East Cobb Park to have a 'socially distanced' Sunday Funday event

Sunday Funday East Cobb Park

For the first tine since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Friends for the East Cobb Park and WellStar Health System are putting on a “Sunday Funday” event this Sunday.

It’s from 4-6 p.m. at East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road), and the format is the same: Bring your own food/picnic fare, lawn chairs/blankets and enjoy the sounds of The Loose Shoes Band.

But you’re also asked to observe the following health protocols, as per what the Friends group, a volunteer organization, posted earlier Friday:

Attendees will be responsible for themselves to ensure they have a temperature of less than 100.4°, and/or other symptoms of COVID-19 before attending Sunday Funday.
Spacing between persons in the park should be at least six feet at all times.
Circles, placed 6 feet apart, will be painted on the lawn. This will indicate social distant sitting.
Attendees/Spectators are encouraged to bring their own chairs
Members of the same household will be allowed to sit within 6ft of each other, and inside the circles.
Face masks will be encouraged for attendees and performers, but aren’t mandatory
There will be no concessions.

Here’s an additional disclaimer to keep in mind:

“An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. When you visit or use the park and facilities at East Cobb Park, you voluntarily assume all risk related to exposure to COVID-19. If you have a fever or COVID-19 you are not allowed in the park.”

Typically there have been several Sunday Funday events in the spring and late summer/early fall, but nothing took place this spring.

Like other Cobb Parks, East Cobb Park was closed—literally locked down—from late March to early May following public health guidance. Pavilions reopened to the public on July 1.

Last month, Cobb Parks replaced the original roof on the concert stage with one based upon a similar design.

Sunday Funday is free to attend.