According to Event in Skåne, almost all events in Skåne are canceled in April and May. Even in June, events are now beginning to be canceled.

- It's gloomy. With the new rules on gatherings of a maximum of 50 people in combination with entry and exit bans, basically nothing can be done at all, says Pehr Palm, CEO of Event in Skåne.

He mentions the professional SM in Helsingborg, which is canceled, as well as several art rounds. The Valborg celebration in Lund will be missed this year and the women's tennis in Båstad will probably shoot at their tournament.

It is unclear which festivals and events can be held later this summer. Here's a pick:

  • Falsterbo Horse Show

There are so far no plans to cancel the Falsterbo Horse Show July 4-12. Most of them are already in place for the horse races.

- We continue as usual and make no other decision until we are forced. By the first days of June we need to know whether we should drive or not. Everything is in place, the grass, the dressage track, the stands. What needs to be built is 270 tents, writes Anna Nyström, press contact for the Falsterbo Horse Show, in a message to SVT Nyheter Skåne.

  • Big Slap

The Big Slap Festival in Malmö, which will take place at the end of July-August, has no plans yet to cancel its festival. But they closely follow the evolution of the corona virus's consequences and restrictions.

- At present we assume that we can drive and hope so clearly. But we follow what happens and we don't drive unless we get, says the founder and owner of the festival, Ali Eftekhari.

He says they currently have both a plan B and a plan C.

- An alternative is to move the festival forward to September. But if there are restrictions even in August, September will probably not be relevant either. We also have a dialogue with Malmö Arena about an indoor event this winter. But in that case it would be something completely different from our summer festival.

Will you repay those who already bought or buy tickets to the festival?

- Yes, we will refund everyone who bought tickets to Big Slap. Either you get compensation in money or, if you prefer, in tickets to a new event, says Ali Eftekhari.

  • Summer Rock Svedala

Summer Rock Svedala plans to conduct its festival as usual.

- We are working to be able to implement Summer Rock Svedala 2020, then we will see how this develops and what decisions the government will make in the future, says festival director Filip Ostrell.

If the festival is forced to cancel, the management cannot say at present whether they will organize another event instead.

  • Malmö festival and Malmö summer scene

The Malmö Festival also works and plans for a festival in August. There, at the moment, there are no backup plans if they should be forced to cancel the festival.

A decision on the Malmö summer scene is made at the end of April, until the organizers work on it as usual.

  • Kulturkalaaset in Hörby

This week, the municipality of Hörby decided to suspend Hörby Kulturkalas because of the risk of coronary infection.

- The Culture Festival has already been affected since the School of Culture's group teaching has been canceled. The Cultural Festival has its foundation in the activities of the Cultural School. So we skip this year and run the party for the eighteenth time in 2021 instead, says Emma Sander, project manager event in Hörby municipality.

  • Sweden Rock

Many scouts visit the rock festival in the neighboring country every year. The festival management for Sweden Rock says that in recent weeks they have been working to see if it is possible to move the festival to a later date.

"Since there are so many people involved (artists, crew, employees, suppliers, partners, authorities and others) and there are so many different issues to look through, we ask for understanding that we need a little more time," they write in a comment.

They expect to be able to give a clearer message in mid-April.

  • Kristianstad city party

The organizer is working to make it a festival. You are very careful to follow all current recommendations and do not currently know if the City scale can get rid of. Decisions are expected to be made by the end of May. The city scale was organized for the first time last year.

  • Fredriksdalsteatern

Tickets have started selling for summer performances, the premiere is in early June. If the restriction of fifty persons at a general meeting remains, the performances will be canceled. As usual, Eva Rydberg and her ensemble are in charge of the entertainment.

  • Concerts at Sofiero

The concerts are organized by various event companies. As yet, no event has been canceled except for Lars Winnerback's concert which has been postponed.