ðə pɚɹˈeɪd wʌz dᵻlˈeɪd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn tə sɛptˈɛmbɚ twˈɛlv mˈɑːɹkɪŋ ðə lˈæst wˈiːkɛnd ðæt lˈaɪfɡɑːɹdz wʊd biː ˌɔn dˈuːɾi æt kənˈaɪ ˈaɪlənd ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ðə tʃˈænsᵻz ðˌɐɾɪt kʊd biː hˈɛld, bˌʌt ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst ˈeɪtiːn ɪt wʌz ɐnˈaʊnst ðætðə pɚɹˈeɪd wʊd biː kˈænsəld ˌaʊɾəv ɐn ɐbˈʌndəns ʌv kˈɔːʃən dˈuː tʊ ɐ ɹᵻsˈɜːdʒəns ʌv kˈɑːvɪd nˈaɪntiːn ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən.
The parade was delayed in 2021 to September 12 (marking the last weekend that lifeguards would be on duty at Coney Island) in order to improve the chances that it could be held, but on August 18 it was announced that the parade would be cancelled out of an abundance of caution due to a resurgence of COVID-19 in the region.