Rock the Park will rock no more. The annual concert put on by the Columbus Area Arts Council in Mill Race Park will not continue after last year’s KC and the Sunshine Band concert was canceled due to torrential rains.

Kathryn Armstrong, executive director of the Columbus Area Arts Council says that last year’s event caused a big hit to the arts council, especially after the agency’s claim on its insurance policy was denied. The arts council has said that the event costs a lot of money to put on and is too risky and too staff intensive.

Armstrong said that the Arts Council still supports outdoor concerts in Columbus, but Mill Race Park with its frequent flooding may not be a suitable site.

Instead of the large  concert with a big headliner, the arts council plans to focus on smaller, family-friendly events.

Past Rock the Park concerts have included Blues Traveller, REO Speedwagon and the Charlie Daniels Band.