Be the first to see all new displays at the 2019 Prairie Lights as you run, jog, walk or stroll through the lighted park. November 23 will be dedicated for runners, joggers and fast walkers. November 24 is set aside for those who want to walk and stroll through the lights. Registration is limited to the first 1250 participants each night. Early registration is preferred, but on-site registration will be accepted.
Register HERE
If you have seen playground equipment rising from the ground in EpicCentral, then you saw what is happening at PlayGrand Adventures all-inclusive playground. Construction continues to proceed and the play equipment is being installed for Phase I. From the Space Net Tower in the Adventure Zone to the Cube Tower on Adventure Hill, every day new items are added. The unique playground concept has been designed to enhance the sensory, physical, cognitive, and social abilities of those that enjoy the playground.
Phase I is on schedule to open late fall and will include the Adventure Zone and Adventure Hill. Please keep an eye out for upcoming announcements on when PlayGrand Adventures will open. You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram
Soon, PlayGrand Adventures will be a DFW destination where families will experience play as they never have before.
Make your Summer #Epic and take part in some of our FREE family events on the GrandLawn!
See a full list of events, descriptions, dates and times HERE
Due to the current flooding conditions at Joe Pool Lake, visitors to Lynn Creek Park and Loyd Park will need to note the following during the Memorial Day holiday weekend:
Lynn Creek Park:
Loyd Park:
Updates will be posted on the Lynn Creek Park webpage and facebook page as well as on the Loyd Park webpage and facebook page.
The Grand Prairie Farmers Market will be open from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1st at Market Square, 120 W. Main Street, featuring a crawfish boil from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., water
and soda garden, live music, gift market, arts and crafts, and games. Tasty authentic crawfish prepared by Dustin Clement’s Head’s or Tails Cajun Crawfish will be sold for $10 a pound and will be accompanied with potatoes and corn. The crawfish will be available promptly at 10:00 a.m.
PlayGrand Adventures is under way and our team is excited to share our recent activities!
PlayGrand at Main Street Fest
Our grand team spread the news of Grand Prairie’s all inclusive playground at the recent Main Street Fest! We appreciate the time dedicated by staff and volunteers to share the information and excitment with the community!
More ways to support PlayGrand Adventures
This year we kicked off our water bill initiative that offers residents a method of donating a set amount each time they pay their water bill.
MAKE A MONTHLY DONATION THROUGH YOUR GRAND PRAIRIE WATERBILL
PlayGrand Adventures needs your help. Building this type of innovative, one-of-a-kind, admission-free playground will require both City and private involvement. All money raised goes directly to purchasing playground equipment and site amenities.
And now, Grand Prairie residents have the opportunity to make donations to PlayGrand Adventures through their monthly water bill.
HOW DOES THE WATERBILL DONATION WORK?
Anyone with a water account with The City of Grand Prairie can participate. Follow the steps below to get started today!
1. Determine the amount you’d like to contribute each month. This can be ANY amount. You decide!
2. Fill out the form below.
3. Pay your water bill each month, which will now include your monthly donation amount.
You can also call the Water Utilities Department at 972-237-8200 to sign up, edit your monthly contribution, or cancel at anytime.
I’M A GP RESIDENT. SIGN ME UP!
Breaking Ground
PlayGrand Adventures broke ground and is excited to see eqiptment delivered in the upcoming weeks! Stay tunned for updates as the fun unwinds!
Join us to pay tribute to those Grand Prairie service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The recently dedicated Brass Honor Bell rung after the reading of each name of our service personnel lost during the many battles for our freedom. Activities will include a fly over of AT-6 vintage aircraft. The wings on the planes produced here in Grand Prairie. The Grand Prairie Police Honor Guard will honor our service personnel with a 21-gun salute and taps played. Upon conclusion of the ceremony, an All American Lunch of hot dogs and lemonade provided by the Grand Prairie Rotary Clubs.
