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Kingsport Carousel: Christmas in July
Kingsport Carousel hosting Christmas in July event
The City of Kingsport is getting into the Christmas Spirit early this year by hosting a special “Christmas in July” event at the Kingsport Carousel next week.
Christmas in July will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 10 at the Kingsport Carousel (320 Clinchfield Street). Anyone (child or adult) wearing Christmas attire will receive one free ride on the carousel.
Christmas decorations will be up all day and snow will be falling in Carousel Park from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with free popsicles for everyone (while supplies last).
The Dobyns-Bennett High School Spirit Shakers will also be on hand from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for free face painting for the kids.
For more information on the Kingsport Carousel, please visit EngageKingsport.com, or call 423-392-8414.
About Kingsport Cultural Arts
Kingsport Cultural Arts connects, coordinates and engages the public with a creative community. We operate the Renaissance Arts Center, the Farmers Market Pavilion, the Kingsport Carousel, the Carousel Fine Craft Show, Kingsport Public Art Program, Engage Kingsport Performing Arts Series and a broad range of support to the area’s arts organizations. KCA works in tandem with Engage Kingsport, Inc., the “Friends of the Cultural Arts” group, a private, volunteer-led 501(c)3 non-profit community organization. For more information, please visit www.artskingsport.org.
About the City of Kingsport
Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55,400) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3,750-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.
