What is thought to be the nation’s largest Halloween carnival will not take place this year, according to a post on the City of West Hollywood website.
“The City of West Hollywood is reminding the community and region that the City’s annual Halloween Carnival has been canceled for 2022 in accordance with the protection of health and safety during the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the post read. date in the city. Web page.
Interestingly, however, the annual West Hollywood Pride event took place on June 3-5 this year. The daily numbers of Covid cases on that date in Los Angeles were pretty much where they are today, except in June they were on their way up, while today they are on their way down. That’s according to LA Public Health’s Covid dashboard.
WeHo officials told Los Angeles Magazine today that decisions about the Halloween carnival were made at a June 27 City Council public budget meeting. But it seems that many in the public did not get the message. Only two stories come up in a search for the cancellation, both written today. On Twitter, generally a hotbed of gossip and excitement about big events, only one tweet was found, and it was from a Fox11 reporter today.
“We canceled it two years in a row. So it doesn’t exist anymore, in a way,” West Hollywood Council member John D’Amico told Los Angeles Magazine today. “Many of us experienced, in some way, a kind of sense of relief. As much fun as it was, it was an incredibly nerve-wracking 24 hours to pull off.”
This will be the third year in a row that the massive event has been cancelled.
