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Celebrate 75 years of making East Baton Rouge Parish a better place to play, discover, and grow with BREC! Join us for an evening of family fun and entertainment at BREC’s 75th Birthday Celebration! The festivities take place this Saturday, December 18 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Independence Community Park!
BREC’s 75th Birthday Celebration
BREC’s 75th Birthday Celebration will feature sparkling holiday lights, snow, magicians, face painting, and a host of activities that the entire family will enjoy, including live music, giveaways, free food sponsored by the BREC Foundation and a Fireworks Finale sponsored by Coca-Cola!
For more information on BREC’s 75th Birthday Celebration visit https://www.brec.org/index.cfm/event/75th-birthday
WHAT: BREC’s 75th Birthday Celebration
- Sparkling Holiday Lights
- Live music
- Free Food
- Snow
- Zoo mobile
- Face painting
- Magicians
- Jugglers
- FIREWORKS FINALE
WHEN: Saturday, December 18 from 6-8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Independence Community Park
About BREC
BREC is the agency that connects people to parks and nature in East Baton Rouge Parish with a system that has more than 170 parks including a unique mix of facilities, which mirror the history and rich natural resources in south Louisiana.
This includes a state-of-the-art observatory, swamp nature center located in the urban core, equestrian park, Zoo, performing arts theatre, arboretum, botanical garden. As well as a water park with the only surfing simulator in the state, golf courses throughout the parish and an expansive 30,000-foot concrete extreme sports park.
Throughout its history, BREC has taken seriously its responsibility to improve the health, safety, environment and quality of life for all citizens.
Since 2004, BREC has constructed community parks, dog parks, a family-sized Aquatics Center, a growing trails system, fishing ponds, larger playgrounds and procured two mobile recreation units to serve play deserts in the area.
Looking for more festive family fun? Find more a plethora of holiday events to enjoy this season in our 2021 CHRISTMAS EVENTS IN BATON ROUGE: {GUIDE TO THE HOLIDAYS}.
