According to the founder of the festival, no later than March a decision can be made on the fate of the island.

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It is not yet clear if the big festivals will be able to be held next year

– That’s what Károly Gerendai spoke about in his interview with Forbes. He believes that smaller festivals for national audiences have a good chance of taking place, but it is not yet possible to promise that large events that attract international audiences will also be able to take place next summer.

Gerendai added that at these events it is important to know in advance how much you can spend in advance, and this has always depended on tickets.

“We haven’t even been able to start buying tickets now, and it won’t make sense to start until February-March, because nobody knows anything about summer ahead of time. The big question is whether you should cut back on an event with a budget of over ten billion.” , said. According to him, the decision on whether there will be a festival on the island can be made no later than March. If you see that you can advertise, consider a more restricted budget, but it makes sense to think about it. After that, however, he no longer thinks he should take risks.

The businessman also spoke about the fact that tickets were sold for a long time at this time last year, and thirty to forty percent of season tickets were sold in early December. On April 30 this year, the organizers announced that they would miss the festival.



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