National Carousel Day Celebration
Families are invited to take part in the 100-year anniversary celebration of Balboa Park’s historic carousel on National Carousel Day. The day-long extravaganza features free rides on the main carousel and Kiddie Ride, live musical performances by the Hullabaloo Band and Kathryn the Grape, Kumu Kahne’s Polynesian Dancers, roaming acrobats, face painting, and more! The Balboa Park Carousel recently benefitted from extensive renovation work on its original menagerie, decorative paintings, military-style band organ, and brass ring game. As part of the festivities, the Carousel will be formally dedicated to Dorothea Laub, who contributed $1 million toward the recent acquisition and ongoing care of the 1910 Herschell-Spillman Carousel, which first arrived in Balboa Park in 1922. If you can’t make it on National Carousel Day, be sure to catch a ride later this summer before the Carousel closes for a new round of structural renovation work and upgrades in fall 2022. Entertainment Schedule: Hullabaloo Band (11–11:30 am) Kathryn the Grape (11:30 am–Noon) Kumu Kahne’s Polynesian Dancers (2–3 pm)
