The pandemic caused Spokane’s park system to hit pause on several major events and programs in 2020, even as demand for outdoor activity grew the longer people spent in quarantine.
“We were responding to the the direct needs of the citizens,” said Spokane Parks Director Garrett Jones. “Just because we did these things, this way, in 2018, 2019, doesn’t mean that’s what the needs are for the citizens now.”
The pandemic pushed to 2021 the inaugural season of concerts in the newly opened U.S. Pavilion in Riverfront Park, and shuttered several of the main attractions in the remade park for all or part of the year. Revenue for the
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