“It’s inconceivable that we would feel comfortable to have that kind of a large gathering on the river a month from now,” Cranley said. “We hope it can come back next year, but it’s certainly something we’re not going to be ready for this year.”
The event is held the Sunday of Labor Day weekend along the Ohio River banks on the Cincinnati and Kentucky sides and draws an average of 250,000 people.
Kentucky towns along the river banks including Newport, Covington and Bellevue had previously withdrawn their participation in the event.
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