This annual event is designed to build community through awareness and celebration of people with IDD. Arc@thePark is held at Bright Spot in Culpeper, a local accessible playground, and where possible organized in partnership with local businesses and organizations also supporting people with IDD and their families.
Attending is always FREE and open to the public. Typically, food and is provided in addition to entertainment and a resource fair for families and professionals to get connected with information and resources.
Come out to Arc@thePark on Sunday, May 3, 2026 for a fun and easygoing day the whole family will love:
- Free Kona Ice
- Free t-shirts for the first 75 kids
- Live music throughout the day
- Meet a calf and goat up close
- Drones in action
- Bounce house fun
- Barrel train rides
- Kid ID services for safety
- Over 20 community resource booths
- Concessions from Culpeper Little League
Bring your friends and family and enjoy a great day of connection, fun, and community.
Resource Booths:
| Culpeper County Parks & Recreation Department |
| Culpeper County Sheriff's Office and Star Cadets |
| disAbility Resource Center |
| Chrysalis Counseling Centers, Inc. |
| North Acre Life Enhancement |
| ALL-STARs (Accessibility Linking Lives) Initiatives |
| Atlantis Positive Behavior Services |
| PREP Parent Resource Center |
| Challengers Baseball |
| Culpeper County Library |
| Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District |
| Distant Light Ministry |
| RISE Services LLC |
| Arts VanGo |
| Encompass Community Supports |
| DIDLAKE |
| Benevolence United |
| Formed Families Forward |
| Danny's Bouncy House Rentals |
| Barrel Train - CCPR |
| Cast Iron Craft House - Volunteer Lunch |
| Kona Ice Culpeper |
| Independence Empowerment Center |
| Shooting Stars |
| Mom2Mom |
| Max Smith-Levin |
| Jerry Hull |
| Lynne Critter Buttons |
| Area 17 Special Olympics |
