The impacts of rainy weather canceled the first two days Tokyo Night Festival this...
Ramen Tatsu-Ya is one Tokyo Night Festival's featured vendors. Rainy weather and muddy ground conditions prompted organizers to cancel the festival Saturday.Saturday, squashing one of Houston's major annual celebrations of Japanese culture.
The festival started without a hitch Friday afternoon with the opening ceremony and vendors drawing crowds, but organizers canceled the night time festivities after rainy weather created unsafe conditions at the festival's outdoor venue, the Texas Festival Grounds, said Jordan Smith, spokesperson for the festival.
The organizers were"heartbroken" to have to cancel the festival on Saturday, but they were worried the muddy field would make it unsafe for guests and vendors to walk or move their vehicles, Smith said.
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