The City of Lake Charles is diving into the third quarter of 2024 with a full slate of Partners in Parks events. Unless otherwise noted, all events are family-friendly, free and open to the public. 

The schedule begins on Monday, July 1, with a Mallard Golf Club Junior Golf Clinic from 9-11 am at JD Clifton Park. 

On Saturday, July 6, the debut of the summer Movies with the Mayor series gets underway with a screening of The Great Mouse Detective. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the show begins at 5 pm in Rosa Hart Theatre at the Lake Charles Event Center. 

On Saturday, July 13, join the Lake Charles Police and Fire Departments for Junior First Responders Day at Hillcrest Park from 9-11 am. 

On Wednesday, July 17, we’re splashing up some fun with Phillips 66’s Community Swim Day. The City of Lake Charles and Ward 3 Recreation are also jointly providing free swimming at the Ward 3 Natatorium from 5:30-7:30 pm that same evening.

On Saturday, July 20, Movies with the Mayor returns with a screening of Toy Story 4. Doors open at 4:30 pm and the show begins at 5 pm in Rosa Hart Theatre at the Lake Charles Event Center.

July wraps up with Art in the Park on Saturday, July 27. Join the City and the artists from the Imperial Calcasieu Museum’s Residency at the Museum program for a morning of painting on I-10 North Beach from 9-11 am. 

On August 3 we’ll try our hands at becoming US Marines as the City, Toys for Tots and the Marine Corps Reserves team up for a Junior Marine Boot Camp and Christmas in August Collection Drive.

Movies with the Mayor will close out with a special screening of Pixar Shorts including For the Birds. The evening will also include a tribute to Lake Charles native Ralph Eggleston.

Sasol’s Nature in Focus returns on August 17 from 9-11 am at Tuten Park as we take a look at A Bug’s Life.

Enjoy another installment of the wildly successful Art in the Park series on August 24 from 9-11 am at J.D. Clifton Park.

Finally, September will close out the third quarter with the much-anticipated return of the popular Skatember Series at the Lake Charles Event Center. Admission will be charged at the door.

“As we’ve passed the midway point of 2024, we are celebrating the incredible programming and great attendance to our Partners in Parks events through the first half of the year,” said Mayor Nic Hunter. “We are looking forward to carrying this momentum into the third quarter with some new events and the return of some crowd favorites. Our parks are a critical component of quality of life in the City of Lake Charles and we will continue to develop programming through Partners in Parks. Every day, through this initiative, we are expanding opportunities for citizens of all ages to enjoy our public spaces.”

In July of 2018, Mayor Hunter’s administration launched the citywide Partners in Parks initiative aimed at combining private and public dollars to improve park infrastructure and expand programming. To date, Partners in Parks has meant over a $1.6M for City parks without any additional taxation on local citizens.

Individuals interested in investing in City parks may do so online by visiting www.foundationswla.org.

All events are subject to change. Follow www.cityoflakecharles.com and www.facebook.com/LakeCharles/Louisiana for the latest schedule updates.

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