City of Columbia Missouri

P.O. BOX 6015
COLUMBIA, MO 65205

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 18, 2016

CONTACT: Tammy Miller, 573-874-7465

Parks and Recreation presents Fitness is Fun

(COLUMBIA, MO) -

Celebrate National Park and Recreation Month at the "Fitness is Fun" Family Fun Fest from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 20 at Cosmo Park. This month:

Fitness is Fun, sponsored by the ARC

The event will be full of fun activities, inflatables/bounce houses, games, face painting, tons of ways to stay fit and active, as well as demonstrations from kids involved in Ohana Sisters Dance Crew, Flipz USA Gymnastics, Eagle Elite Cheer and Columbia Parks and Recreation Tae Kwon Do.

Food trucks on site will include The Big Cheeze, Lilly's Cantina, Kona Ice, Central Dairy and StreetDogs Hot Dog Cart.

Kids will also have the chance to check out a fire truck from the City of Columbia, an ambulance from University Hospital and the Daniel Boone Library's Bookmobile.

The Fun Fests feature a new theme each month and offer free entertainment for the entire family such as music, special performances, art activities, bounce-houses, hands-on activities, balloon animals, face painting and fun for all ages.

The Family Fun Fests are sponsored by the Convention & Visitors Bureau, KPLA 101.5, KOMU TV8, Aetna and ParentLink.

Call Columbia Parks & Recreation at 573-874-7460 for more information or visit www.CoMo.gov.



City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public equitably through democratic, transparent and efficient government.

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