Yards Park Grand Opening

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Event Date: 
Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 9:00am - 10:00pm
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The Yards Park

Submitted by Andrea on August 29, 2010 - 9:07am
Venue Address: 
10 Water Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
United States
See map: Google Maps

www.yardspark.org
(Intersection of 3rd St SE and Water St SE; Three blocks from the Navy Yard Metro: New Jersey Ave Exit)

 

Come enjoy the grand opening weekend celebration of The Yards Park, DC’s new regional waterfront destination and a centerpiece of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. The Yards Park is a new regional waterfront destination, offering a whole new way for local residents to enjoy the outdoors and the river. The 5.5 acre park--the size of about four football fields--includes a ¼ mile long boardwalk along the water and was designed as a series of unique “outdoor rooms” to provide a variety of experiences from the great lawn to the sculptural pedestrian bridge, the waterfall/canal basin to the overlook and riverfront gardens.

Schedule of Events:

Saturday, September 11th, from 9am – 10pm

Lumber Shed Pavilion
10 am-10 pm Beautiful Minds Art Exhibit
10 am-4 pm Kids crafts, face painting, henna, etc.
12 pm-10 pm Beer Garden by Capitol City Brewing
12 pm-10 pm Cocktails by Mie N Yu Restaurant

1 pm-8 pm Live painting by Art Whino Artists
3 pm-6 pm Custom vinyl painting
5 pm-8 pm T-shirt silk screening

Boardwalk Stage
10 am Mr. Skip kids entertainer
11 am Hula hooping
12 pm Free Lobster Buffet Reggae Band
2 pm Monster Band
4 pm Road Soda Band
6 pm Cashmiere Band
8 pm DJ Keenan

Overlook and Bridge Fitness Classes by Vida
9 am Yoga and Boot Camp
10 am Pilates
11 am Zumba and Power Yoga
3 pm Yoga

P1B Grass Lawn
10 am – 4pm Kids active games, potato sac races, tag, parachute, etc

P2B Grass Lawn
12 pm – 10 pm Outdoor beer/wine garden
Trapeze Tent
10 am – 4 pm Trapeze demonstrations
3 pm – 4 pm Trapeze Show/Performance

Fireworks
9:30pm-10pm Fireworks display on the river

 

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