KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Boulevardia has been canceled for the second consecutive year in Kansas City, Missouri.
The food, the sips, the makers and the music are what make @BLVDIA great. But your health and safety are what matter. We won’t have our pop-up party nation this June. But we’re already at work on making 2022 the BEST event yet. pic.twitter.com/7Fcu0JHkkr
— Boulevardia (@Blvdia) March 16, 2021
Boulevardia organizers announced the decision Tuesday morning, which comes amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“Great strides have been made to overcome COVID-19 as a community,” organizers said Tuesday in a release. “But we've decided that moving forward with a festival this June would not allow us to put on the BEST Boulevardia the way we all know and love.”
Dubbed a “Kansas City urban street festival,” Boulevardia was slated to move to Grand Boulevard near Crown Center and Washington Square Park last summer before the seventh annual event.
It previously has taken place in the West Bottoms and the Stockyards District.
Boulevardia plans to return in 2022.
“When Boulevardia comes back, we want it to be the best celebration possible for our citizens, artists, partners, staff, and the entire Kansas City community,” organizers said. “With that in mind, we're focusing our efforts on ensuring our 2022 pop-up party nation is the best one yet. Boulevardia will be back when ALL of you can join us.”
