Wickham Park (Melbourne, Florida)
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Wickham Road entrance
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| Type | Public park |
| Location | 2500 Parkway Drive Melbourne, Florida |
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| Area | 391.04 acres (158.25 ha)[1] |
| Operated by | Brevard County |
| Status | Open all year |
Wickham Park is a public county park located at 2500 Parkway Drive, Melbourne, Florida. It contains diverse recreational facilities and amenities, including campgrounds, disc golf course, equestrian facilities, archery range, off-leash dog park, bicycle/jogging roadway, nature trails, exercise trails, ball fields, an event pavilion, picnic pavilions, playground, and swimming lakes.[1]
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Events
Archery lessons and 3D archery competitions are hosted monthly. Target and field archery shoots are held nearly every other month.[2]
Several annual events are held.[1] In the past, these have included the Space Coast Lightfest,[3] Oktoberfest,[4] the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Indiafest, and the Strawberry Festival to benefit Habitat for Humanity.[1]
In 2009, 19,000 people attended the County Fair over a ten-day period.[5]
Runaway Country was held at Wickham Park up until 2015. Performers such as Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Randy Travis, Big & Rich, and Kellie Pickler have played at this outdoor country music festival. There were an estimated 30,000 paid attendees over a 3-day weekend in 2015.[6] Movies in the park are shown throughout the year.[citation needed]
Geography
The park is bounded on the east by Croton Road, the north, by Post Road and the Brevard Community College, on the west by Wickham Road, and on the south by Parkway Drive. It contains two ponds.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Brevard County Board of County Commissioners - Parks & Recreation Department. "South Area Parks - 7: Wickham Park", Brevard County Parks & Recreation website, 2008. Retrieved on February 06, 2008.
- ↑ tournament schedule
- ↑ Space Coast Lightfest
- ↑ [1]. Retrieved on October 18, 2008
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- Official webpages from Brevard County Parks and Recreation website:
- South Area Parks - 7: Wickham Park
- Wickham Park
- Brevardparks Calendar
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