Redmond Area Park and Recreation District hosted our 6th annual Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration this month. Nearly 5,800 participants flooded the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center to ride ponies, the zoo train, and a horse-drawn carriage, to race to devour pies and watermelon, to try the climbing wall and the zip line, and to enjoy the bounce houses and bubble soccer.
We wanted to send a special thank-you to our presenting sponsors, Central Oregon Truck Company and Papé Kenworth, and to all of our activity sponsors and volunteers who helped make this year's Celebration the best yet!
Break up your workday with a scroll through some photos of this Independence Day fun!
Just the right size for this challenge.
Go ahead, hum the JAWS theme. You know you want to.
The hats! The shoes! The thrilled expressions!
Water games took on a special priority as temps climbed into the 90s.
The sheer drop from the Daredevil Island bounce house proved too terrifying for many, this brave jumper made the leap.
Even the littlest archers were right on target!
Girls test their strength on the climbing wall
This midfielder tries out an unconventional move to gain a bubble soccer advantage.
Is this a pony hop or a rodeo?!
Pony hop caravan heads toward the Cascades!
See you all again next year!