The first VictorFest happens Friday, October 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Sherman Park. It's free. The City of Victor and the Victor Skate Park Foundation are co-hosting, and the event started as a grand opening party for the new skatepark. The guest list grew from there. Now it includes the bike park crew, the disc golf club, the library, Public Works, two local bands and two breweries. Taken together, the lineup reads like a list of everyone who has been building Victor's shared spaces. Nearly all of that building has happened on one stretch of ground, and it has gone up one fundraising round at a time.
The Skatepark Shows How the Whole Park Gets Built
Riders have been using the skatepark since it opened on July 4, 2026. Dreamland Skateparks designed and built it. Dreamland describes it as a series of smooth, poured bowls in different sizes, connected so a rider can keep moving through the whole thing. It also has pool-coping quarterpipes and what the builder calls a "mellow quarter pipe hip." For street skaters there are slappy ledges, low-to-high manual pads, flat bar rails and bank-to-wall elements.
The funding is worth a closer look. Phase one cost $320,000, and Teton Valley News reported how it was paid for:
- $150,000 from a private donor
- A $150,000 matching grant from the City of Victor
- The rest from the Victor Skate Park Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
The local help reached down to the materials. Jeff Cominsky of the foundation told Teton Valley News that local companies donated all the concrete and rebar for "phase 1B," a slab with perimeter features on the north side. The city also agreed to pay for irrigation lines so shade trees donated by Trees Inc. could be planted. The first trees were planned for the park's northeast corner, and over time the foundation wants to match the row of trees along the west entrance road with a row on the east side.
Phase two depends entirely on money that hasn't been raised yet. It would add about 5,000 square feet and double the park's size. Cominsky estimates it at "right around $320,000 or $325,000," with more street features than the flowing bowls of phase one. Construction starts once the funds are secured, and the foundation told the paper that could take a while. Fundraising updates go out on Instagram at @victorskatepark.
Private gift, city match, a nonprofit to fill the gap, local donations of materials, then a pause to raise the next round. That pattern shows up all over Sherman Park.
Every Corner of the Park Runs on Its Own Schedule
The city's Sherman Park page lists a horse riding arena, a fenced dog park, the Victor Bike Park, Kotler Ice Arena, a pavilion, a playground, north and south baseball fields, a non-regulation lacrosse field, a winter Nordic course, groomed snow-bike and walking trails, and seasonal restrooms. Several of those are run by separate organizations, and each one is at a different point in its own build-out.
| Piece of the park | Who runs it | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|
| Skatepark, phase one | Victor Skate Park Foundation | Open since July 4, 2026; grand opening celebration Oct. 9 |
| Skatepark, phase 1B | Victor Skate Park Foundation | North-side slab with perimeter features; construction was under way in the most recent report, with donated concrete and rebar |
| Skatepark, phase two | Victor Skate Park Foundation | Raising roughly $320,000 to $325,000; no start date |
| Victor Bike Park jump lines | Mountain Bike the Tetons | Phase 1 overhaul completed in 2022 |
| Asphalt pump track and skills features | Mountain Bike the Tetons | Phase 2, targeted for 2027, still seeking funding |
| Nine-hole disc golf course | Teton Disc Golf Club | Installed spring 2025, free to play |
| Kotler Ice Arena | Teton Valley Foundation | Youth hockey season events on the calendar for October and November |
Mountain Bike the Tetons is in about the same place as the skate foundation. Its dirt jump lines got a phase one overhaul that was finished in 2022. The asphalt pump track that would round out the bike park is listed as phase two, with a 2027 target and a note that the group is still looking for funding. So the two wheeled-sport projects sitting next to each other in Sherman Park are both waiting on a second fundraising round, on similar timelines.
The Teton Disc Golf Club took a smaller, faster route. It put in a free nine-hole community course in spring 2025. That's one of the newest things in the park, and the city's amenity list doesn't mention it yet.
What Happens on October 9
Most of the evening is the people who built these pieces showing them off. The city's release lists:
- Sherman Park Shenanigans, a set of games and friendly contests for all ages and abilities, "or lack thereof," in the city's words
- Games, races and demos run by Mountain Bike the Tetons and the Victor Skate Park Foundation at the bike park and skatepark
- A disc golf technique workshop from the Teton Disc Golf Club, the Teton Juggler performing in the skatepark bowl, and an activity planned by Valley Adaptive Sports
- Live music from Teton Valley bands Ditch Cats and Sunday Killers, beer tents from Citizen 33 and Guidepost Brewing, and pizza from In Season's food truck
- Library card sign-ups with the Valley of the Tetons Library and a workshop from Mountain Roots Education
- A Public Works equipment display, where kids make "muck monsters" for the city's septic truck to vacuum up
More food and drink vendors are expected, and you're welcome to bring a picnic. Cominsky's invitation also looks ahead. "Come celebrate our Phase I grand opening and learn about what's next for the skatepark in Sherman Park," he said in the release. In other words, the party is also a chance to hear about the next fundraising round in person.
Newly appointed Mayor Sue Muncaster described why the event is in this park. "Sherman Park brings together so much of what makes this community special, and we wanted an event that did the same thing," she said. The city calls the format "community picnic meets small-town field day meets harvest-season block party."
The Park Changes Hands With the Seasons
VictorFest lands right when Sherman Park is switching from its summer uses to its winter ones. Kotler Ice Arena, run by the Teton Valley Foundation, is filling its calendar as the skatepark has its party. Two Cutthroats Youth Hockey events come first:
- October 17 and 18: the Jim Stanaway goalie clinic, with on-ice sessions and yoga both days
- October 26, 5 to 6 p.m.: a free Try Hockey event at the arena
The Cutthroats' 14U Bantam home tournament follows November 20 through 22. Once snow covers the ground, the city's list switches over to the winter Nordic course and the groomed snow-bike and walking trails, in the same park where the bike and skate demos are happening this month.
The Neighbors Moving In Next Door
The park is also getting new neighbors. The city's planning department lists the Sherman Park Workforce Housing Development at Baseline Road and Agate Avenue, built with Snavely Group. Plans call for 90 units in four three-story buildings, with 55 income-restricted units and 35 market-rate units. According to the city's construction log, site work started September 15, 2025, and all four foundations were in by November 12, 2025. The newest entry, from April 13, 2026, says Building D was up and enclosed and Building C's frame was going up. The city hasn't posted a construction update since then, and its release says VictorFest is a chance to learn more about the Courier/Sherman Park project.
Put the pieces together and the outline is clear. Victor's bowls, jump lines, disc golf holes, ice sheet, Nordic loops and a 90-unit housing project all share one park. Two of the biggest additions still to come, a second phase of the skatepark and an asphalt pump track, depend on whether the community raises the money.
If you live near Sherman Park and wonder how a growing park and new housing next door affect what your property is worth, The McPeak Group is happy to walk through it with you. Request a Home Valuation, and we'll base the conversation on what's actually being built around your street.
