Toronto’s annual carnival, usually held in July-August has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 Pandemic “The Board of Directors of the Festival Management Committee has decided that due to the continued developments concerning the spread of COVID-19, the severe public health threat, and global health crisis, the month-long events held in July-August is cancelled,” organizers said in a statement on Wednesday evening. If the situation changes, however, the organizers say they will host “non-traditional celebration of the carnival on the weekend of August 1^st, to also commemorate Emancipation Day.” “It wasn’t an easy decision, and we definitely consulted with the city and our on our partners,” Andre Newell, the carnival’s director of marketing, communications, and partnerships, told CP24 news in Toronto. Photo, Caribana Toronto.