Cars! Camels! and Chocolate! In Cooper Park? Combine them all together and you have Countdown to Easter at Cooper Park on Sunday, April 13, from 3-6 p.m. at Millard Cooper Park. This free event features classic & modern show cars, a puppet musical, pony rides, petting zoo, moonbounce, hot dogs, clowns and more. Those who attend are eligible to win tickets to the sweetest place on earth-a four-pack of tickets to Hershey Park.
The festivities will take place throughout the park. Cameron Camel, the puppet TV host, brings to the audience his top five Easter songs in Countdown to Easter a 27 minutes puppet musical performed by the Power Puppet Crew. There will be two performances at 3:45 and 5:15 p.m. The car show will showcase the best of cars from both the classic and modern eras. Car lovers of all ages will also be able to vote for their favorite car.
Countdown to Easter is another colorful and captivating LoveLoud community event provided by Friendship Baptist Church in partnership with the town of Sykesville.
"Our goal is to provide a venue in the Town of Sykesville for members of the surrounding community to come together in a fun-filled fashion. By doing so we hope that people in the South Carroll area will become more aware of the many fine businesses and recreational opportunities that exist within the town," notes Mark Klimovitz, Associate Pastor of Outreach at the church. This will be the second LoveLoud event at Cooper Park. The previous event, Cowboy Christmas @ Cooper Park attracted more than 900 people from the community.