The Cedar Park Tourism Board is pleased to announce numerous family-friendly events coming in September. From water fun to gospel music, there is something for everyone this month!
Come celebrate the unofficial end of summer this Labor Day weekend with our annual Splash Jam celebration held at Elizabeth Milburn Park, 1901 Sun Chase Blvd. This year Splash Jam kicks off on September 4th with a beach volleyball tournament sponsored by Austin Sports Center. Then, on September 5th, come out and enjoy a washer tournament, live music and dance, fireworks, a Movie in the Park (“Planet 51”), food, prizes, and much more. Contact 512-401-5500 for more details, or visit http://www.cedarparktx.us/cp/pr_events_splash.aspx for registration, volunteer information, and event times.
On September 9th, from 7:00-10:00 pm, come and be a part of the Gaither Homecoming Tour 2010 at the Cedar Park Center, 2100 Avenue of the Stars. Legendary performers and rising stars will kick off the new decade as the tour brings a celebration filled with the very best in contemporary Gospel music to Cedar Park. For tickets, visit www.cedarparkcenter.com, or visit www.gaither.com for the most current artist information.
September 18th is a date to remember is Cedar Park, with the annual Cedar Park Cave Day from 12:00-4:00, and the Bydee Art Festival from 11:00-5:00. Arrange your day so that you can experience both local favorites. There are over 750 known caves within Williamson County, and visitors will be able to hike several preserves and visit a 100- year old log cabin. Visit www.texascaves.org for more details, including maps and the starting location for the hikes. The Bydee Festival (Bringing You Delightfully Entertaining Experiences) will be a celebration of art, food, music, and dance. Come out and enjoy a fine arts fair, crafts fair, live performances, live music, caricatures, face painting, food concessions, and art projects. Held at Elizabeth Milburn Park, at 1901 Sun Chase Blvd, it is just a few short minutes from the Cave tours! For a detailed schedule and vendor applications, please visit http://www.cedarparktx.us/cp/page329102925.aspx.
Finally, don’t forget our monthly Movies In the Park, brought to you by the City of Cedar Park - Parks & Recreation Dept. & Time Warner Cable. Selected movies are shown at Elizabeth Milburn Park located at 1901 Sun Chase Blvd. On September 10, join us for “The Princess and the Frog” at 8:00pm, and on September 24th come out for “The Spy Next Door” at 7:30pm. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs as there will be plenty of grass area available. Concessions will be available, but you are welcome to bring a picnic. Glass containers are prohibited, and admission is free. For more information, call 401-5500.
For a complete listing of all Cedar Park events, online coupons, a restaurant guide, list of attractions, and fun- visit www.CedarParkFun.com.
The City of Cedar Park Tourism Board is excited to share some sizzling summer activities for our citizens and visitors to enjoy during the month of July. Cooling off at the lake, seeing a Way Off Broadway play and enjoying a healthy spa day are activities that are guaranteed to keep you energized about being in Cedar Park this summer.
With the temperatures soaring, Lake Travis provides plenty of excitement and activities to stay cool and enjoy the summer days. Offering such activities as parasailing, personal watercraft, house boat, or boat rentals, Lake Travis is a short drive for a day full of fun. To see all of the opportunities for splashing or relaxing at the lake, visit www.LakeTravis.com. For a day of fun with the kids that is just a few minutes from Cedar Park, head to Volente Beach water park for exciting slides, relaxing pools, and beach volleyball that the whole family will enjoy. See www.VolenteBeach.com for details.
If you prefer an air conditioned environment, the Way Off Broadway Community Players presents their summer fundraiser, “Blame it on the Pony Express”. The long-awaited prequel to the Calamity Gulch series is a hysterical melodrama that will run from August 6 to August 21, on Friday and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and on Sunday, August 15 at 3:00pm. The theater is located at 10960 E. Crystal Falls Pkwy, Leander, TX 78641. For more information call 259-5878.
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Attention all women: The Cedar Park Regional Medical Center is hosting its 3rd annual Healthy Woman Spa Day on August 7, from 10:00 to 1:00pm. Massage therapy, custom organic spray tanning, and delicious smoothies are only a small sampling of the luxurious offerings to be provided FREE to women at the spa day. The Healthy Woman program invites women to enjoy a day of decadent pampering, indulgence and relaxation. After all of these summer activities, you deserve it! For a full listing of Cedar Park events, sites of interest, and ways to keep cool this summer, visit www.CedarParkFun.com.
