On Thursday evening, The Heart of Jasper, Jasper Strassenfest Committee, and the City of Jasper held a special celebration at Jaycee Park that included food trucks, extended pool hours, live music, and a drone show. See some photos below.
Jaycee Park was filled for the special 250th celebration Thursday evening.
Conner Loveless entertained visitors with covers and his original pieces early in the evening.
Cars lined Bartley Street as hundreds attended the Downtown Chowdown and swimming Thursday evening before the special drone show.
The line to enter the Jasper Pool stretched into the parking lot when it reopened for the event.
Emma Wagner stopped dancing to “The Studebakers” to cool off, with help from an audience member.
Price Musselwhite, 6, took a swing with his axe.
Bennett Shank climbed a jungle gym with help from his aunt Kelly Lawson.
Daira Bonilla reached up to pop a bubble.
Swimmers head into Jaycee Park to catch the show after the pool closed.
Folks sought out the best place to sit to watch the show as the sun set.
The food trucks stayed open late for the event.
A group hung out on the merry-go-round at Jaycee Park while waiting for the drone show to begin — Photo by Amy Crane.
The drone show begins.
The crowd bathed in the light from the fireworks — Photo by Amy Crane.
Fireworks shot off accenting the drone show — Photo by Amy Crane.
Josephine Durcholz and her friend, Evelyn Medina, reacted to the surprise fireworks.
