The city council of Sturgis, South Dakota, is allowing an annual motorcycle rally that attracts more than 500,000 riders to proceed in August with coronavirus-related modifications.
Rally organizers are asking attendees to practice social distancing, use hand-sanitizing stations and clean the city streets each night of the 10-day event. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will be held Aug. 7-16.
In addition, the city will cancel parades, a B1 bomber flyover and entertainment in a city square to help protect the health of the Black Hills community’s 6,900 residents.
“These changes are designed to reduce the large crowd gatherings in the downtown core,” a city spokeswoman said Tuesday. “We look forward to offering events again in 2021.”
Sturgis’ mayor also reserves the right to further modify plans should the COVID-19 health emergency worsen.
• Christopher Vondracek can be reached at cvondracek@washingtontimes.com.
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