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Held in Pitshanger Park at the end of June each
year, Party In The Park is the PCA's main Summer
community event. Party in the Park is
essentially a garden fete, but on a grand scale, and
has the twin purposes of bringing the Pitshanger
community together and raising funds for PCA
projects and other local causes.
The focal point
of Party In The Park is the Open-Air Stage,
where a programme of music and dance acts by schools
and other local groups is topped and tailed by
opening and closing ceremonies. The stage also
provides an opportunity for competitors in the
highly popular Pitshanger Popstars to perform
for a large open-air audience.
Hunger and thirst are kept at bay by
the Gastrodome, where local restaurateurs vie
for your custom, and the Beer Tent, where a
pint can be enjoyed to the backing of live music.
Parents enjoy browsing in the Arts & Crafts Village
with over 50 stalls offering everything from Indian
massage to candyfloss.
Other regular attractions include a
magnificent Carousel and the Arena which
plays host to a variety of family sporting
challenges and a dog show. Throughout the day,
junior football teams battle it out on pitches
adjacent to the Party In The Park showground.
Starting big in 2000, Party In The Park has got
even bigger and better each year. The event
has survived everything thrown at it so far,
including occasional bad weather and a clash with
the World Cup. Many visitors bring a picnic
and linger into the evening to take in the music
acts in the Beer tent. PIP 2008 will take place on
Sunday 29 Jun 08, and the main sponsor for 2008 is
Northfields. [back
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