Climb Aboard! Coconut Creek Hosts Touch-A-Truck Event with Sensory-Friendly Hour April 5

by David Volz March 30, 2025

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Touch a Truck event {City of Coconut Creek}

Children who have always wanted to sit in a fire truck or public works vehicle will soon be able to do so.

Coconut Creek will offer Touch-A-Truck on Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Butterfly parking lot at 5280 NW 40th Street.

Visitors can see various trucks and vehicles that play an important role in Coconut Creek.

During Touch-A-Truck, residents can climb aboard the trucks and explore them safely. According to city information, children and adults can ask city personnel questions about the trucks and learn how the machines actually work.

Also, for the first hour of the event, the atmosphere will be sensory-friendly without loud horns or sounds so everyone can enjoy the experience in a calm environment, according to city information.

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David Volz

David Volz has worked as a writer in South Florida for 35 years. He has written for the Sun-Sentinel, Hollywood Gazette, School Transportation News, South Dade News Leaders, Observer among others. He has an MA in Communications from Florida Atlantic University and a BA in Communications from Valparaiso University. Volz teaches Communications at Miami Dade College and Palm Beach State College. He lives in Coral Springs and enjoys running and participating in 5Ks and half-marathons.