Free Swimming pools and Enjoyable for America’s 250th Birthday

LINCOLN, Neb — Lincoln Parks and Recreation is making a splash this summer time with free occasions main as much as the Fourth of July as a part of the America 250 celebration.

Starting May 1, residents can choose up an America 250 bingo card and discover parks, concert events, and historic landmarks throughout the town. The first 250 folks to finish the problem will obtain a prize.

Park shelter reservations open April 3 at 10 a.m. Shelters shall be free to make use of from July 1 by way of 5, simply in time for vacation gatherings.

On July 4, all 9 metropolis swimming pools will supply free admission from 1 to five p.m. The metropolis additionally plans to plant greater than 250 timber all year long to mark the milestone.

“Really, our goal is to just help activate our parks throughout the season and throughout, you know, the Fourth of July holiday as well,” mentioned Mike Comstock of Lincoln Parks and Recreation.

Comstock added, “Hopefully we see an increase in just community activity throughout the parks and really bring people together in those spaces.”

City leaders say that is the primary time they’ve launched a summer-long celebration like this and hope it encourages extra folks to discover the park system.

For extra data, go to lincoln.ne.gov/America250.