After two years of fights breaking out at Berkley Days, the association that organizes the festival has decided not to hold it this year.

But the festival, usually held annually on Mother’s Day weekend, will be back. The Berkley Days Association “is planning for an exciting centennial celebration in 2026!” according to a post on the city’s website.

The post did not say the disturbances were the reason the festival was canceled this year.

The four-day festival closed early on Saturday night, May 11, 2024, following a fight involving several unaccompanied minors from outside Berkley. One teen was sent to a hospital for a minor injury.

City officials said in a statement last year that there were no incidents Thursday, Friday or Sunday at the festival.

In 2023, several hundred teens showed up from outside the city and many were involved in multiple fights Saturday night that closed the event early, police said at the time. The 2023 festival did not continue for its scheduled final day on Sunday.

As the event closed last year, officials said large groups began to exit the fairgrounds near the Community Center at 2400 Robina and on to nearby streets, according to a city statement.

“Additional juvenile altercations occurred during the dispersal and were quickly contained by officers,” the statement said.

Three non-resident teens were arrested on assault and battery related charges, officials added.

Berkley officers received assistance from police in eight nearby communities.

New rules set last year after the disturbance required all minors be accompanied by an adult over 21, and the festival shut down Sunday at 6 p.m., two hours before the regular closing time.

The event began in 1926, three years after Berkley became a city. It was originally a celebration of the completion of Coolidge Highway.