The Thompson Festival of the Arts has cancelled all remaining events for the year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

President of the festival executive committee, Jolene Browz, says they were fortunate that the dance discipline was able to proceed.

The festival executive will begin issuing refunds to remaining discipline participants for entries that have been cancelled.

Browz adds that someone from the committee will be in touch with school reps or individual participants to confirm where the refunds should be sent.

She goes on to say that the executive committee looks forward to holding the entire festival again next year once things have returned to normal.