Festive Fridays

Festive Fridays are open to all ages with activities for adults and children to enjoy. 

No registration needed. See you at the park!

Use Gipson Play Plaza Address: 715 Biggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603

• Via Western Boulevard: Enter at Hunt Drive
• Via Lake Wheeler Road: Enter at Goode Drive
• Via Centennial Parkway: Enter at Blair Drive
• Follow Signs towards Gipson Play Plaza

Recommended Parking: Lot G, Lot E, Lot C

Parking Map

Dix Park is committed to ensuring Gipson Play Plaza, including its amenities and programs, is accessible to all.

Parking & Arrival

• Public Parking Lots B, D, E, G adjacent to Gipson Play Plaza have ADA parking spaces, accessible curb cuts and sidewalks into the park.  
• There is a visitor drop-off/pick-up zone near the House of Many Porches Market on Palmer Drive.  

Entrances & Pathways

• All entrances and pathways are accessible including ADA grade paths on either side of the Grand Stair.
• The permeable surface of the Sensory Maze and Picnic Grove is accessible.
• A portion of the Picnic Grove surface includes a stabilizing binder for a more stable and level surface.

Playgrounds

• All play areas (Slide Valley, Watermill Mountain, Sand Bowl, Sensory Maze, Swing Terrace) have at grade access points with accessible interactive play features.
• The play towers have an wheelchair accessible route through the first level that includes the sway bridge and transfer platform for the slide.
• Two additional slides have transfer platforms.
• There are three transfer platform access points in the sand play area.
• The mega swing includes nest/basket swings.

Restrooms & Facilities

• Restrooms are fully accessible.
• House of Many Porches Market is fully accessible. Ramps are at the front and back of the building.
• Picnic Grove tables are accessible including spaces for wheelchair positioning.
• Water fountains are accessible.

Service Animals

• Service animals are welcome in the park.

Programs & Events 

Raleigh Parks Inclusion Services works with community members to support participation. To request a program modification based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please complete and submit the Accommodation Request Form or contact Inclusion Services staff at 919-996-2147 or ParksInclusion@raleighnc.gov.

Dix Park Staff at 919-996-3255 or events@dixpark.org.