Authored By seanphippster

It’s almost time to grab a flotation device of your choice and slide down a city street in the summer heat.

Why? Because we can.

Officials have announced the downtown street that will be converted into a giant slip and slide on June 20. The Slide the City event will take place on East Fifth Street between Broad Street and Walnut Street. According to the event website, Lookout Street will also be used for staging.

Setup will begin early that morning, and the slide will last into the evening.

The opportunity to purchase VIP and early bird ticket prices has passed. Regular registration is open with the option to slide once, three times or an unlimited number of times. Single slides are $19, and the triple slide option is $35. A pass for unlimited slides is $50. Click here for more information.

All sliders must have an inflatable tube to slide. Anyone who is at least 46 inches tall and over 5 years old is allowed to slide. Participants under the age of 18 are required to have written permission by a legal guardian.

Spectating is free.

According to organizers, at least 1,000 feet of slick vinyl will be used to construct the slip and slide. The organization (also behind events such as The Dirty Dash, Color Me Rad and The Lantern Fest) will be traveling to multiple cities throughout the summer.

Click here for more information on the Slide the City event.