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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: September 5, 2017
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Splatter 2017 Event Preview
Prepared by: Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts & Heritage Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will receive a report on planned activities for the Splatter festival, to be
held Saturday, September 16 at Emerald Glen Park.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the report.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funding is available. Funding for Splatter was included in the Fiscal Year
2017-18 Budget.
DESCRIPTION:
The City of Dublin will hold its sixth annual Splatter festival Saturday, September 16,
Noon-8:00 p.m. at Emerald Glen Park. Event admission and parking are free.
This year, with the opening of The Wave, Dublin's new recreation and aquatic center
and adjacent park amenities, Staff is reconfiguring the festival grounds layout to include
the new Emerald Glen Amphitheater and plaza area where the Farmers' Market is held.
Staff is also incorporating water, as a theme along with the traditional themes of food,
wine, art and music. A new Water Ballerz activity will be added, along with an expanded
selection of carnival rides. A new water-related carnival game and art activity will also
be added.
Splatter will include a full day of free music and dance on the Emerald Glen
Amphitheater stage, in addition to the Fountain Stage and Main Stage on the lawn, in
response to audience requests, The Peelers band which performed in 2015 wi ll again
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close out the festival with a giant community dance party on the lawn from 6:30 p.m. -
8:00 p.m.
The portable Culinary Stage will offer cooking demonstrations throughout the day, and
other performers and artists will be stationed throughout the e vent. Arts and crafts
vendors will sell handmade items, and a wide variety of foods will be available from
traditional fair vendors and gourmet food trucks parked in two locations.
The Dublin Rotary Club will operate two beverage booths selling local win es and beers.
Booths will be set up similar to the set -up the group uses successfully at the St.
Patrick’s Day Festival.
In the continued year-long recognition of the City of Dublin's 35th (Emerald)
anniversary, branded green pint glasses will be sold, and the public will have an
opportunity to participate in a special 35th anniversary art activity.
The Wave will be open that for normal weekend hours, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
While additional parking spaces have come on line with the opening of lots adjace nt to
The Wave, the City will continue its practice of providing free shuttle rides from
designated offsite parking lots to minimize traffic congestion and parking concerns.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
None.