Christ Episcopal Art in the Park Case Study (Covington / Northshore)
Short answer: For Christ Episcopal’s Art in the Park community day, The Jump Off ran a park-lawn package (60-foot obstacle with Pipeline dual-lane water slide in the background) plus an indoor gym layout with a zorb track and additional inflatables on hardwood. Church festivals need both outdoor wow and an indoor overflow plan. This is that mix.
Church packages: Church Event Rentals. For school-style station math that still applies to parish festivals: How to Plan a School Field Day on the Northshore.
The event / challenge
Art in the Park is a community draw: families, mixed ages, lawn space under trees, and often a gym when weather or programming pulls people inside. One bounce house on the grass does not carry that. You need a long outdoor attraction people can see from the path, a water or slide option if the day is hot, and indoor stations that do not wreck a hardwood floor plan.
We stay in operator mode: name the surfaces, place the long unit where the lawn allows, and keep indoor gear on a layout that leaves walking lanes for parents and volunteers.
What we brought / layout
- Outdoor: 60-foot-class obstacle course on the lawn (yellow / red / blue, climb and slide sections) with Pipeline (tall blue dual-lane water slide) visible behind in the park trees.
- Indoor gym: green zorb track / enclosure with clear zorb ball on hardwood, plus additional climb / slide and obstacle-style inflatables staged across the basketball court.
Layout logic: put the long obstacle where the park lawn and tree line give sight lines from the path. Keep Pipeline as the tall visual marker for families walking in. Use the gym as a second zone so the day is not 100% weather-dependent and little kids have a contained space.
Site + power / access notes
Outdoor photo: well-kept grass lawn framed by mature trees, gravel / crushed-stone path in the foreground, park bench near the blue slide. Soft surface means stake planning and truck access to the lawn without chewing the path during load-in.
Indoor photo: polished hardwood gym under high industrial lights, black power cord run across the floor to gear, multiple large units sharing the court. That is a blower-count and outlet conversation before Sunday. We are not inventing amp numbers. Use How Much Power Does a Large Inflatable Event Need? when you send the gym photo with the quote.
Church tip: confirm which doors the crew uses, where the hose reaches for Pipeline, and who owns each station (volunteer ministry vs paid attendants). We deliver and walk safety. An adult still owns each lane.
What other planners can copy
- Pair lawn + gym. Outdoor wow plus indoor overflow keeps Art in the Park / festival days alive if weather shifts.
- Lead with a long obstacle people can see from the path. Throughput and wayfinding in one unit.
- Add a tall slide (Pipeline-class) as the skyline piece so families know where the fun is without a map hunt.
- Treat the gym like a second venue, not leftover space. Cord runs, walking lanes, and shoe rules matter on hardwood.
- Size stations for guests on site at once, not total parish directory count. See How Many Inflatables Do I Need for 300, 500 or 1,000 Guests? and Capacity vs. Throughput.
Plan Your Event
Send the date, church name, outdoor lawn photo, gym photo if you have one, and whether you need water. Plan Your Event. Phone (985) 999-6663. Warehouse: 13406 Seymour Meyers Blvd, Suite 14, Covington, LA 70433.
Sibling case studies (publish together): Madisonville Elementary Field Day · Woodlake Elementary Water Day
Questions we get on this
What did The Jump Off run for Christ Episcopal Art in the Park?
An outdoor lawn setup with a long obstacle course and Pipeline blue water slide in the park trees, plus an indoor gym layout with a zorb track and additional inflatables on hardwood.
Can you set up inflatables on a church gym hardwood floor?
Yes. The Christ Episcopal gym shot shows a green zorb enclosure and other inflatables on polished hardwood with power cords run across the court. Send gym photos so we plan cord paths and unit count.
Do church festivals need both outdoor and indoor attractions?
Often yes. Lawn units create the park look. Gym stations give weather backup and a contained space for mixed ages. Art in the Park is a good example of that split.
How do Northshore churches start a quote?
Use Church Event Rentals, send date and site photos (lawn and gym), and call (985) 999-6663. We work from our Covington warehouse for Christ Episcopal and other Northshore churches.