JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Several family-friendly events were either canceled or postponed over the weekend due to the bad weather.

Liberty Park was expected to be packed for Flowood Family Festival over the weekend, but like many other events, had to call it quits.

“Unfortunately, with the direction of the rain and the amount of rain, the electrical equipment started to have malfunctions and became dangerous. And we had to make the call. We were still planning on going forward with the concert as it was raining, but due to the safety factor for the artists and the guests, we had to cancel,” Economic Development Director for the city, Daniel Lang, said.

The Flowood Family Festival is the city’s largest event that takes a year to plan and costs thousands of city dollars. Lang said they expected 15,000 people to attend the Saturday spectacular.

But Saturday’s downpours washed all of that planning and potential revenue down the drain. Luckily, none of the money lost involved your tax dollars.

“We have rain insurance, and that really covers the cost of the artist and all the different fees associated with it. So, because the rain insurance can kick in, there is no loss in tax payer money,” Lang explained.

But that’s not the case for everyone.

Even though Pepsi Pops was pushed back by just one week, the revenue from the event will take a hit.

“A lot of those people who already came out, who set up for the event that we had to postpone, still have costs that they incurred. So the amount of loss for the organization is 10 to 12 thousand dollars for the Pepsi Pops, just to reschedule it for the next week. But it’s something we’re happy to do, all we need to do is make sure that enough people come out to off-set that financial loss,” Executive Director for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Janet Reihle, explained.

All week, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra will be coordinating with vendors and musicians to make it to Old Trace Park in Ridgeland on the new date, May 16th.

“We ask everyone to come and make time to join us. Whether it’s by boat or by bike, we are looking for a sunny day and we’re so excited to provide this tradition for our community,” Reihle said.

Mississippi Makers Fest seemed to be the only event which held out despite the rain.

But officials with the Department of Archives and History said they only saw 1,000 people attend the event. That’s the lowest attendance ever for the annual event.

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