DIXON, CA (MPG) - This year’s Mayfair Parade was officially cancelled due to COVID restrictions and posted on the Chamber website and social media at the end of March but the leaders are hopeful a casual Open House at the Chamber office can happen in April.

“The parade is a Chamber event and considering everything, we did not want to risk the health and safety of the participants or the thousands of people who attend. It is better to be safe,” said Chamber CEO Shauna Manina.

The post on their website read, “With Solano County being on lockdown and then in the purple tier for so long, we would not have been able to get the required permits for an event of that size. Even in the red tier, the majority of large events are heavily restricted.” The Board of Directors regretted cancelling the traditional event for the second year in a row.

A smaller gathering is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April 28 from 4 to 7 pm at the Chamber office, 220 North Jefferson alongside the ReMax Gold Real Estate office.

“After a year of lockdown of one kind or another, I think everybody is really ready to get together,” said Manina who is coordinating the free event with food and drink and possibly music. “There has been so much isolation and so many Zoom meetings, we’re going to keep it small so we can keep socially distance. By spreading out the time frame, and being outside, we hope people will feel comfortable to come and join us.” The Chamber hopes to resume its monthly business mixers in May.

For further information, contact the Chamber at (707) 678-2650 or via email at [email protected] if you have any questions.

The Chamber is also accepting nominations for its 2020 Business of the Year and 2020 Citizen of the Year awards but time is running out.

All nominations must be submitted in writing via either postal mail to Dixon Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 159, Dixon, CA 95620, or hand delivered to the Chamber office at 220 N. Jefferson St. in Dixon. They may also be submitted via email to [email protected] no later than 3 pm on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Call (707) 678-2650 for more info.