Memorial Day 2019
Date: May 27, 2019
Location: Veterans Memorial
925 Conover Dr.
Time: Gather at 9:30am start promptly at 10:00am
Free All American Lunch: Immediately following ceremony
It’s going to be an epic spring break at EpicCentral Grand Prairie, where visitors of all ages will have access to tons of free and affordable family fun, adventure, and learning from morning to night. Throughout the month of March, visitors to the development that is home to Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark and The Epic can enjoy one-of-kind thrilling waterslides, swimming movies, arcade games, contests, and classes—and much more, regardless of weather conditions.
Just in time for spring break, Epic Waters and The Epic are introducing a new “wet and dry” Epic Combo Pass, which offers discounted extended all-day access to both venues, with opportunities to go back and forth between the walkable destinations to sample both special spring break programming and regular activities and attractions throughout the day—regardless of the weather, since most of the activities and attractions are indoors.
Activities planned between March 8 and March 24 that are featured as part of the Epic Combo ticket include dance and hula hoop contests, arcade challenges, family gameroom activities, indoor and outdoor movie screenings*, an outdoor concert*, goat yoga*, recording studio tours, internet radio station broadcasts, open athletic court play, hoop shooting on the court and in the water, fitness classes (CrossFit, Zumba, and yoga), ping-pong/chess/checkers/cornhole play, and make-and-take art classes.
There will also be a number of fee-upgrade options available, such as private cabana seating at Epic Waters, painting and pottery classes, March Madness watch parties (at Crompton’s Pub at The Epic), cooking classes for kids and adults, a singing workshop, concerts, Parents’ Night Out (featuring babysitting with kids’ activities), basketball and futsal camps.
PRICING AND MORE INFORMATION: The Epic Combo Pass is available for $30/$40 each for adults and kids over 48 inches and $25/$35 each for kids under 48 inches (Grand Prairie resident and non-residents, respectively). Children three and under get in free. Online pre-purchase of Epic Combo tickets is highly recommended. To learn more, visit epicwatersgp.com or jointheepic.com, or call 972-337-3131.
PARKING: Free
EPIC WATERS SPRING BREAK HOURS: Daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. / THE EPIC SPRING BREAK HOURS: Monday-Thursday from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday from 11 am to 6 p.m.
DINING OPTIONS: Epic Waters: Hungry Wave Café and Longboards Bar. The Epic: The Epic Café. (No coolers or outside food is permitted at Epic Waters.)
*FREE MOVIES on The GrandLawn Ampitheater: March 8: “Ralph Breaks The Internet” / March 13: “Jumanji” (1995) / March 15: “Secret Life of Pets” / March 20: “Monsters, Inc.” / March 22: “The Greatest Showman” Movies will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. each night.
*FREE CONCERT on The GrandLawn Ampitheater: King George: A Tribute to George Strait March 22 at 7 p.m.
*FREE GOAT YOGA on The GrandLawn Ampitheater : March 11 and March 18 at 11 a.m. Space is limited to the first 80 participants.
The game of pickleball is expanding this Spring in Grand Prairie and will be available for all ages and abilities! Instruction and open play will be offered at three indoor facilities around town!
What is Pickleball?
Pickleball is a fun and easy-to-learn game that is taking recreation facilities around the country by storm! Played as doubles or singles, Pickleball is an entertaining sport that combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong.
*Requires a valid membership or day pass to The Epic.
Location:
The Epic
2960 Epic Place
972-339-3742
TheSummit:
Open Play Schedule:*
Monday: 5:30 – 9:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 5:30 – 9:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday: 5:30 – 9:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday: 5:30 – 9:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Friday: 5:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Saturday: 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 – 7:45 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
*Requires a valid membership or day pass to The Summit.
Location:
The Summit
2975 Esplanade
972-237-4141
Charley Taylor Recreation Center:
Pickleball is coming to Charley Taylor Recreation Center this Spring. The facility is currently closed for renovations. Anticipated opening will be in March 2019.
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