Something different - Palmetto Bay hosts it's first Pokemon event. Fun was had by all

I was pleased to bring forward a new type of event to Palmetto Bay - and make it part of the diverse range of activities that can be enjoyed within in our Palmetto Bay Parks system.  We want to reach all our fellow residents with activities from the skate park, beach volleyball, walking trails, native areas, football, baseball, softball, Yoga, the tot lot playgrounds to name just a few!

The day was Saturday, August 27.  The event was the first-ever Pokemon Lure party in Palmetto Bay Park.  The pictures best tell the story.  The turn out was incredible and I was thrilled to see so many kids, all ages, out in our park.  This is #SmallTownUSA! 

Please see my prior post of 8/15 for some background of the event set up: Announcing Palmetto Bay's Pokemon GO event. Join us for yet another fun activity held in our parks.

Photos above, top row: meeting up with two Pokemon.  Great time with participants/volunteers

Our youngest enjoyed the event as did Miami Hal - aka Hal Feldman with spouse Judy.

 
Kids, young and old, parents, and grandparents participated.  It was a date night of activity both for adults as well as our youth.  There were food trucks, a DJ, prizes, meeting up with friends and neighbors.  It was all there to be enjoyed at Palmetto Bay park on Sat. August 27. 

Photos above - left: banners at Coral Reef Park advertised our most recent community events.

Right:  Great to meet up with With Maria Perez-Duque and Diego Duque.

Participating youth caught the Pokemon in many different ways:

Additional photos below.  

Please check out the additional photos posted on my Palmetto Bay Mayor page:

Announcing Palmetto Bay's Pokemon GO event. Join us for yet another fun activity held in our parks.

Pokémon have infiltrated Palmetto Bay.  We are looking for Pokémon GO Players to join us at the park on Aug 27 as we lure them out to be captured.  Try and take over a gym.  I am looking forward to this event.  Join us for family time in Palmetto Bay (a/k/a "#SmallTownUSA) to take part another event to get out into our fresh air; taking advantage of our parks and green spaces.   

The date is Saturday, August 27, 2016, when we will release Pokémon Lures from 4-8 PM. The best place? Palmetto Bay Park.  There will be prizes, food trucks and a live DJ. It will be fun. Join us.

I have noted many Pokestops (both commercial and public) within our village.  Feel free to share this event (and share event photos using #EventsPalmettoBay to win prizes).

We will have Pokémon specially imported both from Upstate NY and NYC.  Our family had fun capturing them to bring them to Palmetto Bay.  A few even posed for pictures. The time is rapidly approaching when we will release the Poke Lures and the NY Pokémon for our local Pokémon GO players to collect.

 (Photos above were captures from Lake George, Warrensburg and Moreau Lake State Park, NY)

We could not resist asking the Nintendo Store in NYC to 'box up' some of our captures to bring back to Palmetto Bay to share for this event:

 

All ready to be brought back home to Palmetto Bay - ready to be released at Palmetto Bay Park to be enjoyed at this family-friendly event!