Dunwoody's Annual Lemonade Days Starts Thursday

For the next four days, Dunwoody's Brook Run Park will be filled with rides, food and people for the annual Lemonade Days festival.

The fundraiser for the Dunwoody Preservation Trust starts Thursday evening at . Expectations are high.

“We’re expecting 40,000 people out this year,” said Danny Ross, past president of the Preservation Trust. “It’s going to be a huge event.”

This year's Lemonade Days will have more rides, food choices and activities, as well as longer carnival hours. There will also be a face painting booth and a petting zoo on Saturday and Sunday, as well as booths from a selection of Southeastern artists.

Also new on tap is a dunk tank. Among the volunteers for the tank are members of Dunwoody’s City Council.

“If you really want to get after your city council, this is the time to do it,” Ross said.

“If you really want to get after your city council, this is the time to do it,” Ross said.

Council members will be sitting on the rigged up seat Friday evening from 5 to 7 p.m.  – at the mercy of  citizens with good throwing arms. The Dunk Tank will be open through the weekend, with several different volunteers taking turns.

Unlimited ride passes cost $20 for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and $25 on Saturday. Individual rides can be purchased with tickets, which cost $1 each. Most rides require 3 to 5 tickets.

There are also coupons for the four-day event (including a $10 off Thursday deal).

According to weather.com, there is a 30 percent chance of rain Friday and Saturday with the possibility of some isolated thunderstorms, but other than that possibility, the temperatures should be in the mid to high 70s.

Saturday, Dunwoody’s Joe Seconder will be leading the third annual ‘Bike Ride Around Dunwoody,’ an event to raise money for bike racks in the city and to help gain support for making Dunwoody a more bicycle-friendly city.

Three options are available for the ride:

• A three and a half mile ‘Comfort Route’ for younger riders and less experienced riders. That route is police supported.

• An eight mile ‘Family Route’ that goes along the Jim Benson Bike trail. The route follows the same route as the 2010 ride, following green painted markers. The route is police supported.

• For the intense cycling crowd, there is a 29 to 37 mile ‘Challenge Route.’ The route is intended for those who can ride 17 mph or faster on flats.

For more information on the rides, head to the Bike Ride Around Dunwoody website.

Lemonade Days Schedule

Thursday:

5 to 10 p.m. - Rides, Games and Concessions

Friday:

5 to 11 p.m. - Rides, Games and Concessions

Saturday:

7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Bicycle Ride Around Dunwoody (BRAD)

10  a.m. - 11 p.m. - Rides, Games & Concessions

10  a.m. - 8 p.m. - Craft Fair

Noon - 8 p.m. - Face Painting

Noon - 1 p.m. - Skate Park Exhibition

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Petting Zoo

Sunday:

11 a.m. - 6 p.m. - Craft Fair

Noon - 6 p.m. - Rides, Games & Concessions

Noon - 6 p.m. - Face Painting

1 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Petting Zoo

4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Skate Park Exhibition