Highland Lakes

The second Sunday of August is Family Day, Highland Lakes’ annual celebration of family and community. Families set up stations on the Clubhouse lawn according to a theme announced early in the summer. (Past themes have included “Nations of the World” and “the Movies”). Grills are fired up throughout the day to keep attendees well nourished, and pizzas are ordered for the evening festivities, all for a nominal charge.

Athletic activities, relay races, a sand castle contest, our popular Baby Parade, and dancing to a DJ are among the highlights of the day, capped off by a wonderful fireworks display off the Main Lake dam later in the evening.

Typical Family Day Schedule:

8:30 am – Quadrathlon registration

9:00 am – Quadrathlon begins

10:00 am – Triathlon registration

10:30 am – Triathlon begins

10:30 am to 12 pm – sandcastle building at Beach 2

11:00 am – Comet sailors’ race at Eckhart Sailing Center, family photos taken at the Beach 2 jetty

12:00 pm – Food tickets on sale, bicycle decorating contest

12:30 pm – Grills open, scavenger hunt, water slide open

1:00 pm – Pizza orders taken for dinner, family photo session closes, big wheel, picture frame decorating, frog jumping contest (bring a frog), wacky relay races (ages 10 and under)

1:30 pm – Wacky relay races (ages 11-17), Big Hunt in the park (ages 5 and under)

2:00 pm – Baby parade registration (under 5)/talent show registration, face painting/tattoos

2:30 pm – Baby Parade, Senior Sunfish races at Eckhart Sailing Center

3:00 pm – Talent show contestants report to Clubhouse, bubble gum blowing contest, wacky family swim relay races

4:00 pm – Scavenger hunt closes/water slide closes, pizza order forms due, “Highland Lakes Has Talent” show

5:00 pm – Egg toss

5:30 pm – First round of pizzas available

6:00 pm – Grill closes, water balloon toss, second round of pizzas available

7:00 pm – DJ fires up the tunes/ice cream

7:15 pm – Family photo pickup

9:00 pm – Fireworks