Unidentified saddle bronc rider participates in the 2019 Santa Maria Elks Rodeo. (Dave Alley/KEYT) SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- The COVID-19 pandemic is still wreaking havoc on large-scale community events throughout the nation, including in Northern Santa Barbara County. Just recently, the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo & Parade announced it was moving from its originally scheduled time in early June to a new date on Sept. 2-5. Elks Recreation said the decision to postpone the event was made after "considering event guidelines and capacity restrictions, social distancing requirements and overall concern for the community’s health and safety." "With all the distancing guidelines and capacity guidelines, we've decided to go ahead, the Elks Rec Board of Directors decided to move it to Labor Day weekend with the hopes that we will still be able to get in our rodeo and parade for 2021," said Elks Rodeo & Parade spokesperson Johnna Clark. "It's really in our favor that it is and outdoor event, but there's still guidelines that we're going to have to follow, so it will look a little different, but we're going to do our best that it's as much of the tradition and fanfare that everybody's grown love."