Created: July 06, 2021 06:29 PM The 2021 Uptown Art Fair has been canceled, organizers announced Tuesday. In a statement, the Uptown Association said "several unanticipated challenges and events that are beyond our control" were to blame for the cancellation of the event, which was planned for Aug. 6-8. It would have been the art fair's 57th year. Event organizers said they had considered several options, including relocating to an alternate location a few blocks away from the festival's usual home at Hennepin and Lagoon avenues, but ultimately decided it would be best to call it off. "However, despite our collective best effort, we were unable to reach a consensus among the many stakeholders it takes to successfully put on an event of this size and scope," the Uptown Association said in a statement. "Because of multiple evolving issues and the logistics of a large-scale event, it was not executable."