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The City of Cedar Park Tourism Board is pleased to announce new activities, events, and sites of interest for our citizens and visitors to enjoy during the month of July. “Palooza” activities are in abundance in areas surrounding Cedar Park during July, with everything from headliner concerts to street dances. Just down the road from the Cedar Park hotels, the party will kick off on July 8th at 6:45pm with music at Volente beach, offered by Cory Morrow, the Texas Music headliner featured during the Week of AquaPalooza. Also playing that night will be Kristen Mari and Drew Kennedy. Jump on your raft or boat and enjoy the music and float around the stage! Visit www.VolenteBeach.com for details.
Then join us at “LagoPalooza” on Friday, July 9th, at Cody Park in Lago Vista, with a family- friendly event featuring food, drinks, children’s games and art’s and craft’s AND continuing all day on July 10th in preparation for the live music featured at AquaPalooza’s Signature Event on Lake Travis. The signature event runs from noon to 7:30pm, with music superstar Brad Paisley entertaining at The Reserve on Lake Travis. Bring your boat, or rent one to enjoy while attending the concert. More information is available at www.aquapalooza.com and www.CedarParkFun.com.
For those with a different type of fun in mind- why not visit the newly constructed Skate Park at Brushy Creek Sports Park? A custom-designed, in-ground skate park features mini bowl, large bowl, and a modern street course. The park is a nicely landscaped, family-friendly location, at 2310 Brushy Creek Road.
Visitors to Cedar Park can enjoy Lake Travis, and experience a multitude of restaurants, activities, and experiences. Visit this link for more details! For a full listing of Cedar Park events, sites of interest, and ways to keep cool this summer, visit www.CedarParkFun.com.
The City of Cedar Park Tourism Advisory Board is pleased to announce new activities, events, and sites of interest for our citizens and visitors to enjoy during the months of June and July. With the temperature rising, keeping cool is a priority, and Cedar Park is offering many opportunities to cool off! All City swimming pools are currently open on weekends, and beginning June 5th they’ll be open daily. Visit this link for a city pool schedule, with all hours and locations listed for your convenience.
Interested in kayaking with the family? Row Paddle Brushy Creek offers kayak and rowing adventures on Brushy Creek Lake, waiting for you and your family year-round. Visit www.rowpaddlebrushycreek.com for details on lessons, summer hours, and locations.
Coming in July: AquaPalooza- the music event on Lake Travis, July 10th! Music superstar Brad Paisley will be headlining the AquaPalooza Signature event, which will be held at The Reserve on Lake Travis. The event is hosted by Sea Ray and its local dealer Sail & Ski Center. This year AquaPalooza is a week full of events! COME STAY AND PLAY IN CEDAR PARK, filling your week with activities from firework festivities, riding the train into the hill country, renting motor cycles on a 2800 acre ranch, wine tastings & sampling fine cuisine, water park fun and music. Bring your boat, or rent one to enjoy for the week and for the Signature event, which is only accessible by boat! More information is available at www.aquapalooza.com.
Regardless of the date, visitors to Cedar Park can enjoy Lake Travis, and experience a multitude of restaurants, activities, and experiences. Visit this link for more details!
For a full listing of Cedar Park events, sites of interest, and ways to keep cool this summer, visit www.CedarParkFun.com.
The City of Cedar Park Tourism Board is pleased to announce upcoming new activities, events, and sites of interest for our citizens and visitors to enjoy during the month of May. The AHL West Division Finals are currently underway at the Cedar Park Center (www.cedarparkcenter.com). With a game tonight, May 7th, come and cheer on the Texas Stars as they continue their battle with the Chicago Wolves during the game number 5 of the finals.
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Also on May 7, The Parks & Recreation Department is excited to bring Radiostar to Milburn Park, at 1901 Sunchase. Radiostar was voted one of the best performing bands in Austin in the 2008–2009 Austin Chronicle Music Poll. Please visit radiostaraustin.com to listen to this high-energy band. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets as there will plenty of area available, but don’t get to comfortable in your chair as you will be sure to dance the night away. Food concessions will be available, but you are welcome to bring a picnic and your own ice chest. Glass containers are prohibited. Admission is free.
