The City of Council Bluffs and the Iowa West Foundation have decided to cancel Loessfest 2019 due to the recent flooding. KETV in Omaha reports, the festival is held during Memorial Day weekend to help kick off summer. In April, it was moved to Labor Day weekend in hopes the park would be dry by then, but with this summer’s projected Missouri River levels, officials have decided to call off the festivities altogether.

In place of Loessfest, the City is working on planning a different community-wide celebration to be held at Bayliss Park over Labor Day weekend. Details have not yet been released.