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College Park Day Poster 2022

Saturday, October 15, 2022
12:00 to 6:00 pm

College Park Aviation Museum & Airport
1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr, College Park, MD 20740

College Park Day is on Saturday, October 15, 2022, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the College Park Aviation Museum and Airport (1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive)! This is the City of College Park’s signature event and features a wide array of activities, entertainment, and fun to celebrate the community. The event is open to the public and free to attend.   

2022 Performance and Stage Lineup:

Main Stage
Noon – 1PM: The Wild Anacostias
1:15 – 2:15PM: East River Band
2:30 – 4:00PM: GROOVALICIOUS
4:15 – 5:45PM: Monsoon S.T.O.R.M. Band

Family Stage
Noon – 1PM: Sense of Wonder Family Concert
1:15 – 2:15PM: The Great Zucchini Magic Show
2:30 – 3:15PM: Barry Louis Polisar Family Concert
3:15 – 4:00PM: College Park Paper Airplane Challenge
4:00- 5:00PM: Bridgette Michaels Children's Music
5:15 – 6:00PM: Zig Zag Magic Show

Pop-Up Performances:
1:00PM: Terrapin Brass
2:00PM: Gymkana
4:30PM: EducArte Afro-Brazilian Drumming

Throughout the Day: Bubble Monger, Jugglers, Mime, Balloon Artists, Face/Arm Painters, and more!

Hours & Location

College Park Aviation Museum & Airport
1985 Corporal Frank Scott Dr.
College Park, MD 20740

12:00 to 6:00 p.m.

PARKING:

There are a few free parking areas available for College Park Day!

Limited free parking is available at the corner lot at Corporal Frank Scott Drive and Lehigh Road — 2 short blocks away!

Free parking is available at the College Park – UMD Metro Station WMATA garage and at Wells Ice Rink/Linson Pool.

Disabled parking available onsite.  Please see traffic control manager at the top of Corporal Frank Scott Drive and show your disabled parking placard or state issued plates and ID.

METRO:

Take the Metro Green Line and exit at the U of MD/College Park station and walk 4 short blocks to the festival.

DRIVING:

From all points in the Washington D.C. area, make your way to Baltimore Avenue/US Route 1 towards College Park.

From the South:
Take Baltimore Avenue/US Route 1 to Campus Drive and make a right.  Follow the road to the event.  Please follow traffic directions from police who will be directing traffic.

From the North:
Take Baltimore Avenue/US Route 1 to Campus Drive and make a left.  Follow the road to the event.  Please follow traffic directions from police who will be directing traffic.

BIKE TRAILS:

Trolley Trail:
Bike riders who don’t mind a little bit of on-street riding can cross under the rail tracks at the College Park METRO station (Calvert Road), and then cross campus Drive at River Road to access the festival.  Users who don’t want to ride on the street can take the Trolley Trail to Lake Artemesia, and then access the southbound Northeast Branch Trail around the College Park Aviation Museum to the signposted path leading behind the JTCC and to College Park Day.

Northeast Branch Trail:
Accessing College Park day from the northeast branch trail is easy!  Watch for the signs from the Northeast Branch Trail segment between the College Park Aviation Museum and Campus Drive.  These signs will lead you down a side path behind the JTCC Tennis Center, and directly to the parking lot of the Aviation Museum where College Park Day is taking place.

Bike racks will be on location in a sectioned-off area with an event volunteer in place to monitor.

music & Performers

MAIN STAGE

THE WILD ANACOSTIAS

Hyattsville’s premiere New Orleans-style street band.

EAST RIVER BAND

East River Band is a 4-piece progressive rock outfit based in the DMV area. In just one years’ time, they have become a common fixture at venues across three states and seven cities. Along with covers of classic rock, country, and blues standards, they are known for their highly melodic songwriting style and psychedelic improvisational breaks. This winter, the band plans to release an EP along with continuing their ambitious touring schedule.

GROOCALICIOUS 70S DANCE BAND

Playing all the hits from the decade of boogie and the dance floor at Studio 54. Groovalicious is a 70s Dance Band & Disco Revival.

