We are so excited to celebrate the many ways Pen Park is becoming a place where all can play!  Come join Bennett’s Village, Charlottesville Parks and Recreation, and Josie’s Way as we host a free Party in the Park on Sunday, April 27 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. We can’t wait to celebrate the opening of the treehouse and the accessible path below it (Josie’s Way). The Party in the Park will be a time to come together as a community, play, and learn more about future plans for Bennett’s Village and Josie’s Way. Register using this form and be eligible for door prizes, including gift certificates to Tiger Fuel, passes for Wildrock, and a jersey signed by Tony Bennett.

Thanks to Supporting Sponsor Charlottesville Media Group, Community Sponsors Premium Service Brands and City of Charlottesville and Event Partners Charlottesville Family Magazine and Mill Creek Orthodontics for helping to put on this community Party in the Park!

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Thanks to Franklin Knox Photography and DJ Ryan Clark Slocum for helping us put on a fabulous event. In addition to the folks from Bennett’s Village, Josie’s Way, and Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, we’ve got facepainting, balloon animals by Freckles N Friends Entertainment, food vendors Sunset Slush of Crozet, Farmacy , and Popitos Pizza, and characters from the 501st Legion, Character Connections, Good Times Only silent disco and a number of friends joining us:

• The Arc of the Piedmont
• Student Athletes from CavFutures
• Camp Holiday Trails
• Charlottesville Ballet
• Charlottesville Cardinals Rugby Club
• Innisfree Village
• Pegasus
• Piedmont Master Gardeners
• Reclaimed Hope Initiative
• Rick Harden Works
• Special Olympics Tennis team
• UVA/NICU/Outpatient Therapy
• Therapeutic Adventures
• Virginia Discovery Museum
• VIA Centers for Neurodevelopment

We’re hoping for a big crowd, so bring a blanket or chairs or whatever you’ll need to enjoy the party!

Registration and volunteer:

 Registration is encouraged. Please fill out this form to let us know you’re coming!

It takes a village to throw a party! Help make this celebration a success by signing up to volunteer here.

Steve Gaines, board member with Bennett’s Village, stopped by the Big Greasy Breakfast to invite everyone to “Party in the Park”!