Festival in the Park will be held on Saturday, November 14, from 12pm-4pm, featuring Live Entertainment, Food Trucks and some of your favorite community arts organizations.
About the park take over, Amanda says, ”
“Hundreds of park patrons and soccer leagues players are already scheduled to be at the park on this date, and we plan to build on that momentum, to invite the community to join us for a park take over and community event.”
Participants can enjoy family fun activities by:
- Go Chapel Hill
- Kidzu Children’s Museum
- The NC Lego Builders with a Lion Sculpture
- The Chapel Hill Arts Commission
- The Carrboro Arts Center
- Chapel Hill’s Community Clay Studio
There will be live Performances from stage by Nico Wild.
Presented by Food Lion, the Food Lion Better Bus will make a stop in the park too, with shopping cart races and free park survival kits full of great foods and snacks for everyone. Don’t miss all the fun, and join us for a Festival in the Park at Southern Community Park!
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