Sadly, it will be the second year in a row that the country town has gone without its folk festival, as last year's event did not go ahead due to the summer's bushfires that devastated the region.

It is also the second event to be recently cancelled at Cobargo, as last week the decision was made to cancel the 2021 Cobargo Show.

On Monday, Yuin Folk Club president Peter Logue said it had become clear to the club that "for the second year in a row, we won't be able to put on the usual three-day Cobargo Folk Festival".

"As well as the restrictions placed upon all of us by COVID, many of our organisers and volunteers are still working hard to recover from the effects of the New Year's Eve bushfires," he said.

"Those fires have had a direct impact on many of our leadership team and it's important that they have time to get back to what now passes for normal.

"As a committee we are continuing to look at some options, restricted though they might be, to bring the joy of music and fun back to our bruised village.

"COVID makes it virtually impossible to plan anything with a degree of certainty.

"But stand by for some announcements over coming weeks and months."

While the festival is not going ahead live music will be coming back to Cobargo at the end of this year.

As part of the Great Southern Nights coronavirus-safe gigs, the Yuin Folk Club will present a two-concert series in November at the Cobargo School of Arts Hall.

The November 21 event features Corey Legge, We Mavericks and Malumba, while the November 28 event features the New Graces and Den Hanrahan and the Rum Runners.

Due to COVID restrictions ticket numbers are limited and all tickets must be pre-booked, for more details click here.

Earlier this month the NSW government announced an easing of some coronavirus restrictions.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said outdoor venues will be able to use the "two square metres rule", instead of the current four square metres, to calculate their patron numbers outside as long as the business has an electronic QR code.

She also said musical performances would be able to host up to 500 people at outdoor venues.