HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.03.2019 Go Big Park Closure 2019
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
May 3, 2019
Kidsville Park will be closed
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Friday and Saturday, May 10 & 11 for
Mark Marley’s Go BIG or Go HOME BBQ Bash
Mark Marley’s Go BIG or Go Home BBQ Bash will be held on Friday and
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Saturday, May 11 & 12, at the Running Water Draw (Kidsville) Park. The
Park will be closed from noon on Friday to midnight on Saturday but will
reopen on Sunday for a Community Worship Service.
“This will be the fourth year we have closed the park for this event,” said
Melinda Brown, CVB Coordinator and event Co-Chair. “Most people are
familiar with us closing the park but we want to make sure everyone is
aware. This event will be bringing people from all over the area and it is important that everyone who is at the
event has gone through the gate for security reasons.”
The event will include a state-sanctioned barbecue cook-off, vendors, Car Show, volleyball tournament and a
doubles horseshoe tournament.
One of the main attractions will be Friday night and Saturday concerts featuring Casey Donahew, Shooter
Jennings, Jason Nutt & Hwy 70, Chris Colston, Tanner Lane, The Cover Hogs and The Lawless.
“There is something for everyone to enjoy and we encourage people to come out to Kidsville Park,” says
Brown. “While we know it might be an inconvenience for some, we are excited about the opportunity to have
this great event in Plainview.”
Gates open Friday night (5/4) at 6:00 p.m. and tickets are $15.00 for ages 12 and over and $10 for those 12
and under. On Saturday (5/5), gates will open at 9:00 a.m. and tickets are $20.00 for ages 12 and over and
$10 for those 12 and under. Coolers will be allowed both nights and include a $15.00 cooler fee. Tickets
include access to the vendors, cookers, tournaments, concerts and beer garden.
All money raised goes to the American Cancer Society as a Relay For Life contribution in memory of Mark
Marley and other local nonprofits.
For more information about the Mark Marley Go BIG or Go HOME BBQ Bash, visit
www.markmarleybbqbash.com, find us on Facebook at Mark Marley’s Go Big or Go Home Barbecue Bash or
contact RaeAnne King or Melinda Brown at 806.296.1119.
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