Perth's Winter Festival scrapped due to COVID-19 safety fears
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Perth’s Winter Festival has been scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.It means the likes of the Hallowe’en Parade and the Christmas Lights Switch On will not take place, as it would be impossible to enforce current social distancing guidelines.The council, who confirmed there will still be Christmas lights in the city as normal just no switching on ceremony, said that public safety is the priority.Last year, the Christmas Light Switch On was worth over £2 million to the local economy.The economic impact of the event in 2019 was estimated to be £2.3m.