SPECIAL EVENTS

The Children's Playground

The children will line up to meet & greet the Easter Bunny when he arrives in a fire truck for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at the community built playground next to the YMCA. There will be games and prizes throughout the morning as the children hunt for the “Golden Egg”.

Firehouse BBQ Cookoff

5:00 PM – 2:00 PM

The Walking Track

Grab a napkin and bring your appetite to the 15th annual Kings Mountain Barbeque Cook-off. The Walking Track will be the location and the source of BBQ aroma for this state championship with over 50 teams expected to participate.

Moss Lake to the Gazebo

Are you tough enough to swim a mile, bike 30 miles and finish with a 10k foot race? If not, you’re still welcomed as a spectator to see over 500 triathletes competing in this qualifier for the Olympics. With the swim starting at Moss Lake and continuing on through four counties and two states, this number 1 ranked course offers lots of viewing areas and finishes downtown at the Gazebo at Patriots Park.

Race Logistics:

1.5K Swim
45K  Bike
10K  Run

The Over The Mountain Triathlon involves some special logistics due to the point-to-point nature of the race.  The swim takes place at Moss Lake – west of Kings Mountain.  The bike course starts at Moss Lake and finishes in downtown Kings Mountain.  The run course takes place in downtown Kings Mountain.  To register or find more information Click Here.

Swim:
The race starts at Moss Lake - located about 10 miles west of downtown Kings Mountain. Participants enter the water at the Moss Lake Park Dept. office and boat launch area and swim 1,500 meters across the lake - exiting at the New Camp Creek Rd. park area - the location of transition area #1. Moss Lake is a beautiful clean lake - one of the most popular swim venues in the Inside-Out Sports North Carolina Triathlon Series. The water temperature is expected to be very close to the USAT threshold temperature of 78 degrees.
Bike:
The bike course is easily the featured element of this race. The 45K course starts at the 1st transition area at Moss Lake and finishes at Patriots Park in downtown Kings Mountain. The bike course is both challenging and beautiful. The course takes participants through two state parks, one national park, and in and out of South Carolina along the way. There are a few long gradual climbs, but nothing too steep. Hardly any portion of this course is level - lots of rollers and moderate ascents and descents. There will be one water bottle handoff location at mile 15 (water only).
Run:
The run is a two lap, out & back course. While not flat, the run can't really be defined as hilly either. There are a couple of long gradual hills but also a significant portion of road that would almost be considered flat. Aid stations will be located every 3/4 mile (water & energy drink).
Over The Mountain Triathlon named as USA Triathlon Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship Qualifier
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship qualifies the top 33%  per age group for the USAT Age Group National Championship in  Tuscaloosa, AL on September 25, 2010.

Memorial Day Observance

10:00 AM

Veterans Memorial Mountain Rest Cemetery

This tribute to those in the Armed Forces, who served and those who gave their lives defending our freedom , will be observed at the Veteran’s Memorial at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Veterans and families are invited to the observance and wreath laying ceremony.

Revolutionary 4th

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Walking Track

Celebrating Independence Day is always a patriotic event in Kings Mountain. In honor of the turning point of the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Kings Mountain (fought just south of town), a gathering of over 20 Revolutionary re-enactor militias will be camped out during the weekend prior to Monday’s celebration with the largest fireworks show between Charlotte and Asheville. There will be a large mock cannon battle prior to the fireworks.

July 21st

Beach Blast

10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

The Gazebo at Patriots Park

The water, the sand, the music and the fun—that’s life along the Grand Strand at Myrtle Beach. For the 12th year, Kings Mountain will feel more like Ocean Drive as we celebrate, from 10 am until 10 pm with an all day free concert featuring some of the hottest Beach music bands. This year’s festival includes Band of Oz, Atlantic Groove, and Jim Quick & the Coastline Band. There will be a beach ball drop, a Teenie Weenie Bikini Contest, beach volleyball tournament and lots of craft and food vendors.

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Gazebo at Patriots Park

Local law enforcement and first responders will have displays and exhibits set up for the community and visitors to learn and have a better understanding of the services they provide. This annual event is designed to strengthen communities by encouraging neighborhoods to engage in stronger relationships with each other and with the local law enforcement partners.

Patriot Day Observance

12:00 noon

City Hall Plaza

This solemn 10th anniversary has been an annual commemorative service for those who lost their lives on 9/11. It will be held on the plaza in front of Kings Mountain City Hall at noon on Friday.

The Gateway Festival

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Downtown Kings Mountain

This annual Kings Mountain fall festival is celebrated all across town. From the Gazebo, the Historical Museum and Commons area, the Library and the Southern Arts Depot, a Trolley will carry you to all the locations continuously throughout the day. There will also be a Classic Car Show, Cute Critters Competition, a Lineman’s Rodeo and a variety of music including Bluegrass, Celtic, Folk, Old Time Gospel and Americana music. Re-enactors depicting life during the Revolutionary War years will share living history through demonstrations and invite everyone to visit the encampment.

Great Pumpkin Halloween Parade

10:00 AM

City Hall

Bring your camera and join in our Halloween parade through town to the “Gazeboo” at Patriots Park with all the ghosts, goblins and super heroes from all the area daycare centers and schools. There will be stories, games and the search for the Gold Pumpkin and for special prizes hidden in the haystacks.

Veterans Day Parade and Observance

10:30 AM

War Memorial to Veteran’s Memorial

The Veteran’s Day Parade will start by the War Memorial across from the Joy Performance Center and continue through town to the Veteran’s Memorial at Mountain Rest Cemetery. All veterans and their families are encouraged to participate in this tribute to the Armed Forces and the sacrifices they made for America.

Children and their families will gather at Mauney Memorial Library for Christmas activities and stories prior to the tree lighting and the arrival of Santa Claus in a fire truck. There will be an opportunity for the children to visit with Santa.

Annual Christmas Parade

3:00 PM

Downtown Kings Mountain

What’s Christmas without a parade? As part of the “Home for Christmas—Kings Mountain” month long event, this parade will have over 150 entries of all types from small floats to large ones, from fire trucks to go-carts and beauty queens to classic cars. There will be something for everyone to enjoy.