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Southbury Parks and Recreation (SPR) in partnership with the Arts and Culture Subcommittee of the Southbury Economic Development Commission (ACSSEDC) and Middlebury and Southbury Equity and Inclusion Council (MSEIC) is having its second annual collaborated special event: Art in the Park!

Overview of this Free Event
Join us for a day of free arts & crafts projects and recreational activities. Learn a new technique while you create your own art or try your hand at a free craft project.
Participate in a free raffle drawing for a fun prize.  Food trucks are on-site for you to purchase a quick lunch or snack featuring Lucky Dog Food Truck and Polar Sweets LLC.
 
Location/Details
This event is free to attend and will be held on Saturday, May 11 from 10am-2pm at Ballantine Park located at 611 Old Field Road. In the event of rain or bad weather, this event will be held indoors at the Southbury Parks and Recreation Building at 561 Main Street South. (To confirm the rain location, visit the MyRec website and look for the red “ALERT” banner at the top of the page). 
 
Activity & Craft Details
The Middlebury and Southbury Equity and Inclusion Council (MSEIC) will have an information booth and different crafts!
 
The Arts and Culture Subcommittee of the Southbury Economic Development Commission (ACSSEDC) will offer fun art projects and activities suitable for all ages featuring painting on easels with canvasses, tabletop painting, making a tissue paper flower bouquet, and more!
 
Southbury Parks and Recreation (SPR) will offer recreation activities and crafts featured from our in-house programs which include the “All-Stars” Sports Program (Mini Stars, Shooting Stars, and Kicking Stars), Summer Camp activities and activities from our new Parks & Rec Clubhouse (formally D.I.Y. Clubhouse). Some activity stations* will vary for the appropriate age/grade level and features:

     -Preschool & Toddler Soccer & Basketball Games and Drills (Recommended ages 3-5)
     -Make your own slime! (Recommended ages are 5 & up, with those below the age of 5 able to participate with parent/guardian support). Make your own slime on site, 1 slime per person to go home, while supplies last.
      -Tie-Dye Station! Bring a white shirt, or any white clothing, to tie-dye on-site with our Parks & Recreation staff.
     -Camp Field Game activities at select times (which may include capturing the flag, survivor-themed games, etc.) More details with a time-line schedule will follow
     -Raffle Drawings (raffle drawing will take place at 1:00pm, see the Raffle Prize Details section for more information)

Raffle Prize Details

Raffle prizes (all free to enter, one entry per person per item grouping): 




  • Free attendance for one of our upcoming program classes in the Parks & Recreation Clubhouse or paint class.


  • Southbury Parks & Recreation Swag Bag, featuring a variety of shirts from our programs, fancy pens with a stylus, and more!
    All raffle drawings will be done around 1 pm, and the winners will be contacted, so they can take their prize(s) home!




*Activity stations are subject to change. 
Activities are ongoing so participants can easily jump into any activity.

Food Truck
Polar Sweets LLC (Ice Cream Truck)

Special thanks to:  
Middlebury & Southbury Equity & Inclusion Council

Southbury - Middlebury Acting Responsibly Together (SMART)
Southbury Public Works
Arts & Culture Council 
Parks and Recreation Commission
Southbury Community Relations Task Force
Planet Fitness - Southbury Location
Polar Sweets LLC
Lucky Dog Food Truck

Sponsored in part by Planet Fitness of Southbury, CT!

Register Activity Ages Grades Days Date/Time Fees
 
  No Registration Required
Art in the Park 
1y - 99y N/A Sa  05/11/2024
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM

Ballantine Park - Pavilion
$0.00 Res, $0.00 Non-Res

All patrons are welcome to just show up and participate in this event!
* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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