Live in Seattle (or visiting)? Looking for something fun to do with your kids this weekend? Come on over to my Seattle neighborhood, the Central District, and hopscotch your heart out on Saturday, June 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. because Hopscotch C.D. 2016 is happening!

We’ve had a blast the past few years: Yard sales, free hotdogs, bouncy house, music…and as much hopscotch fun as you want. So HOP TO IT! Come join the festivities.

This year’s event is sponsored by Centerstone, a Seattle nonprofit who helps Seattle residents in need meet their basic needs and get on the path to self-sufficiency by providing food and immediate financial relief to pay energy bills and avoid eviction.

2016 Hopscotch C.DD. festivities include:

• 1 mile hopscotch route through the neighborhood (*route map coming soon)
• Free lunch from Dante’s Inferno featuring hot dogs, toppings galore, and chips
• Live DJ in Centerstone’s courtyard
• Kid Zone featuring a bouncy house, face painting, Play Street toys and activities, temporary tattoos, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and playground in the Firehouse Park adjacent to Centerstone
• Flavorful cuisine from local food trucks (available for purchase)
• Free tours of Centerstone’s historic firehouse building

Evening festivities (4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)

• Live music featuring Lady A, Meter Music, and JeMonica
• Beer garden
• Live entertainment with comedy, a magician, hooping, break dancers and more!

Centerstone is located at 722 18th Ave. Most of the main events take place across the street at the Firehouse Mini Park at 712 18th Ave. (18th Ave. just north of E. Cherry St.). You can also get more up-to-date information and route maps for this year’s event on the Hopscotch C.D. Facebook page—HERE. The one-mile Hopscotch course winds through the nearby neighborhood, going as far south as 18th and E. Union S.

It’s all about the journey,

Beth

Additional event sponsors: Swedish Medical Center, Vulcan, Sound Oil, Sprage Israel Giles, Peterson Sullivan, and Capitol Hill Housing

1.8 miles of hopping fun–Saturday, June 6–in Seattle’s Central District! Hopscotch C.D. –in its 3rd year–has become a local tradition with hundreds of Seattlites hopscotching their way around my neighborhood. Join the action which starts at 10:00 a.m. and continues all the way up to 8:00 p.m.

The almost two-mile temporary path is placed on the sidewalk three days before the event, using giant stencils and a “chalks” made out of cornstarch, a dash of flour and sugar and bit of food coloring.  After three or four rains, they disappear. I’m hoping for sunny weather over the next few weeks.

Here’s a map with this year’s route, which starts at 23rd and E. Union, heads down Union to 18th and turns south, and finishes on Jackson at 28th Ave. S. 

When you legs feel like they’re ready to give out, head on over to Centerstone (18th and Cherry), between 3:30 to 8:00 p.m. for the carnival–and beer garden. Or visit the lemonade stands and yard sales that will spring up like dandelions throughout the day, all around the neighborhood.

Hopscotch C.D. also has a Facebook page. The weather forecast shows temperatures around 80-degrees and clear skies, so there are no excuses. Come join the fun!

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Take the road less traveled, Beth