TWO of Glasgow's most eagerly anticipated summer events have been postponed.

The Glasgow Mela and the Merchant City Festival will not be held on their scheduled dates, as organisers explore way to deliver the events either on later dates or in different formats.

The Glasgow Mela was due to be held on Sunday June 7 in Kelvingrove Park while the Merchant City Festival had been due to run from Thursday July 2 to Sunday July 5.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Glasgow Mela. 

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Councillor David McDonald, Chair of Glasgow Life and Depute Leader of Glasgow City Council said: “We know this decision will not be a surprise but we are conscious that tens of thousands of people who love attending The Glasgow Mela and the Merchant City Festival will still be disappointed.

"However with the current restrictions on all of us, we could not delay a decision.

"I very much hope we will see the Mela and Merchant City Festival in some form this year, if circumstances allow.”

The Glasgow Mela, Scotland’s largest multicultural festival was first held in 1990 as an indoor event at Tramway during Glasgow’s celebrations as European Capital of Culture.

The Merchant City Festival has been bringing arts, performance and music to the streets of this historic part of Glasgow since 2002 and provides a significant boost to the area’s economy each summer.

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