RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Summer Nights Board of Directors has announced that Summer Nights in Rapid City has been cancelled through the remainder of 2020.
In a Facebook post, the group stated that the cancellation was due to the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions which limit the number of people in the city to 250 through the summer.
Therefore, the permit for Summer Nights could not be approved by the city.
In the post, the Summer Nights Board of Directors, wrote,
“We were recently notified that Special Event capacity within the city was going to be limited to 250 through the summer and therefore our permit as submitted could not be approved. We fully understand the tough decisions our City leaders have had to make over the last few months. The health and safety of our residents and all who attend Summer Nights is of utmost importance to the Summer Nights Board and internally we have had a number of difficult conversations on how we could stay within the current CDC guidelines and still put on the event that all of you are accustomed to enjoying.”
The Board of Directors also thanked their sponsors and said that they will assemble the best 2021 Summer Nights yet. The Board of Directors is also encouraging everyone to support the local, small businesses that were impacted by the virus.
