Please join us for the Newport Beach Civic Center & Park Community Celebration on Saturday, May 4. The grand opening event will start with a brief, ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. to officially dedicate the buildings and park. At approximately 10:30 a.m., the community open house will begin. The buildings will be open to tour and there will be live entertainment, refreshments and activities for all ages sprinkled throughout the park, City Hall, library and the new Civic Green.
Schedule of Activities
9:30 a.m. U.S. Marine Corps Band
10:00 a.m. Dedication Ceremony
10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Open House & Activities
Self-Guided Tours
City Hall, Park, Central Library extension
Live Music on the Civic Green
U.S. Marine Corps Band plays until 11 a.m.
Stonebridge Band begins at 11 a.m.
Tastes
22 local restaurants providing food samples, courtesy of Newport Beach Restaurant Association
Family Fun
Park
Marine Naturalists identifying wildlife & plants
Kids Crafts
Make Your Own Party Hat or Flower Lei, Coloring
Central Library
Scavenger Hunts 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Children's Room activities:
Storytime 11 a.m.
Magic 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Balloon art 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m
Friends of the Library Book Sale
1 p.m. Community Celebration & Open House concludes