The future of one of the county's most popular events could be in jeopardy.

The Conwy Feast said this year's event could be the last if the Civic Hall is sold to a private company.

Event organisers, in a Facebook post, said if the Conwy-based landmark was sold it would result in the loss of event space on the Conwy Quay and therefore mean the end of the festival.

Organisers said: "This event generates in excess of £1million for the region each year. It is one of Wales’ largest festivals, run successfully for 15 years, by a community group, thanks to your support."

While the Feast said it has submitted proposals to Conwy Council the tender process for the Civic Hall closed last autumn.

Conwy County Borough Council’s (CCBC) cabinet will review bids for the Civic Hall site on May 8 after the finance and resources overview and scrutiny committee heard a report on the site last week.

Although a number of interested parties, including the Conwy Feast, have come forward since the closure of the tender process, formal bids can not be made unless the tender process is formally reopened.

Cabinet will not be able to formally open the tender process again until at least May after a final decision is made on the first lot of bids.

But if cabinet is satisfied with a bid presented on May 8, groups such as Conwy Feast may have missed their opportunity to put in an application.

Cllr Louise Emery, cabinet member for economic development, said the Civic Hall was an important building to Conwy and detailed discussion would be held at the next meeting to make sure the correct decision for the building was made.

She said: “It is clear that the Civic Hall has been an important building for the community in its past and I am conscious that its future use needs to bear this in mind.

“This will be discussed in detail at cabinet on May 8.”

Conwy Feast organisers said they hoped the council decided to keep the ownership of the Grade II listed building within the community.

Their plans for the site would include improving the exterior and turning the building into a community arts centre with a small café bar which would hold events for all ages.