Producers of the Walnut Valley Festival met Sunday afternoon with the Winfield City Manager, Warren Porter and other officials from various branches of the City of Winfield. They were informed that the Walnut River had crested around 11:00 am Sunday morning at around 32 feet.
Visually, from the non-flooded areas it appears that any damage to the facilities on grounds is minor. City Officials plan an early morning walk through of the buildings to check damage. If there are no unforeseen problems the clean up will begin. Festival setup crews should be able to begin rebuilding the stages and dressing the interior for the festival still set to begin on Wednesday evening with a concert featuring cowboy music.
The Arts & Craft show portion of the festival will also go on as planned.
There will be limited day parking only at the Winfield Fairgrounds. Due to the condition of the campgrounds, camping will not be available on grounds.
The City of Winfield has continued to make the Winfield City Lake available, as well as a number of local parks. The Winfield Livestock Auction Company, west of the fairgrounds has also become the campground of choice for a large number of music fans.
Festival organizers are currently working to establish a "Park & Ride" type of service for the displaced campers and any one not able to park on grounds during the festival. Details will be made known as soon as the plans are completed.
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