The Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve is expected to sparkle with a full day of activities for families and people of all ages
Area residents and visitors are invited to the Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve Sat. July 1 for Picnic in the Park, presented by The Historic Trust in partnership with the city of Vancouver and National Park Service.
The Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve is expected to sparkle with a full day of activities for families and people of all ages. Free and open to all, Picnic in the Park attendees can enjoy a rockin’ main stage with bands 5 Guys Named Moe, Full Zoo and Rock N Roll Cowboys and a kids’ stage with Spencer Sprocket, The Alphabeticians, Angel Ocasio’s Comedy and Timothy Alexander, Magician.
All across the site, attendees can try their hand at lawn games like corn hole, lawn checkers and croquet, scale the climbing wall, and visit the face painter. Explore local vendors all along Officers Row, and bring a picnic or purchase some tasty food from local vendors and enjoy a beer or cider in the Beer Garden.
The National Park Service site is also open on July 1, so attendees can extend their visit and explore the history of the Pacific Northwest by visiting Fort Vancouver, the Park Visitor Center, and Pearson Air Museum, all open until 4 p.m.
Picnic in the Park will kick off at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 1 and continue until 8 p.m. that evening.
There will be no large, aerial fireworks show on July 4, and fireworks of any kind are prohibited on the National Historic Site and throughout the city of Vancouver.
Visit vancouversummerfest.com for information and a full schedule of the day’s activities and www.thehistorictrust.org to see other summer events happening at the Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve.
This event was made possible in part by assistance from the city of Vancouver and the Washington Lodging Tax Grant Program
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