GRAND RAPIDS (WOOD-AM) - Festival of the Arts has ceased operations after 55 years.
The organization had scheduled this year's festival for June 6, 7 and 8.
Attendance records were broken in 2024 with more than 250,000 people taking part.
Officials say in a statement that the goal of Festival was "to highlight all the arts in our area and provide access to everyone by making all performances and activities free."
They say the city has had "tremendous growth" and several other festivals have been successful, but did not give a reason as to why they are shutting down.
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