🇺🇸 ⭐️ July 4th Picnic & BBQ - Flood Park – America Turns 250! ⭐️ 🇺🇸
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🇺🇸 ⭐️ SAVE THE DATE! July 4th Potluck Picnic at Flood Park – America Turns 250! ⭐️ 🇺🇸
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with New Beginnings at a relaxed, fun-filled Independence Day picnic in the beautiful Maple Picnic Area at Flood Park in Menlo Park! 🎉
We’re gathering for an afternoon of BBQ, potluck favorites, music, lawn games, laughter, and good company as we celebrate this milestone anniversary together. 🍔🌭🍉🎶
Bring a chair or blanket, your favorite picnic dish or barbecue item, and your festive spirit! ❤️🤍💙
Save the Date - RSVPs open a month before the event!
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🏐 Flood Park offers plenty of ways to play:
• Multi-use field
• Horseshoe pits (bring your own equipment)
• Pickleball courts
• Tennis courts
• Sand volleyball
• Basketball courts
(All courts and activity areas are first come, first served.)
⚽ Maybe we’ll even organize a casual soccer or volleyball game for those of us who still have moves… or at least enthusiasm. 😄
🎤 Plus: laid-back singalong fun throughout the day — just us singing along to favorite songs with the original music playing in the background. No talent required. Enthusiasm absolutely welcome.
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🧺 POTLUCK DETAILS
This is a potluck picnic & barbecue. We’ll open food sign-ups when RSVPs officially open about one month before the event.
Plates, napkins, cups, and utensils will be provided - thanks to generous member donations. 🙌
🔥 We plan to fire up the barbecues around 11:30 AM, so if you’re bringing something to grill, please try to arrive by then.
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🍺 GOOD TO KNOW
- Beer and wine are allowed (no hard liquor) ✅
- Dogs are welcome on leash 🐶
- No fireworks permitted in the park 🎇🚫
- Charcoal fires only in barbecue pits
- Drones or remote-control vehicles are not permitted
- Please help us leave the area clean and beautiful at the end of the day ❤️
Want more info? Check out Flood Park Regulations.
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🚗 PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY
Parking in the Flood Park lot is free, although it may fill early in the day. Once filled, look for parking on Bay Road and in the surrounding neighborhoods.
For anyone with mobility concerns, it may be easiest to be dropped off near the pedestrian entrance on Bay Road, which provides convenient access close to our Maple Picnic area (see the map in Photos below).
🚙 We also encourage carpooling when possible.
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✨🇺🇸 We hope you’ll join us for this special summer tradition and historic 250th Independence Day celebration! 🇺🇸✨
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🔷 See our Group Guidelines HERE
❤️ Help Keep the Fun Going in 2026
We’re a volunteer-led group, and member contributions help cover annual Meetup fees and occasional venue rentals. See our 2026 contributor list. Please make your annual $20 contribution for 2026 by giving cash with your name to the host at an in-person event. (Contributions are not tax-deductible.) New here? Enjoy a few events first, then pitch in if it feels like a good fit!
🔴 Liability Reminder
By participating in any New Beginnings Social Event, you and your guests RELEASE and DISCHARGE the organizers, hosts, and fellow participants from all liability for injuries, illness, damages, death, issues relating to privacy or economic loss arising from activities, advice, or information provided. Participation is voluntary and entirely at your own risk. You are responsible for your safety, belongings, and transportation decisions. Choose carpool drivers carefully and consider leaving valuables at home. Bottom line: have fun, be safe, make smart choices, and look out for each other. 🤗 🇺🇸