Next week, beginning on May 12, the Smucker’s Stars on Ice will be in Cedar Park. Once again crisscrossing the United States, this event is the only figure skating tour in America, bringing the best the sport has to offer. The 2010 Smucker’s Stars on Ice Tour will feature Olympic Silver Medalist and 2010 Olympic hopeful Sasha Cohen, Six-Time U.S. Champion & World Champion Todd Eldredge and Three-Time U.S. Champion & Two-Time World Bronze Medalist Michael Weiss with many more special announcements to come. Tickets are on sale at www.cedarparkcenter.com.
Visitors looking for more activities in Cedar Park may also visit www.CedarParkFun.com for a detailed listing of events, parks, hotels, and other attractions along with downloadable coupons and itineraries.
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Last Saturday Cedar Park celebrated our fourth annual Heritage Festival at Elizabeth Milburn Park on Cypress Creek. The Heritage Festival was well-attended by hundreds of Cedar Park residents and their guests. Visitors played with animals in the petting zoo, toured a Cedar Park Fire Department fire engine, learned about traffic safety from Cedar Park police officers, purchased items from the craft fair, cheered at the junior “rodeo” emceed by Councilman Tony Dale, enjoyed some great live music & kettle corn, learned about Cedar Park history, and met a ton of new Cedar Park friends. Tourism Board member Mike McCloskey donned his finest cowboy hat for hosting a Census table in the Heritage tent. Aimee Whitley-George from the Chamber of Commerce hosted the Heritage tent and worked to preserve the stories of Cedar Park in an audio/visual story recording center. Tourism Board member Chuck Hamsa dressed the part to share living history with the young and young-at-heart through his stories and exhibits outside the Heritage tent. “The Festival had a comfortable and small-town feel,” said Angie Leboda, Cedar Park resident and mother of three. “The kids loved the kettle corn and learning how to lasso from real cowboys!”
Jason and Katie Barnett brought their kids to the afternoon parade that travelled Discovery and Quest Blvd. in Cedar Park, passing the library and the police department. “The Cedar Park Heritage Festival Parade was a lot of fun. Our family had the opportunity to spend some quality time together while watching all the fun floats and groups in the parade. We look forward to upcoming Cedar Park events like this!” the Barnetts said. Their children had their specific favorites in the parade: “The Chick-fil-a cows were really cool!” commented Seth Brennan, age 9, but his little sister Avery Barnett, age 4, preferred horse to cows: “The mini horses, and the little cheerleaders that were in the parade were really cute.”
At the heart of the festival was the Heritage tent, showcasing the foundation of Cedar Park through scrapbooks, exhibits, antiques, and of course; stories. *One Cedar Park woman, a resident for 80 years, included recipes from her former Cedar Park restaurant in a cookbook benefitting the Historical Society. Her restaurant, “Pass the Biscuits” was located at 183 and Buttercup. She remarked on how important it was to her to be able to share the story of Cedar Park with new residents and visitors. “I have seen so many changes”, she said, “and I’ll be here to see many more!”
The festival was a great opportunity for neighbors to come together for an exciting day of fun activities, to learn more about their community and to spend time with family. Classic cool spring hill country weather ensured a long day of festival fun, and the evening was capped off with a relaxing family-friendly picnic style movie in the park; on the big screen!
Looking for something a little different this weekend? Come check out the caves around Cedar Park at the annual Cave Day event. Choose from three hikes and two caves at 5 sites! This event is sponsored by the City of Cedar Park and the Texas Cave Conservancy. Start at Deercreek Elementary, at 2420 Zeppelin Drive, Cedar Park. More information is available at www.texascaves.org.
Interested in an Earth Day party? The City of Cedar Park is hosting the “Great to be Green” Earth Day Party, which is free and open to the public. The event begins with an Eco-show and magic show at 1pm, and continues through 4:30 pm with various activities such as puppet shows, arts and crafts, environment labs, Wii games, and more. Children should bring plastic water bottles, tissue paper rolls, and egg cartons for the arts and crafts projects.
Join us at the Cedar Park Rec Center for this fun event, at 1435 Main Street.
The City of Cedar Park Tourism Board is pleased to announce upcoming new activities and events for families and children throughout the month of April.
Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy, Feld Entertainment’s action-packed ice spectacular featuring four fun-filled classic and current Disney stories, in Cedar Park, TX in April. Worlds of Fantasy showcases beloved characters from Disney/Pixar’s Cars, Disney’s The Lion King and The Little Mermaid, as well as the magical cast of Fairies from Walt Disney Pictures Tinker Bell. Tickets for performances at Cedar Park Center are on sale now (www.cedarparkcenter.com). Performances start on April 21, and run through April 25.
Cedar Park’s Park & Recreation Department along with Time Warner Cable are hosting Movies in the Park at Elizabeth Milburn Park, 1901 Sunchase Blvd. Hotel for Dogs will show on April 9th at 8pm, and Up will be featured on April 23rd at 8pm. Invite your friends and neighbors to meet you at the Park to watch the movies and take advantage of the playgrounds, picnic areas, barbecue pits, one-mile walking / jogging trail, sand volleyball courts, a basketball court, tennis courts, washer pits, a 4/10 mile veloway, a recreational BMX track and a new rock climbing wall!
For the adventurous and athletic kids, Cedar Park is hosting the 8th annual Kids Triathlon, also at the Elizabeth Milburn Park, on Sunday, April 25th from 8am to 12pm. Designed for children ages 7-15, the race will include swimming, biking, and running segments. Registration is open at www.leaguelineup.com/cptri.
Visitors looking for more activities in Cedar Park may also visit www.CedarParkFun.com for a detailed listing of events, parks, hotels, and other attractions along with downloadable coupons and itineraries.
The City of Cedar Park Tourism Board is pleased to announce upcoming new activities and events for the month of April, which provide unique opportunities for tourists to enjoy Cedar Park, while honoring its military community and learning about its history.
A showcase will be held on April 3rd, which is a forum for Texas Veterans and families to receive important information on programs, support, education and assistance available to them. Hosted by Tex Vet and Partners Across Texas, the event is designed to provide a resource expo for the military and their families from across the state, and will be held at the Cedar Park Center (www.cedarparkcenter.com). As part of “Military Appreciation Night”, veterans and military families will be invited to stay for the Texas Stars Hockey Game which follows the showcase. 400 FREE tickets, sodas, and hot dogs will be given out to veterans and military families for this event. In honor of our U.S. Military, the Texas Stars will also be wearing camouflage jerseys.
On April 10th, everyone is invited to attend the City’s annual Heritage Festival. It kicks off with a parade at 1pm at Heritage Oak Park, located at 875 Quest Parkway. The fun then moves to Elizabeth Milburn Park, 1901 Sun Chase Blvd, at 4pm for the festival. As this festival celebrates the City’s heritage, the Heritage Society will be collecting stories and articles on the rich history of Cedar Park. They will be able to scan your old documents, written stories, or old photographs. The Heritage Society will also set up an RV where visitors will be able to record either with video or audio stories they would like to be included on a new Cedar Park History Website that is being built.
Visitors looking for more activities in Cedar Park may also visit www.CedarParkFun.com for a detailed listing of events, parks, hotels, and other attractions.
The City of Cedar Park Tourism Board is pleased to announce upcoming activities and events for the month of March, which are guaranteed to provide plenty of family fun for Spring Break 2010.
The Texas Stars Hockey team will be providing live sports action at the Cedar Park Center (www.CedarParkCenter.com) on March 5th, 6th, 10th, 13th, and 18th. The excitement of the games can get visitors ready for some additional family fun at HIdden Falls Adventure Park (www.HiddenFallsAdventurePark.com), located just down 1431, with extensive trails for ATV’s, mountain bikes, or motorcycles. The Park also offers paintball and shooting ranges for individuals or groups seeking outdoor adventure.
Offering a Spring Break Kayak Camp, local business Row Paddle Brushy Creek is hosting a three-hour Kayak tour up the creek, from noon until 3pm, designed for six-to-twelve year-old paddlers. The tour is $30 per paddler and parents are welcome too. A brochure is available by e-mail (info@rowpaddlebrushycreek.com) or visitors may stop by the Brushy Creek Lake Park.
Visitors looking for fun outdoors may also find an area park offering disc golf, running trails, baseball or softball fields, soccer fields, or even fishing. Visit www.CedarParkFun.com for a detailed listing of events, parks, hotels, and other attractions, and for updated family-friendly itineraries, local sites of interest, and photo galleries. Tourists and visitors will also enjoy the downloadable brochures, restaurant guides, and particularly the printable coupons offered by many of the Cedar Park restaurants and attractions.
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