Monday - Friday, June 8 - August 21, 2009
FREE Summer Lunch • 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. • Various Locations
If you are 18 or younger you can get a FREE lunch all summer long! Every Mon-Fri, June 8 - Aug 21, come to one of 6 different locations throughout the city to get a well balanced free lunch. Note: Lunch hours have been changed to 11 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
>More info - Summer "Life is Grand" Magazine (pg. 6)

Saturday, June 20, 2009
Juneteenth Celebration • 9 a.m. - 6 p.m . • Tyre Park
On Saturday, the Freedom March begins at City Hall Plaza, 317 College St., at 10 a.m. and proceeds to Tyre Park for lunch, games, entertainment and swimming. Contact Preston Dixon 972-237-9599 or Linda Sharp 972-263-9673 for more information.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Summer Heat Wave Carnival & Health Fair • 6 - 9 p.m. • Dalworth Rec Center • 2012 Spikes
All ages. Come be a part of something real special at the Dalworth Recreation Center this summer. Games, bounce houses, prizes, and candy for the kids! We will have health screenings and information for the adults.

Friday, July 24, 2009
Teen Summer Dance • 7 - 11 p.m. • Dalworth Rec Center • 2012 Spikes
Ages 13-17. It’s too hot outside and on the dance floor! Join us in a midsummer party for middle school and high school students. Celebrate the summer in style at the Dalworth Recreation Center. Enjoy a live DJ, dancing, video games, and refreshments. $2.00/person 972-264-7670

Friday, August 7, 2009
Parents' Night Out • 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. • Dalworth Rec Center • 2012 Spikes
Looking forward to that night out with your loved one, but don’t know who will take care of the kids? Dalworth Rec Center is offering a Parents’ Night Out program that includes pizza, games, movies, and lots of fun! Dalworth staff will keep your child entertained while you enjoy the adults-only-evening to yourselves. Take in a movie, or a dinner, or just spend time with each other; but be sure to sign your child up for our fun evening. Payment must be made at least one week in advance of program date. $20/child 972-264-7670

**Postponed to September 12** Saturday, May 2, 2009
Cinco de Mayo Festival • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. • City Hall Plaza • 300 Block of W. Main St.
The city’s largest annual parade will kick off at 10:00 a.m., at East Main and NE 14th Street, proceeding west on Main to City Hall Plaza. Free entertainment will last till 5 p.m., with more than 25 Grand Prairie ISD performing groups, mariachi bands and vocalists. The festival will also feature arts and crafts booths, informational exhibits, kiddy rides and, of course, plenty of Tex-Mex food favorites. For more information call 972-237-8100.

For the City of Grand Prairie calendar of events click here.