KURE BEACH, NC (WECT) - The Kure Beach Street Festival will take place Saturday at the Kure Beach Pier, according to the town of Kure Beach's website.

The event will feature food, arts and crafts and live entertainment from South of K and The Mako Band.

Kids will enjoy balloon animals, Gracie The Clown, a bounce castle and an 18 foot slide.

The event will start at 11 a.m. and admission is free!

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KURE BEACH, NC (WECT) – Get ready for the official Ocean Front Park grand opening and Kure Beach Annual Street Festival this weekend.

According to the Town of Kure Beach, the grand opening kicks off April 26 at 11:30 a.m. and lasts until 10:00 p.m.  The street festival will take place the following day, Saturday, April 27.

Festivities begin with an official flag raising and ribbon cutting and a performance by the Carolina Beach Elementary School third grade class.

Live music for the grand opening will start at 3:00 p.m. with South of K Bluegrass, followed by The Imitations and Wilmington Big Band.

The street festival begins at 11:00 Saturday morning. There will be festival food, arts and crafts, and live entertainment to enjoy. The festival wraps up around 9:00 p.m. with a grand finale fireworks display over the ocean.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The future of two potential parks in New Hanover County is in limbo and the money set aside for them has people planning some projects of their own.

Tara Duckworth, Director of the county's Parks and Gardens Department, said the $920,000 meant for Wrightsboro and Battle parks could be used to double the size of Castle Hayne Park.

She said 61 acres around the park have already been bought, but the department needs money to develop the land. Duckworth said the northern part of New Hanover County, such as areas like Porters Neck, have the least amount of access to county parks.

The Board of County Commissioners tabled the discussion of selling the property that's meant for Wrightsboro and Battle parks. The two properties were originally part of a $35.5 million bond referendum.