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CATEGORIES:Family Fun
SUMMARY:Gipson Play Plaza Grand Opening
LOCATION:1030 Richardson Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Get ready to play big! The City of Raleigh will open the Gipson Play Plaza,
  a one-of-a-kind destination attraction, at Dix Park with a series of event
 s over the weekend of June 6 through June 8.  A festive ribbon cutting will
  be held June 6 starting at 4 p.m.<br /><br />The 18.5-acre play plaza feat
 ures a dazzling variety of playgrounds and gathering spaces for all ages, i
 ncluding climbing towers, a sensory maze, a waterfall wall, welcoming areas
  for festivals and performances, a picnic grove, a swing terrace, and more.
 <br /><br />Designed by world-renowned landscape architecture firm Michael 
 Van Valkenburgh Associates, the play plaza serves as a welcoming entrance t
 o the 308-acre Dix Park from Lake Wheeler Road. A recently announced grab-a
 nd-go market at the historic House of Many Porches will make it easy for vi
 sitors to fuel up for adventure.  <br /><br />“Dix Park strives to be a wor
 ld-class destination and welcoming environment for all, and Gipson Play Pla
 za is a fantastic and important step towards meeting that goal. There is no
 thing in our area quite like Gipson Play Plaza, and we look forward to welc
 oming people from places near and far, who will then go on to discover othe
 r amazing Dix Park features,” said Ruffin Hall, president and CEO of Dix Pa
 rk Conservancy. “For all this, we thank Pat and Tom Gipson, the City of Ral
 eigh and the many others who have or will contribute to realizing the Park’
 s full potential.”<br /><br />The grand opening weekend will include:<br />
 A ribbon cutting ceremony featuring key figures in Play Plaza’s development
  on June 6 from 4 p.m. to  6 p.m.;<br />Two-day community celebration on Ju
 ne 7 and 8, 9am-10pm, featuring live music, family activities, roving enter
 tainment, food trucks, an immersive light experience at night, and more; <b
 r />Check schedule of events on the website.
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