Olustee surrenders: No downtown festival in Lake City in February

Covid concerns, lack of sponsors sideline festival plans.

  • A large crowd of festival-goers milled around Wilson Park at this past year’s Olustee Battle Festival. Lake City’s largest and oldest festival, though, was canceled for February due to health concerns from covid-19. (FILE)
    A large crowd of festival-goers milled around Wilson Park at this past year’s Olustee Battle Festival. Lake City’s largest and oldest festival, though, was canceled for February due to health concerns from covid-19. (FILE)
Lake City’s largest and oldest festival, the Olustee Battle Festival, has been canceled for February 2021 because of health concerns associated with the ongoing pandemic, organizers said. The Blue…

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