The long-running Vancouver Folk Festival is back for another year, less than two months after funding issues threatened to permanently cancel the event.

A statement on the festivalB次元官网网址檚 website says it will be held July 14 to 16 at its usual location in VancouverB次元官网网址檚 Jericho Beach Park.

Last yearB次元官网网址檚 scaled back festival will be used as a template to plan this yearB次元官网网址檚 program, with fewer stages and amenities than were offered before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Directors of the 45-year-old festival announced plans in January to dissolve the society and cancel the show, saying soaring expenses and a lack of funds made it B次元官网网址渦ntenable.B次元官网网址�

Since then, the statement says new, substantial funding has been pledged and many volunteers have stepped up to organize and launch a revival.

The provincial government created a $30 million fund in February to support B.C.B次元官网网址檚 festivals and fairs.

When organizers announced the expected cancellation of the Folk Fest, they estimated $500,000 would be needed, just to cover 2023 expenses.

The societyB次元官网网址檚 latest statement says other B.C. festivals have offered to help book acts and the folk festivalB次元官网网址檚 new, larger board of directors brings B次元官网网址渆xperience, passion, and commitmentB次元官网网址� and understands the B次元官网网址渢remendous taskB次元官网网址� ahead.

B次元官网网址淲ith hard work, the financial picture is more secure and, with other individuals stepping up to support the festival now, we will make it happen,B次元官网网址� says the statement.