AFTER three happy years at Rock View, and following discussions with colleagues in the government, sponsors, local residents and other major stakeholders, the Rupununi Music and Arts Festival Team has announced that they are moving the event to a new site, at the Manari Ranch, near Lethem, this year.
The organisers have announced that the movement of location for the show, which is scheduled to be held from November 10-12, will enable the event to develop the site into an eco-friendly cultural space over the next few years. “Our vision is to create a ‘Festival Village’, which, in time, will become a functional cultural oasis, offering a range of cultural, educational, arts and sporting opportunities and become a resource for the Region and the country, throughout the year,” they said in a release.
Additionally, the town of Lethem, which is 20 minutes away from the location, will provide for more accommodation for patrons to commute to the Festival daily. However, the organisers have said that the Manari location will also feature a camping site for persons wishing to stay at the venue itself.
“There is much to be done in terms of infrastructure on the new site, but the Festival will undoubtedly ‘add value’ to Guyana and the Region, and in the longer-term create tangible economic, educational and tourism benefits for the country,” they said.
The Rupununi Music & Arts Festival is an outdoor camping music event taking place in the lush grasslands of the Amazon in Guyana, South America.
The event was hosted in Annai for the first three years, and usually lasts three days, allowing persons to unwind and enjoy traditional, folk and contemporary music in a stress-free environment.
Its spirit seeks to invoke a chilling weekend, celebrating the beauty of human existence.