The Paola roots Festival is the latest community event to be canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The festival is an annual summer tradition on Paola’s Park Square, but organizers say that there will be no event this year.
The 31st annual festival was slated for August 28th and 29th in the Paola Square. It has been postponed until August 2021. Organizers said the decision was made to protect the health of everyone involved, including the musicians, barbecue teams, technical staff, festival volunteers and attendees.
The Roots Festival started as the Paola Community Roots Reunion, a potluck picnic in Wallace Park in 1990. It has been growing ever since and typically draws more than 6,000 people each year.
