2021 Fall Festival **CANCELLED**
Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Saturday Sep 11, 2021 Sunday Sep 12, 2021
Saturday, September 11th, 2021
10:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday, September 12, 2021
10:00am to 5:00pm
Cancellation due to COVID-19 wit h the rise in cases of the Delta variant.
Location
Street Closure on Castro Valley Boulevard
Between
Redwood Road and Santa Maria Ave.
Fees/Admission
Festival Productions will be processing refunds covering 100% of the space fees that artists have paid over the next two weeks. If you paid by credit card, the credit will appear on your statement. If you sent in a check, the check will be destroyed. If you have not paid your space fee yet, FP will be cancelling your application.
Festival Productions and the Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce are disappointed by the cancellation and not being able to provide an event for you to make some sales, get the word out about your organization, and the opportunity to connect with your fellow vendors and the community. You will be getting an email directly from the Castro Valley Eden Area Chamber of Commerce providing more information regarding the decision to cancel the event and an opportunity to promote your business. Look for that email in the next day or two.
On behalf of the Castro Valley Eden Area Chamber of Commerce, FP wishes you great success in the future, and we hope to see you in 2022.
Contact Information
Castro Valley / Eden Area Chamber of Commerce
Send Email
Event Sponsors
Description
The Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce Board has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Fall Festival due to concerns for the safety of all attendees. This decision was not reached easily as the Chamber Board has been working diligently since May, when the Covid pandemic environment was much different from today, to assist in bringing back the energy that defines the Castro Valley community, as well as promoting local business and providing the community with quality, family-friendly events. The decision involved finding a balance between hosting this event with not putting anybody (including our children) in harm’s way. The decision was unanimous by all members of the board (except one board member on vacation in Poland). Throughout the pandemic, the Chamber Board has appreciated the close working partnership with local health officials led by Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Nicholas Moss. Todd Anglin and Cindy Torres, both Chamber Board Members, Co-Chaired this year’s Fall Festival.
Speaking on behalf of the Chamber Board, Todd Anglin, stated “Regretfully, we believe cancelling Fall Festival is in the best interest of our community, including the students just returning to schools and concerns for all attendees, and the quickly growing delta cases even amongst vaccinated, as hospitals are starting to fill up again. Canceling the 49th Annual Fall Festival will allow us to put our energy into other ways to promote the businesses of Castro Valley and the Eden Area while providing safe activities for our community. We are all disappointed, but believe this decision is best made now rather than waiting. Even putting one family in serious harm’s way during these unprecedented times was not acceptable, period.”
David Gehrke, CVEA Board President, speaking for the entire Board stated “Our commitment to serve our local businesses and community continues to be a high priority for the entire Board of the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce, and we will continue to look for appropriate activities and venues to serve all of our members. Thank you to everyone who signed up to participate and sponsor the Fall Festival this year. We are already discussing Fall Festival 2022.”
Co-Chairs Todd Anglin (Todd@TeamAnglin.com) and Cindy Torres (Cherryland94541@gmail.com)
Or Contact
Castro Valley / Eden Area Chamber of Commerce