Kingsport Aquatic Center: Easter Eggstravaganza

Easter Eggstravaganza at the Kingsport Aquatic Center

The Kingsport Aquatic Center is hosting its first-ever Easter Eggstravaganza – a festival event where children can hunt for more than 1,000 Easter eggs hidden throughout the facility.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on April 8. More than 1,000 Easter eggs will be spread around the warm water pool, play pool and splash pad for children to retrieve.

“We can’t wait to see children’s faces when they walk into the aquatic center and see hundreds of colorful eggs all around,” said Aquatics Program Coordinator Madison Gump. “I think we’re going to make the Easter Bunny proud with this event.”

In addition, there will be a Golden Egg Hunt where children will search for the one golden egg hidden somewhere in the facility. The one who finds the golden egg will receive two free admission tickets for the summer season, a T-shirt and a candy bag – a prize package worth up to $50.

Admission is $10 per person prior to the event and $12 per person at the door. Event participants will have access to the Kingsport Aquatic Center all day on April 8. To register visit www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “CivicRec” link, then select “Aquatic Center.”

To see other upcoming events, programs and classes, visit swimkingsport.com.

About Kingsport Aquatic Center

The Kingsport Aquatic Center is the region’s most comprehensive indoor-outdoor public aquatic and recreation facility. Located in Kingsport’s Meadowview district at the base of iconic Bays Mountain, the center provides area residents and visitors with the best in health, fitness and recreation features in a safety-focused environment. The Kingsport Aquatic Center features the area’s only indoor Olympic-sized pool, the HMG Competition pool, plus year-round swim courses and American Red Cross-certified water safety and lifeguard training. A seasonal outdoor water park offers recreational activities from mid-May to early September. Seasonal, annual and daily rates are available. For more information, visit www.swimkingsport.com.

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 U.S. 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.”