, and always will be, our primary concern.”
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There are three options for those who've purchased their tickets through MerleFest ticketing system:
- Option 1: Convert your purchase to a donation. Convert your festival purchase to a 100% tax deductible contribution to the WCC Foundation to help sustain the mission of MerleFest and its impact on WCC students.
- Option 2: Roll your tickets forward. Ticket holders may roll purchases over to MerleFest 2021. This option allows fans to retain the same seat, package, parking, ticket, etc. at 2020 prices. The dates for next year’s festival are April 29 – May 2, 2021. Please consider the roll forward option in support of the festival.
- Option 3: Refund. If for any reason, you feel that neither option 1 nor 2 is appropriate for you, we can certainly offer you a refund for your ticket order. All refunds must be requested by April 15. We will refund everything except service charges which are non-refundable.
IMPORTANT: All ticket holders must contact the MerleFest box office between March 16 and April 15 to confirm the option you are choosing. Failure to contact the box office by April 15 will result in an automatic roll forward of your tickets to 2021. You can contact the MerleFest box office Monday-Thursday 12pm-5pm and Friday 11am-3pm. Here are 4 ways to contact us:
- Email: merlefest@wilkescc.edu
- Mail: MerleFest Tickets, P.O. Box 120, Wilkesboro, NC 28697
- Phone: (800) 343-7857
- Visit our box office located in the Walker Center at Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, NC
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