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The 2023 Spring Rotary Carnival is happening at Luckie Park from March 23-26! With rides, food, games, and fun for the whole family, the annual carnival is a great way to support a local service club while having a great time with friends and family. Daily unlimited ride wristbands are on sale for $30 each at the Twentynine Palms Parks & Recreation Department, Twentynine Palms Visitor Center, and Bowladium Family Fun Center until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 23. Wristbands will be sold on-site at the carnival for $40 each after the pre-sale ends. Thursday, March 23 is $2 Ride Night. For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at (760) 367-7562.

Carnival Hours of Operation
Thursday, March 23 | 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday, March 24 | 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 25 | 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 26 | 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Get ready to party it up at Tortoise Rock Casino this 4th of July! Don’t miss out on their annual celebration full of food, drinks, games, and a great family-friendly time. Plus, a live performance by Neon Union is sure to make the night a great one! With a fireworks simulcast scheduled for 9:00 p.m., Tortoise Rock Casino is the place to be this 4th of July. For more information, call (760) 367-9759 or visit tortoiserockcasino.com.

Join the City of Twentynine Palms for their annual 4th of July Celebration on Monday, July 4, starting at 5:00 p.m. This year’s festivities will be over at Knott’s Sky Park, with tons of free family fun! They are pulling out all the stops with waterslides, an inflatable obstacle course, face painting, free throw contest, cornhole tournament, Bizuri ice cream, food, music by Z107.7FM, and so much more! The 4th of July Celebration is the perfect summer event for the whole family and your friend group to enjoy. Stick around for the fireworks display that will light up the night sky at 9:00 p.m. from Tortoise Rock Casino. For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at (760) 367-7562.

August 11 | 8:30 p.m. | Luckie Park
Rating: PG | Runtime: 1h 40min

What is it that makes you…YOU? Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film Soul introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastic place where new souls get their personalities, quirks, and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22 (voice of Tina Fey), who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions. Directed by Academy Award® winner Pete Docter (Inside Out, Up), co-directed by Kemp Powers (One Night in Miami), written by Kemp Powers & Mike Jones, and produced by Academy Award nominee Dana Murray (Pixar short Lou), Soul also stars the voice talents of Phylicia Rashad, Questlove, and Daveed Diggs. It features original jazz music by globally renowned musician Jon Batiste and Oscar® winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The Social Network) from Nine Inch Nails, composed an original score that drifts between the real and soul worlds.

Enjoy movies in the park under the stars all summer long! Please be advised this is a family-oriented event. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times during the event. For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at (760) 367-7562.

August 4 | 8:30 p.m. | Luckie Park
Rating: PG | Runtime: 1h 47min

Since childhood, nerdy Danny O’Shea has felt inferior to his brother, Kevin, a former college football star. Danny runs a gas station while Kevin coaches the local youth football team. When Kevin’s team rejects Danny’s daughter, Becky, because she’s a girl, Becky convinces her dad to start a rival team, though the city can support only one. To prove himself against his brother, Danny begins coaching his team of misfits for a playoff game. Starring Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neill, Warner Bros. Pictures’ Little Giants is the family sports comedy movie the whole family can enjoy!

July 28 | 8:30 p.m. | Luckie Park
Rating: PG | Runtime: 2h 0min

Set in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta, and endless scooter rides. Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but a deeply-held secret threatens all the fun: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface. Luca is directed by Academy Award® nominee Enrico Casarosa (La Luna) and produced by Andrea Warren (Lava, Cars 3).

July 14 | 8:30 p.m. | Luckie Park
Rating: PG | Runtime: 1h 28min

Warner Bros. Studios’ Space Jam follows NBA legend Michael Jordan as a fictional version of himself as the Looney Tunes characters enlist him to aid them in a basketball match in a desperate attempt to earn their freedom.

Swackhammer, the amusement park planet Moron Mountain owner, is desperate to get new attractions, and he decides that the Looney Tunes characters would be perfect. He sends his diminutive underlings to get them to him, whether Bugs Bunny and friends want to go or not. Well, armed for their size, Bugs Bunny is forced to trick them into agreeing to a competition to determine their freedom. Taking advantage of their puny and stubby-legged foes, the gang selects basketball for the surest chance of winning. However, the Nerdlucks turn the tables and steal the talents of leading professional basketball stars to become massive basketball bruisers known as the Monstars. Don’t miss out on a classic movie that will have everyone in the family laughing from start to finish!

June 30 | 8:30 p.m. | Luckie Park
Rating: PG | Runtime: 1h 22min

Universal Pictures’ The Little Rascals is a classic the whole family can enjoy! The story begins with Spanky, who is the president of the “He-Man Woman Haters club” with many school-aged boys from around the neighborhood as member. His best friend, Alfalfa, has been chosen as the driver for the club’s prize-winning go-kart, called “The Blur,” in the annual Soap Box Derby style race. However, when the announcement is made, Alfalfa is nowhere to be found. The boys catch Alfalfa in the company of Darla — “a girl!” Find out what shenanigans these little rascals get into when you and the family join the Twentynine Palms Parks & Recreation Department for their Movies in the Park series.

June 23 | 8:30 p.m. | Luckie Park
Rating: PG | Runtime: 1h 30min

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon travels to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together in harmony long ago. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned, and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world—it’s going to take trust and teamwork. Raya and the Last Dragon features the voices of Kelly Marie Tran as Raya, a warrior whose wit is as sharp as her blade, and Awkwafina as the magical, mythical, self-deprecating dragon named Sisu. Characters also include a street-savvy 10-year-old entrepreneur named Boun, the formidable giant Tong, and a thieving toddler Noi with her band of Ongis.