Free rides, live music to celebrate Riverfront Park renovation

To thank Spokane voters for approving renovations at Riverfront Park, the city will host a celebration there on Saturday, with free rides, live music, $1 hot dogs and a beer garden. The event, dubbed “Thank You Spokane,” will take place from 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The first 10,000 attendees will get free park rides all day. Additionally there will be a prize raffle and live music by local artists. Attendees will check in at the park’s Rotary Fountain, just north of the intersection of West Spokane Falls Boulevard and North Howard Street. A schedule of events can be found here. The event celebrates a $64 million bond that Spokane voters approved in November to renovate the park. Separately, urban planners will present the three park designs in the running Wednesday at City Hall. Park renovations are set to begin sometime after Labor Day 2015.