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

April 18, 2016

8:04 PM

Colonial Lake

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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