Due to the dangers of the new global pandemic COVID-19, there have been numerous canceled events, as the fear of contracting this deadly disease worsens. Schools nationwide have switched to an online learning system, graduations have been canceled, and Americans have been slowly adapting to what is being considered a “new normal.”

One of the most anticipated events each year is the music festival hosted in Indio, California. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is the most talked-about festival, as it showcases the most popular artists, and allows attendees to show off their trendy outfits all over social media. This event held at Empire Polo Club rakes in about 250,000 attendees over the course of two weekends. It was cofounded in 1999 by Paul Tollett Rick Van Santen and is put together by an organization called Goldenvoice. 

While this may seem like an unnecessary event, people spend prices ranging from four hundred dollars to around one thousand dollars to attend this festival. Not to mention, most of those people will spend a great deal on outfits and hotels, as this two-weekend event is very important for those with a social media following.

As the coronavirus become more of a threat and public gatherings are deemed as dangerous, it was only a matter of time before Coachella was postponed. 

Thousands of people looking forward to their weekend of singing and dancing in the California desert were told this event, which takes place around Easter, would now be held from October 9 to October 18. People all over social media expressed their sadness of the possibility of missing out on this event, as many people demanded refunds. Rachel Lassalle (12), who attended this event in 2018, explained she “would be devastated” if she would have had to miss out on this experience. 

While spirits were down and many were returning outfits that were planned out months in advance, social media personalities took to their platform to host an “at-home Coachella.” Popular Youtubers Alish Marie and Emma Chamberlain hopped on the trend and impersonated Coachella festivities in hopes of emulating the two-weekend festival full of excitement.

The goal of this “at-home Coachella” is to make the most of the unideal situation. People have been taking to all social media platforms to show how they do “at-home Coachella.” From wearing instagrammable outfits to blasting music in the living room, it is clear that Coachella attendees will not let Covid-19 get them down.