Shillong, Nov 17: Adverse weather situation has led to the cancellation of Day-1 of the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival. Due to impending rain, that poses a potential risk to all the festival goers and collaborators, the Day’s performances stay cancelled, said an official statement on Friday.
However, to the delight of all the festival goers, the organisers are ensuring that they miss out on no performance, as most of the performances that were scheduled for day one got transferred and distributed accordingly on Day two and Day three.
The people who had booked their tickets for Day-1 need not worry as the tickets holders will be given free access to either Day 2 or Day 3. The ones who have booked their tickets for the entire season will get the refund for the payment they have made for Day 1.
“Thus, to ensure that the music lovers do not miss out of the Day-1 of the musical extravaganza, the organises are leaving no stones unturned”, the statement said.
The unexpected drizzle turning into a non-stop rain led to this change. As per the official notification the organizers have asked all the festival goers and music lovers to stay tuned for further updates on the performances. The organizers have requested the music lovers to visit the final two days of the festival and be a part of the beautiful confluence of nature, music and culture.
