The Big Burns Supper festival has been postponed due to COVID-19.
Cumbrian acts will instead take part in a summer event alongside big names from comedy and music.
A free Burns Night show will also now be broadcast on January 25 with Eddi Reader and lots of special guests at 7pm on the Big Burns Supper Facebook and YouTube channels.
The rescheduled festival will run from June 10 to June 26 and the majority of shows will be rescheduled, where possible and customers will be offered the chance to exchange their tickets or ask for a refund.
The news will be a disappointment for the Cumbrian acts such as Hardwicke Circus, A Little of Us, and Highly Suspect who were set to appear at the festival next month at a range of Dumfries venues.
But, it is something to look forward to next year. Penrith-based band Soul Junction told fans on Facebook that they were looking forward to it.
Graham Main, chief executive at Big Burns Supper, said: “We take the responsibility of public health and safety seriously, and despite the obvious benefits the festival brings to our well-being, it would be impossible for us to deliver an event as large as Big Burns Supper without compromising the quality of the festival.
“We are hugely grateful to our partners who have been incredibly supportive of this decision, but equally our artists and suppliers who have been working with our team to reschedule our entire festival.”
