Village Park
Located along A and C Streets and N. Loop Road, Village Park offers an amphitheater playground, walking trail and open space. The Rotary Express, a splash pad, playground and picnic shelters are also available in Village Park. Each summer, the park comes alive with the Kannapolis Events Series. Each weekend throughout the summer, the City offers free, family-friendly events that include live arts, concerts, movies and storytelling. For more information on the events series, please click here
Renovations and New Features Make Village Park
A Family Destination
Splash Pad
Village Park Shelter Reservations
Amphitheater Rental Policy
Amphitheater Application for Use
Indoor Facilities Application
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Village Park Master Plan
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Park Phase II
Indoor Facility Rental Information
With its location in downtown Kannapolis at Dale Earnhardt Boulevard
and West C Street, the 16-acre Village Park is Kannapolis' premiere
park attraction. Each year the park is the location of the Summer
Concert Series. In 2004, over 22,000 people from across the Charlotte
region attended five concerts in the inaugural season of the Village
Park Amphitheater. The 2005 concert series featured seven concerts.
Village Park also offers a playground and a greenway that connects
to Bakers Creek Park. With all of these attractions, Village Park
is a year-round destination for families.
Charlotte Symphony Concert, June 30
The Kannapolis Parks and Recreation staff has prepared a $500,000 Parks and Recreation Trust Fund
(PARTF) grant for Phase II renovations. The PARTF trust fund has been completed and was approved in May. The second phase of renovations
will add even more family oriented activities including a train
that families can ride and a water spray park. Renovations will
also include a small restroom facility, four picnic shelters and
landscaped open space. The grant application is due to the State
of North Carolina by January 31, 2005. The City will be notified
of funding by May 2005.
A PARTF grant will provide half of the approximately
$1 million needed for Phase II renovations. The remaining funds
will come from a combination of Community Development Block Grant
funds and City funds. The Kannapolis Rotary Club and Cabarrus County
may also provide a total of $30,000 in additional funds for the
park.
Charlotte Symphony Concert, June 30
In 2001, Village Park Phase I renovations were awarded
a $250,000 PARTF grant, the highest amount given at that time. Phase
I renovations cost $750,000 and paid for grading, the 2,400 square
foot amphitheater and the 5,000 square foot multi-purpose building
that will be under construction this year. City Council recently
approved an additional $100,000 to add more restrooms to the building
to accommodate crowds at events like the summer concert series and
to repair the entrance road and parking lot.
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