Event manager Anna Demasi made the announcement in the Facebook events, with screenshots of the forecast. The events were planned for this weekend.

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Locals are disappointed about being cancelled on again, taking to the comment section to vent their frustrations, but Ms Demasi said it was necessary.

"We're all travelling five to seven hours, and we know there's a chance of rain. If it rains no one is going to come out and it's going to be a waste of time for all of us," she said.

She said it was also a matter of safety, with bushfires blazing near freeways on the coast.

"All freeways have fire on both sides of them. If we get stuck, fires get really bad [and] we all have families that we're bringing to these events," Ms Demasi said.

"We are all disappointed ... we don't cancel on a whim. It was definitely a worry for safety and weather forecast as well which concreted everything."

Gunnedah and Armidale aren't "scrubbed off the list" forever, though. Ms Demasi expects the event will be back in February or March next year.

The event was first planned for early November, before it was cancelled after one of the stall holder's trucks caught fire.

Ms Demasi then announced it would be making a return this weekend because of the public's reaction.