{"id":287638,"date":"2026-05-28T15:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287638\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T15:23:07","slug":"stars-and-stripes-blends-science-history-patriotismnew-26-5-acre-family-park-to-debut-june-4-with-live-entertainment-interactive-activities-st-lucie-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287638\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars and Stripes blends science, history, patriotismNew 26.5-acre family park to debut June 4 with live entertainment, interactive activities | St. Lucie County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE \u2500\u2500 Stars and Stripes Park, a family-friendly 26.5-acre public park, will celebrate its grand opening June 4.<\/p>\n<p>The grand opening ceremony and celebration, hosted by the City of Port St. Lucie and Mattamy Homes USA, will include food vendors, a DJ, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and interactive activities throughout the park\u2019s \u201cCelestial Space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The celebration will also include a demonstration of the Port St. Lucie Police Department\u2019s robotic dog technology. Nighttime lighting displays will encourage guests to explore the park after sunset as the space transforms through color, projection lighting and illuminated installations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStars and Stripes Park is a shining example of what makes Port St. Lucie special. We are a community that honors service, values connection and continually invests in places where families can come together,\u201d said Port St. Lucie Mayor Shannon Martin in a press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under construction for two years, Stars and Stripes Park, located at 12441 Southwest Village Parkway, features themed art installations that blend science, history and patriotism.<\/p>\n<p>Its centerpiece is a large waving flag sculpture paired with illuminated stars with engraved quotes designed to honor veterans and first responders.<\/p>\n<p>The celestial space includes a solar\u2011system\u2013inspired installation featuring a sundial surrounded by gyroscopic metal rings and colorful translucent panels that shift as the sun moves. Planet\u2011themed markers along the pathways illustrate the scale and distance between planetary orbits.<\/p>\n<p>Need to know<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 What: Grand opening ceremony and celebration of Stars and Stripes Park<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 When: 6-9 p.m., June 4<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Where: 12441 SW Village Parkway, Port St. Lucie. Parking available at 13700 SW Anthony F. Sansone Sr. Blvd. and 10801 SW Meeting St. A complimentary shuttle will run throughout the evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Worth noting: No golf carts or e-bikes allowed in the park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE \u2500\u2500 Stars and Stripes Park, a family-friendly 26.5-acre public park, will celebrate its grand opening&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172,563],"class_list":["post-287638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news","tag-st_lucie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}