ALTHOUGH this year has been a very dry one with most days bright, dry and sunny, organisers of the Buskers Festival are always worried that wet or stormy weather can put a dampener on the event, particularly the ever-popular Kids Day scheduled for Park Beach Reserve next week on Thursday October 5.

“We get large crowds of children and the last thing we want, or need is wet weather, so we are sweating on the forecast all week.

“This year however one local business has offered an all-weather undercover area should the outlook turn wet or stormy.

“The Coffs Harbour Racing Club has offered their venue as an alternate wet weather venue. Their auditorium can hold a large number and we are delighted they have come on board,” festival manager John Logan said this week.

“Manager Tim Saladine has been awesome, and we can’t thank him enough,” he added.

“If the forecast is looking like it will be wet, we will make the call the night before and let everyone know by notifications on the website, Facebook, direct email, direct contact to ticket buyers and stakeholders, as well as covering the venue change on breakfast radio HIT1055 and Triple M.”

Organisers promise a big day of laughs and fun with the gates to open at 9.30am.

“The kids will have a ball.”

This year’s Buskers Festival kicks off with this Kids Day event on Thursday 5 September.

Tickets are on sale at www.coffsharbourbuskers.com.