Upcoming Projects

  • ONE PEOPLE REGGAE & ARTS FESTIVAL MAY 31st, 2025

    Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of music, art, and culture. This is your chance to
    enjoy lively performances and connect with a vibrant community. Don’t miss out on this
    must-attend event, which promises an incredible experience filled with amazing reggae
    music, love, and good vibes. Be sure to mark your calendars now!
    The Friends of the Skateparks Foundation has partnered with PortCity Reggae Concerts &
    the Town of Hope Mills, NC to establish the annual One People Reggae and Arts Festival at
    Hope Mills Municipal Park located in Hope Mills, NC on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Featuring
    reggae legends Everton Blender, Inner Circle, Shuga, Determine, DHIM, Crucial Fiya, RA
    DEAL, DROPA DON, and DJ Dimention.
    Presented by the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County, Town of Hope Mills,
    DaVille Skate Shop, Friends of the Skateparks Foundation, Necknotz, Tillys, Nature’s
    Herbal Cabinet, Q98, Healy Wholesale, Magic 106.9, Sakara Holistic Center, Rock 103.5,
    Yellow Crayons, and PortCity Reggae.
    All proceeds from this event will go toward a new state-of-the-art skatepark in Hope Mills,
    NC being developed by the Friends of the Skateparks Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit
    organization. We will have 40 – 60 vendors, beer and wine sales, food trucks, and 3,000+
    reggae fans! Venue; Hope Mills Municipal Park 5766 Rockfish Road Hope Mills, NC 28348

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Previous Events

  • 2nd Annual Lip Rippin’ Chicken Wing Cook-off! 2024

    The Friends of the Skateparks along with our partners Skaters for Moore and Southern Pines Brewery are excited to bring the 2nd Annual Lip Rippin’ Chicken Wing Cook OFF!  30 of the wing teams will go head-to-head to win $1,000.00 cash purse, trophies, bragging rights, and prizes.   The 2nd Annual Lip Rippin’ Chicken Wing Cook OFF will deliver amazing chicken wings, skateboarding action, face painting, and a good time in a festival type atmosphere of live music, food trucks, local craft vendors, raffles, and games.  We are expecting 3,000+ attendants, thousands of social media views, and extensive regional mainstream coverage.  Fun for the entire family!      

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  • Sothern Pines Baillie Skatepark Grand Opening

    Southern Pines let us build a park! Located in Memorial Park. The focus of this park is too "TO BUILD A PERMANENT, PUBLIC SKATEPARK, PROVIDING A SAFE, FUN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE ACTION SPORTS COMMUNITY & FAMILIES OF MOORE COUNTY & THE SURROUNDING AREAS."

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  • 3rd Annual Myrtle Beach AM Skateboard Contest 2024

    3rd Annual MBAM Skateboard Contest and Festival presented by Coca-Cola and Monster Energy. $5,000.00 CASH PURSE to the Top men and women amateur skateboarders from all over the world. Boardr sanctioned event to earn international ranking points.MBAM3 delivers amazing skateboarding and a good time in a festival-type atmosphere of live music, food trucks, vendors, raffles, games, and an unforgettable after parties all brought to you by The Friends of the Skateparks Foundation, DaVille Skate Shop, The City of Myrtle Beach, Powell Peralta, Companion Skate Shop, Trunk Player Surf and Skate, Backdoor Skate Shop, Transformer Rails, Heart

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