The executive director of Fayetteville’s beloved Dogwood Festival is clarifying the event’s future as organizers face ongoing financial challenges.
Recent discussions with city officials revealed that festival leaders are feeling the strain of rising costs and are seeking additional funding to maintain the event at its current scale in the coming years.
“We’re not going anywhere. It just means pivoting and looking at the layout of the festival and how we can keep it continuing,” said Kaylynn Suarez, executive director of the Dogwood Festival…