The following is a message regarding a temporary street blockage that will take place on Saturday, June 1st from 4:00 – 9:00 pm for the Daniel Island Rotary Duck Race and Sounds of Summer Concert.
On, Saturday, June 1st from 4 – 9 pm, the Daniel Island Rotary Club will be hosting the 2019 Rotary Club Duck Race combined with the Daniel Island Property Owners Association’s “Sounds of Summer Concert” at Smythe Lake/Park.
We invite you to join us for the Duck Race as well as the free concert, featuring Soul Fish Band. We will also have food trucks, face painters, balloon artists, a bubble station and juggling.
Bring your lawn chair, beverage of choice and your appetite and kick back and enjoy the great sounds of some wonderful outdoor music while watching those duckies race to the finish line! We’ll have affordable food options available for purchase with several food trucks and food cart vendors at the park, also offering water and nonalcoholic beverages. Keep it simple and easy and purchase your dinner from our vendors!
For event logistics, pedestrian and vehicular safety and food trucks being present along Daniel Island Drive between Blakeway Street and Smythe Street, the City of Charleston has requested that we close the following street temporarily for the event from the hours of 4:00 – 9:00 pm on that day.
The streets that will be temporarily closed from 4 – 9 pm on Saturday, June 1st will be:
- Daniel Island Drive from Blakeway Street to Smythe Street.
- This is the only section of Daniel Island Drive that will be blocked off. Smythe Street will remain open as well as all other surrounding streets. We will be putting up temporary barriers with event personnel to monitor the Blakeway to Smythe Street intersection. City of Charleston police officers will be on site as well. For those who live along this intersection(Daniel Island Drive from Blakeway Street to Smythe Street) you will have access to come and go as you please, from the rear of your home or unit via the alley or lane behind your unit as this area will remain open.
While you are certainly not required to remove any of your vehicles that may be on the street in front of your home, you may wish to park any of your vehicles behind your home/unit before 4:00 so that you will have access to them and can exit your home via your lane or alley should you need to do so. We will be blocking off the park/lake side section of this intersection with signage and cones so please do not park your car across the street from your home that morning, afternoon or evening.
The Daniel Island Rotary Club and the Daniel Island POA is excited to be able to bring this event back to Smythe Park again this year. We apologize for any inconvenience the temporary street closure may cause you or your family. Please visit the DIPOA and Daniel Island Rotary Club Facebook pages for Duck Race & Sounds of Summer Concert information and updates.
We hope to see everyone at the event!
