Cotton Fest got shut down for good after the people running it couldn't agree on how to keep going without messing up what Riky Rick originally built. Bianca Naidoo and the Makhado family said shareholder drama made it impossible to move forward the right way, and they had to kill the whole thing even though the festival had turned into a massive cultural hub since 2019.
Anyone who bought tickets can get their money back through Webtickets. The organizers thanked everyone who showed up over the years and kept the energy alive, then signed off with the festival's classic line about never dying and just multiplying instead.
Anyone who bought tickets can get their money back through Webtickets. The organizers thanked everyone who showed up over the years and kept the energy alive, then signed off with the festival's classic line about never dying and just multiplying instead.
