IowaStock, a four-day, all-local music festival, now canceled

An all-Iowa music event set to take place Labor Day weekend in St. Charles has been canceled, according to a Facebook post from the event organizer.

IowaStock 2017 organizer Jon Narcisse originally planned to bring 200-plus acts across 10 stages to the festival, which was to take place Sept. 1-4 at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater. Overnight camping, an all-Iowa carnival and fair were also slated to be part of the event.

Prior to announcing the cancellation, Narcisse, a former third party gubernatorial candidate and Des Moines school board member, told the Register last week that he planned to downsize the festival amid unspecified health concerns. In his Facebook post Monday night, Narcisse said his doctor only gave him only "months to live."

Narcisse will begin the process of issuing refunds to ticket holders, campers, vendors and then "provide the compensation I promised to the bands this morning despite having no contractual obligation to do more than cancel with fewer than a dozen exceptions."

According to an earlier email addressed to the festival’s performing artists, each act cut from the lineup is said to receive 25 percent of due earnings.

Additional information on IowaStock can be found at iowastock.com.