Celebrate Colonial Lake’s Re-Opening on June 4th

On Saturday, June 4th, The Charleston Parks Conservancy and the City of Charleston will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration for the the newly-renovated Colonial Lake. The event will run from 10:30 am to 2 pm.

Part of the Piccolo Spoleto festival, the Colonial Lake ceremony will include:

• Ribbon cutting ceremony with Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg (at 11 am)
•  Music
  • John Cusatis
• Activities for children
  • Scavenger hunt around the park
  • Sidewalk chalk
  • Hopscotch
• Food trucks/vendors
  • Smoke BBQ
  • Short Grain
  • Sweet Lulu’s Bakery On Wheels
  • Mac Daddy
  • King of Pops
• A horticultural tour of the park’s gardens
• A plein air painting demonstration
• Charleston Model Yacht Club racing model sailboats on the lake

Here is the preliminary schedule:

• 10:40am — Volunteer Group Photo
• 11:00am — Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting
• 11:30am — Colonial Lake History with Nic Butler, CCPL
• 11:30am — Live music featuring John Cusatis
• 11:45am — Colonial Lake Revitalization Design & Engineering
• 12:00pm — Conservancy Horticultural Tours
• 12:00pm — Boat races with Charleston Model Yacht Club
• 12:30pm — Colonial Lake History with Nic Butler, CCPL
• 12:40pm — Colonial Lake Revitalization Design & Engineering
• 1:30pm — Colonial Lake History with Nic Butler, CCPL
• 1:40pm — Colonial Lake Revitalization Design & Engineering
• 2:00pm — Celebration wraps up

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