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Steamboat Springs — It's well known as Father's Day and the first official day of summer, but Steamboat Springs skateboarders will celebrate Sunday for an entirely different reason.

Sunday is National Go Skateboarding Day, and The Click skateboarding shop in Steamboat will honor its most sacred holiday with a free competition meant to thank its customers and raise money for a concrete skate park in Steamboat Springs.

The event will start at 3 p.m. Sunday at the skate park at the base of Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat. It will include a barbecue, music and a spotlight for riders of all skill levels to show their stuff.

"We're doing this for a couple different reasons," The Click manager Philip Johnston said. "We always try to have a few contests every summer, and we like to give back to the kids and the community."

Johnston said the skateboarding competition will be open to all riders: locals and visitors, young and old, and rookie and veteran.

This year's winners will score some big prizes. Organizers have collected items from area businesses including Blue Sage Pizza, Ben and Jerry's, All That Jazz and Backcountry Provisions.

"We're just trying to get the kids out of their houses, get them to have some fun and goof off without getting in any trouble," Johnston said. "We want to promote skateboarding in a positive way."

Part of that promotion will be the continued push for a permanent concrete skate park in Steamboat Springs.

Thousands of dollars have been raised to help build a park to replace the small one near Howelsen Hill, and the effort to collect the necessary funds will continue Sunday.

"We're also trying to raise awareness and get some donations for the new park," Johnston said. "We will be accepting donations on Sunday from anyone that wants to help out."

Johnston said a new park could be right around the corner. Organizers hope to be able to break ground in August but are waiting to hear back about several grants that would pay for the project.