Miami International Airport deals with large crowds after weather-related delays
There were storms on Friday night and Saturday morning in Miami-Dade County. There was wintry weather on Sunday in New England and California. Flight cancellations and delays had travelers resting on the floor at Miami International Airport.
Ultra Music Festival canceled for 2021, returns in 2022
MIAMI, Fla. – Organizers of the Ultra Music Festival announced plans to cancel 2021 show on Sunday. Electronic music lovers will have to wait until March 25, 26, and 27th in 2022, to enjoy the electronic beats of world-renowned artists on the streets of Miami. Ticket holders for the 2020 event received an email from the organizers, stating that their tickets would be valid for future events. The talents of Alesso, David Guetta, The Chainsmokers and Marshmello, among many others, attracted about 170,000 fans to the electronic festival back in 2019. AdFor more information about UMF in Miami, visit the organizer’s website to sign up for updates.
Ultra Music Festival looking to reschedule Miami event to 2022
MIAMI – Organizers of a major electronic music festival that is held in South Florida annually are making plans to cancel the festivities for a second year in a row due to the pandemic. Officials working for the popular Ultra Music Festival asked in a letter to Miami’s city manager on Wednesday if they could reschedule the music jamboree for next year. City manager Arthur Noriega told the Herald in a text that the city has not yet responded to the request. The Ultra Music Festival usually is held in March. It features some of the biggest names in dance music and often attracts up to 50,000 attendees a day.
Ultra Music Festival organizers plan to cancel Miami event this year: Billboard
MIAMI – The three-day Ultra Music Festival will likely be canceled again this year, and organizers are planning ahead for UMF 2022 at Bayfront Park in Miami, Billboard reported on Friday. Organizers of the annual electronic music dance festival didn’t host the show last year, as the deadly coronavirus was starting to spread in Miami-Dade County during the beginning of the pandemic. UMF organizers committed to making sure the tickets that thousands of people from around the world purchased for Miami’s UMF 2020 were valid for a future event, but they have yet to release details. The festival was last held in 2019 at Miami’s Virginia Key and attendees complained about logistical issues with transportation. For more information about the status of UMF in Miami, visit the organizer’s website to sign up for updates.
Ultra Music Festival expected to be postponed amid coronavirus concerns
This year, organizers were expecting EDM fans from more than 100 countries to invade the park March 20-22. Officials in Miami looking into postponing Ultra Music Festival as coronavirus fears growUMF organizers also decided to cancel this week’s annual Abu Dhabi event. The decisions will also be affecting EDM music stars David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Marshmello, The Chainsmokers and many more. Michelle Pagnanon was demanding that Ultra Music Festival give EDM fans the option to get a refund. Guests attend Ultra Music Festival 2016 on March 18, 2016 in Miami, Florida.
Miami-Dade mayor on coronavirus prevention: ‘No need to cancel major events’
MIAMI – As the death toll of the coronavirus climbed to nine on Tuesday, Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez said there is no need to cancel any public events in Miami-Dade County. There is also a lot of community centers where the elderly congregate.”Gimenez said Miami-Dade County is taking precautionary measures. Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Surgeon General Scott Rivkees about whether or not there was a need to cancel large public events in Miami-Dade County. More than 92,000 people, most of them in mainland China, have been diagnosed with the virus and about 3,160 have died. The World Health Organization reported 79 died in Italy, 77 in Iran and 28 died in South Korea.