36th annual Smithfield Ham & Yam Festival postponed Submitted by Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation
SMITHFIELD — The Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation (DSDC) Board of Directors has announced the postponement of the 2020 Smithfield Ham & Yam Festival amid concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Ham & Yam Festival has been a Smithfield staple for the past 35 years,” DSDC Executive Director Sarah Edwards said. “Our first priority with the festival is always safety, and in an abundance of caution and for the health and safety
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of all attendees and our community, we have decided that it is appropriate to postpone the festival at this time.” Based on the mandates issued in Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 117 prohibiting mass gatherings until at least April 30 and the Center for Disease Control’s recommendation to cancel mass gatherings through May 10, the Board’s consensus was that there was simply too much uncertainty to feasibly move forward. Originally planned for May 2, the annual festival draws approximately 20,000 visitors to Downtown
Smithfield each year for country ham and sweet potato foods, entertainment, a barbecue cook-off, vendors and fun for the entire family. With such a large event, there are many things that must be considered in determining a reschedule date. “Rest assured, we will share information as it becomes available,” Edwards said. “In the meantime, we hope that everyone will join us in Downtown Smithfield at our events scheduled later in the spring and into the summer, and that the community continues supporting our small businesses in an effort to keep Smithfield strong.”
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