Birkenstock News
'Birkenstock 500' given the boot
Attendees of this year's Vancouver Folk Festival will no longer be taking part in the event's famous opening day foot-race owing to health and safety concerns.
Since the festival begun, music fans have been taken part in a semi-official race to the stage when the gates of the venue are opened on the first day.
On account of the tendency for the crowd to wear sandals - and in a nod to the Indy 500 motor race - the event was dubbed the Birkenstock 500.
However, the open-toe challenge has now been given the boot on account of increasingly rowdy behaviour from racers.
Festival spokesperson Marnie Wilson told 680 News: "What started out as fun moved into a bit more pushing and shoving and people struggling to get to that position.
"That hasn't been in keeping with the festival spirit. They just don't want anybody to get hurt."
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