It's official: the 2019 South Beach Mango Festival has been canceled. The SoBe Mango Fest is rescheduled for Summer 2020. Festival organizers posted the cancelation announcement on July 16 on the festival's Instagram page. Today, they posted a cancelation reminder and postponement information. The 2019 South Beach Mango Festival was supposed to take place this weekend on from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, July 28 at Lummus Park on Ocean Drive. The official postponement dates and location for next summer's festival have not yet been released. Festival organizers cited "unforeseen circumstances" as the reason for this year's cancellation. Comments were turned off on the festival's cancellation and reminder posts. However, a few followers commented about the news on a previous Insta post by the festival, voicing their disappointment over the decision. View this post on Instagram Keeping Weekend brunches healthy + tasty.⠀ ⠀ 📸 @sanblakkert⠀ #brunch #SundayBrunch #mangojuice #mango #mangotree #mangoes #sobemangofestival #festival #festivallife #mangofestival #sobemangofest2019 #sobemangofest #mangos #festivalseason #mangolover #mangolicious #mangojuice A post shared by South Beach Mango Festival 🍋 (@southbeachmangofestival) on Jun 9, 2019 at 8:00am PDT One commenter said that the cancellation ruined their family's weekend. A festival organizer responded to the commenter, expressing that the decision "did not come lightly" and that they "simply could not guarantee a first-class experience." Another commenter pressed for why the festival was canceled. An organizer replied, "...we hope to correct the errors and bring this festival back in 2020." It has not yet been clarified what these errors were. View this post on Instagram Last year we cut the ribbon 🎗 for the first ever South Beach Mango festival! The inaugural event was attended by over 4,000 Mango lovers from all over the globe. This year we're going bigger! With 2 full days of non-stop Mango infused fun for the whole family. Just 60 days away!! Some Early bird tickets are still available. Link in bio #sobemangofest #sobemangofest2019 #2days #mango #mangolover #festivallife #festivalseason #mangos #festival #biggerisbetter #mangofestival #mangojuice #mangotree A post shared by South Beach Mango Festival 🍋 (@southbeachmangofestival) on May 26, 2019 at 10:42am PDT The South Beach Mango Festival is an annual event held on Miami Beach. The festival includes activities like mango tastings, competitions, auctions, cooking demonstrations, and yoga and meditation classes. Not to mention loads of mango-infused creations like tasty cocktails and delicious dishes for festival-goers to enjoy, with all-inclusive passes to food and drinks offered before the festival. The festival uses only locally farmed mangoes to support Florida farmers. Over 100 vendors were expected at this year's festival, but it is unclear if they will return for next summer's postponed festival. For updates on next summer's event, check the South Beach Mango Festival Instagram.
