Hampton Carousel to reopen to public in March pilotonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pilotonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 100-year-old Historic Hampton Carousel will reopen to the public on Saturday, March 23, Hampton Mayor Donnie Tuck announced Wednesday night. A grand reopening ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. that day, he said. Tuck said to celebrate the reopening, there will be free rides all day. Other activities include face painting, make-and-take crafts, and a DJ and dance activities with K’bana Blaq. .
This summer, the city announced that Carousels and Carvings, an Ohio-based company, would be repairing the structure, one of only 170 functioning antique wooden carousels in the United States. The repair work includes disassembly, fabricating and rebuilding mechanical parts and systems, and reassembling the carousel.
Historic Hampton Carousel expected to reopen in spring after repair delays dailypress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailypress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.