Concert & Dinner: Umstead State Park's 92nd Birthday Bash

Umstead has been a Triangle treasure for 92 years. Let’s celebrate! William B. Umstead State Park dates back to 1934. That year the National Park Service began building it to put people to work during the Great Depression and to give the area a forested place to play. Ninety-two years later, we’re marking the occasion with live music and dinner at the historic Sycamore Mess Hall, which the Umstead Coalition is working to restore. Come casual, and wear your best flannel!

Live Music

• 4pm – Austin T Johnson Jazz Trio
• 5pm – Bett Padgett (folk and original songs)
• 5:45pm – Nixon, Williams and Gage (bluegrass)

Food & Drinks

• Appetizers
• Cheeseburger and chicken sliders from Clouds Brewing
• Hummus and pita, salad, and spanakopita from Sassool
• Birthday cake
• Beer, seltzer, and root beer from Clouds Brewing
• Red and white wine
• Free lemonade, water, popcorn, cotton candy
• Extra drinks for purchase

More Fun

• Origami lesson with award winning educator and author of Math in Motion, Barbara Pearl
• Door prizes from Great Outdoor Provision Company, CupAJoe, and Barbara Pearl
• Flannel shirt contest
• Griddle raffle

Tickets: Only 150 Spots - All proceeds support Umstead State Park.

• Adults: $25
• Kids 12 and under: Free with an adult
• Volunteers: Free entry and one free drink, plus $5 off a commemorative glass

Win a Blackstone Griddle
Donate to the Umstead Coalition for a chance to win a Blackstone 4-burner outdoor griddle, donated by Walton & Maready Orthodontics.

• $10 = 1 ticket · $20 = 2 · $25 = 3 · $50 = 6 · $100 = 12

Drawing at 7pm. You don’t need to be present, but you must pick up the griddle in Raleigh.