Swimsuits and inflatable tubes filled part of northwest Lawrence on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, as thrill seekers rode the Urban Slide. The two-day event featured a 1000-foot-long water slide located on George Williams Way just north of Sixth Street.

photo by: John Young

Ten-year-old Adam Coup, of Lawrence loses his inflatable tube as he rides the Urban Slide on Saturday. The two-day event, which features a 1000-foot-long water slide, is located on George Williams Way just north of Sixth Street. It runs tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

photo by: John Young

Five-year-old Alex Solis, of Topeka, makes his way out of the pool at the end of the Urban Slide on Saturday. The two-day event, which features a 1000-foot-long water slide, is located on George Williams Way just north of Sixth Street. It runs tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

photo by: John Young

Jaden Wise, of Lawrence, uses a hose to spray cold water onto Erin Shimanek as she rides an inflatable tube down the Urban Slide on Saturday. The two-day event, which features a 1000-foot-long water slide, is located on George Williams Way just north of Sixth Street. It runs tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

photo by: John Young

Swimsuits and inflatable tubes filled part of northwest Lawrence on Saturday as thrill seekers ride the Urban Slide. The two-day event, which features a 1000-foot-long water slide, is located on George Williams Way just north of Sixth Street. It runs tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

photo by: John Young

Looking through the hole in his inflatable tube, nine-year-old Derek Lehmann, of Eudora, runs down the Urban Slide on Saturday. The two-day event, which features a 1000-foot-long water slide, is located on George Williams Way just north of Sixth Street. It runs tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

photo by: John Young

Madelyn Smith, 13, of Lawrence, readies her raft as she prepares to jump on it to ride down the Urban Slide on Saturday. The two-day event, which features a 1000-foot-long water slide, is located on George Williams Way just north of Sixth Street. It runs tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.