Santa Maria Christmas in the Country drive-thru to start Thursday night following rain postponement

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Maria's Christmas in the Country drive-thru will start Thursday night, Dec. 15, following its postponement due to forecasted rain over the Dec. 10-11 weekend.

The event added Thursday nights for the first two weeks to make up for the opening weekend cancellation.

Organizers sent an email to ticket-holders with the following information after the cancellation:

In regards to your ticket that you purchased for either tonight (Friday, December 9th) or for tomorrow night (Saturday, December 10th), your ticket will be valid to use any other night of Christmas in the Country, with no need to exchange, repurchase, or make a new reservation. Your ticket is valid for any time slot for any of our remaining open nights with no action required on your part. Simply show up at one of the following evenings for your magical experience:

Thursday, December 15th
Friday, December 16th
Saturday, December 17th

Thursday, December 22nd
Friday, December 23rd
Saturday, December 24th

Our gates are open for guests from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.elksrec.com/p/events/christmas-in-the-country.