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A Christmas light show was called off in Lisburn after it drew huge crowds in recent days.
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council said they made the decision after a “significant increase” in the number of people visiting the area.
The decision to hold the Lisburn Light Festival this year was endorsed by the council in October.
The festival of lights costs £ 535,000 and has been running for the past two years.
In a statement, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council said: “Due to the popularity of light animations in Lisburn, we have been closely monitoring the situation in recent days.
“We implemented additional measures during the weekend to ensure that people could safely enjoy the animations.
However, we have noticed a significant increase in the number of people in the city today (Saturday, December 5) to see the lights.
“As a result, we have decided to suspend animations until further notice.
“The lights will stay on, but the animated displays will not work at the scheduled times.
“Also, the tunnel lights will be temporarily turned off.
“We apologize to those who were looking forward to seeing the animations during the next week.
“However, this decision has been made with the health and safety of all who visit our city in mind.
“We will review the situation very carefully and provide an update in due course.”
Another 11 people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, bringing the total death toll there to 1,050.
The Health Department has also confirmed 419 additional new cases, bringing the cumulative total to 55,047.
There are 413 confirmed coronavirus patients in the hospital, with 30 in the ICU, 24 of whom are on respirators.
The seven-day average infection rate per 100,000 in Northern Ireland is 157.2. The council area of Mid and East Antrim has the highest rate at 237.4, while Ards and North Down have the lowest at 92.
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