125th Anniversary Jubilee
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
was a huge success!
The 125th Anniversary Jubilee exceeded our expectations. Around 800 people enjoyed an enhanced, celebratory day in the park. When music from the South High School Drum Line filled the air and a parade with families, trishaws, dogs and the Wash Park Staff in their carts started up the Loop Road there was no doubt that this park was having it’s party!
The Boathouse turned into what the Denverite called “a mini-museum” with over 80 historic photos and original artifacts and the plaza was active with exhibits, face painting, crafts, a history talk, live music and food trucks. People explored all areas of the park enjoying yoga, trishaw rides, tennis, lawn bowling, croquet, fishing, a climbing wall, scavenger hunt, forestry demonstrations, a tree walk and visited open houses at Fire Station 21 and The Eugene Field Ranger headquarters and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado.
The event concluded with the fabulous Wash Park Band playing from the Boathouse. Hundreds of people with picnics sat on the lawn taking in a perfect summer evening or dancing on the plaza.
You can see a few videos from the band’s performance below:
When Reinhard Schuetze designed the park in 1899 he drew plans for a small pavilion where the Boathouse sits and an amphitheater where the lawn is today, intending for people to come together in a common place of beauty and respite. His verdant vision for a gathering spot felt vibrant 125 years later.
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