MONSOON & S.T.O.R.M REGGAE BAND

A strong reggae band that’s highly entertaining and talented, consider Jamaican born reggae artist MONSOON with S.T.O.R.M Reggae Band! Expect reggae, roots and culture, favorite cover songs and a twist of soca, with a musical delivery that’s truly authentic. MONSOON & S.T.O.R.M Reggae Band joined together to deliver the fiercest live entertainment shows in the reggae industry.

Family Stage

SENSE OF WONDER

Husband and wife singer-songwriters Rick and Audrey Engdahl have long delighted families and children in the DC area with their fun, clever, and lyrically beautiful songs, such as Caterpillar, KMC-1002, on albums such as Imagine That! and Sense of Wonder.

THE GREAT ZUCCHINI MAGIC SHOW

The Great Zucchini, Washington’s funniest and most magical PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN entertainer, performs a colorful magic show where every child is a star and guaranteed to laugh!
For over 25 years, The Great Zucchini has been entertaining young children. He performs his hands-on, interactive magic shows for more than 700 groups a year.

In addition to appearing at hundreds of schools and thousands of birthday parties throughout Maryland, Virginia, and DC, The Great Zucchini has also entertained at the 9:30 Club, DC Improv, Arlington Cinema Drafthouse, Historic 6th and I Synagogue, ABC 7 “Let’s Talk Live,” numerous embassies, Jammin’ Java, Avalon Theatre, and Celebrate Fairfax.

BARRY LOUIS POLISAR FAMILY CONCERT

Barry Louis Polisar is an author, songwriter, poet, and storyteller for children who also writes songs and books for adults. He performs his songs on two different Grammy Award-winning albums and sings his song All I Want is You in the opening credits of the Academy Award-winning movie Juno.

Barry’s songs are featured in television shows, feature films, and dozens of TV ads throughout the world. His books and poems have been translated into other languages and his songs have been recorded and performed by singers and musicians internationally. He has written songs for Sesame Street and The Weekly Reader and starred in a television show for children that won two Emmy awards.

THE GREAT PAPER AIRPLANE COMPETITION

Do you have what it takes to be College Park’s Top Pilot? How are your engineering skills? We are looking for the best of the best…or at least the plane that can go the farthest. Join us for the College Park Great Paper Airplane Competition! Come to the family stage at 3:45PM with your plane already built/folded (must use one of our College Park Day sheets of paper) and be ready to FLY! We’ll run two heats: 6– 7 years old and 8 to 11 years old. The longest flight wins! Come on Test Pilots, earn your wings!

ZIG ZAG THE KIDS PARTY MAGICIAN

Zig Zag from Funmakers. Laugh out loud entertainment and more.

Vendors

FOOD VENDORS:

  • Taim Mediterranean Kitchen
  • Big D’s Wings
  • Kodi’s Grill
  • Jamaican Country Kitchen
  • Mr. Magic
  • Taqueria Habanero
  • Bill’s Backyard BBQ
  • Amity Kitchen
  • Cocineros
  • Tatak Pinoy Fil-Asian Cuisine and Street Food
  • Cakelady Desserts
  • Turtle’s Tasty Treats

BEER VENDORS:

  • Denizens Brewery
  • Franklins Brewery

Volunteer

Thank you for for your interest in volunteering at College Park Day on Saturday, October 15, 2022!

The following are the time slots and duties where volunteers are needed:

  • 9am-12noon — Set Up Crew
    • Help set up tables and chairs, direct exhibitor traffic, and assist with general set up needs.
    • Coffee, donuts and juice provided along with volunteer gift items
  •  12-3pm — Attractions, Kids areas, and Welcome
    • Help with arts and craft activity tables, pass out event/program map, conduct event survey, and assist with line management at attractions such as climbing wall, inflatables, and bounce house.
    • Water and sodas provided along with volunteer gift item.
  • 3pm-6pm — Attractions, Kids areas, and Welcome
    • Help with arts and craft activity tables, pass out event/program map, conduct event survey, and assist with line management at attractions such as climbing wall, inflatables, and bounce house.
    • Water and sodas provided along with volunteer gift item.
  • 5:30-8:30pm — Strike Crew 
    • Help fold up and stack tables and chairs and assist with general event clean-up.
    • Water and sodas provided along with volunteer gift item.

Please email events@collegeparkmd.gov and include “Volunteer” in the subject line.  Include your name, email address, phone number, if you need Student Service Learning Hours, and time slot listed above that best fits your schedule.

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