With a bleak forecast potentially for Saturday, December 14; The Elizabethton Parks and Recreation Department will host their annual Christmas at Covered Bridge Park on Thursday, December 19, 2019, from 5-7:30 PM.

This free, familyfriendly event will feature a Christmas Village set up throughout the park, free hot chocolate and cookies, Christmas themed games, letters to Santa station, crafts and activities and of course, Santa on the Stage (parents, bring your cameras, we will not have a photographer on hand)! We have also teamed up with a local entertainment company to provide a small kiddie train ride through the park. This activity will be $3 cash per participant.

Additional Christmas activities hosted by the department will also include Storytime with Santa. This free community event takes place Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Elizabethton Recreation Center from 1-3 PM. Free inflatables will be available, followed by milk and cookies to enjoy while listening to Santa read a Christmas classic. Kids will receive a free book courtesy of the Elizabethton/Carter County Library Santa will stick around afterward to hear the Christmas wishes of the boys and girls.

On Saturday, December 21, 2019, a free glow in the dark dodgeball event will take place at the Recreation Center. Participants are encouraged to dress in their brightest neon or blacklight friendly attire. While the event is free, concessions will be sold to benefit the Carter County Drug Prevention Coalition. Everyone is welcome and games will be divided by age with K-3rd Grade at 7 PM, 4th-8th Grade at 7:30 PM, 9th-12th Grade at 8 PM and Free play/Parents vs. kids at 8:30 PM.