Last year was the first time that the event was canceled and there were hopes that it could be implemented this year.

But now the organizer announces that the event is postponed further.

"Unfortunately, the development of the pandemic has meant that we will not be able to carry out the festival this year either," the organizer writes on social media.

Tickets will be moved to 2022

Those who have bought tickets and accommodation connected to the event will automatically be moved to 2022, when the organizer expects that the event will be able to be carried out.

Those who instead want a repurchase are referred to contact the organizer.

Närcon is an annual youth festival at Linköping University.

In the last week of July, more than 12,000 young people and adults from all over the Nordic region gather around cosplay, video games, dance, music and East Asian culture.

Great focus is placed on the opportunity to meet new friends.

The festival is alcohol and drug free.

You can see interviews from Närcon 2019 in the video below.

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The cosplay festival Närcon in Linköping attracts 12,000 visitors Photo: SVT