The 9th Greater Manchester Fringe that was scheduled to take place 1-31 July 2020 is being postponed until the autumn.
More than 200 shows were registered to take part in the grass roots arts festival at a wide variety of venues throughout the Greater Manchester area - and more than 70 shows were on sale.
GMFringe director Zena Barrie told acts: "Sorry for the delay in making a decision about this. There's been a lot of people and places and things to consider.