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Cedar Hills celebrates Family Festival

By Linda Petersen
CEDAR HILLS -- Cedar Hills' yearly celebration, Family Festival, will be held Monday, June 4, to Saturday, June 9, this year. There are a wide variety of events planned, many of which are free. Advance discount tickets for Family Swim Night, Teen Swim Party, Friday Dinner and Outdoor Adventure Zone are currently available on the city website.

On the evening of Monday, June 4, there will be a Family Swim Night at Pleasant Grove Veterans Memorial Pool, 454 East 300 South from 6 to 8 p.m. followed by the Teen Swim Party from 8 to 10 p.m.

On Tuesday, June 5, the Firecracker Golf Tournament begins at 8 a.m. at Cedar Hills Golf Club, 10640 North Clubhouse Drive. The Amazing Race, a series of up to eight challenges at various locations in Cedar Hills will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. There will be a food truck rally at Heritage Park, 4425 West Cedar Hills Drive, from 5 to 9 p.m. More active festival-goers can enjoy U-Jam, a dance cardio fitness class set to urban beats at Heritage Park from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, June 6, car fans will get to see some golden oldies at the free classic car show and food rally at Heritage Park from 6 to 9 p.m. The Fun Run which will benefit a little girl named Rylee who needs extensive costly therapies will take place at 6 p.m. at Cedar Ridge Elementary, 4501 West Cedar Hills Drive. Teens can enjoy the youth council's Park in the Dark with night games and glow-in-the-dark sports at Heritage Park beginning at 7 p.m.

On Friday, June 8, there will be pickleball tournaments in Alpine's Burgess Park, Parkway S. at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Craft and food booths and the Outdoor Adventure Zone will be open at Heritage Park from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Night out Against Crime sponsored by the American Fork Police Department will be held that evening at Cedar Ridge Elementary from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be emergency vehicle tours, Utah Highway Patrol seatbelt crash car simulation even a pair of "drunk goggles," which simulate driving under the influence, and a bike safety obstacle course.

Dinner & Movie in the Park will be held that evening at 6:30 p.m. at Heritage Park. The movie, "The Lego Batman Movie" which will be shown at 8:30 p.m. is free. Advance tickets for the dinner catered by Meiers Meats and Fine Foods are $5.

Saturday, June 9, the biggest day of the festival, will kick off with another pickleball tournament at 9 a.m. at Burgess Park with another at 1 p.m.

The annual festival parade will start at 10 a.m. and will travel from 4600 West to Cedar Hills Drive.

Craft and food booths and the Outdoor Adventure Zone will again be open at Heritage Park from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In the afternoon, festival-goers can enjoy the firemen's water cannon at 11:30, 1:30 and 3:30. Free children's games will take place from noon to 3 p.m. and at noon kids can search for buried treasure in the sand volleyball court. A baking contest will take place at the pavilion at 4 p.m. The audience is free to enjoy samples after the judging is over.

Family Festival 2018 will conclude at 10 p.m. with the annual Fireworks Spectacular will be at Mesquite Park, N. Mesquite Way, adjacent to the Cedar Hills Golf Course. Tune in to FM 99.9 for the music.
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