Slide the City reserves one lane of the two-lane water slide for families with young children.If you go
What: Slide the City When: Noon-5 p.m. Saturday, June 20 Where: East Fifth Street between Broad and Lookout streets Admission: Unlimited slider and family packages are sold out. Single slider (one trip down the slide), $19 if purchased today, June 18; $24 after (if not sold out). Triple slider, $35 if purchased today, $40 after (if not sold out) Website: www.slidethe city.com
Things to know
Height and age restrictions: You must be at least 46 inches tall and 5 or older to slide. If you are under 18, you will need a parent to sign off. Clothing: Must be family-friendly. No jeans or clothing with rivets. Riding: Tandem riding is not permitted, and children must ride on their own tube. One lane is reserved for kids and parents.
The block party coming to an urban Chattanooga hillside this weekend may not need a theme song, but we’ll suggest one anyway – a slightly tweaked version of Martha and the Vandellas’ biggest hit.
First, imagine the scene: Bright, sunny day music pumping an all-ages, swimsuit-clad crowd slipping and sliding on 1,000 feet of water-slick vinyl, the length of three football fields in the middle of downtown.
Yep, we’d say, “Summer’s here, and the time is right for sliding in the street.”