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Recreation Summer Hiring Event on May 4!

Seattle Parks and Recreation is hiring for summer temporary positions and there are many opportunities to work throughout the year! Join us on Saturday, May 4 from 11am to 4pm at Miller Community Center (330 19th Ave E) for our Summer Hiring Event. Meet our team and apply on site!… [ Keep reading ]

Idea Collection Runs Through April 30 for Park CommUNITY Fund

Act Now and Help Advance Park Equity In Your Community Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is happy to announce we have received over 100 ideas for the Park CommUNITY Fund and encourages frontline communities to submit your park improvement ideas April 30, 2024. The Park CommUNITY Fund is a new… [ Keep reading ]

Save the Date: 2024 Beacon Hill Festival on June 1

Join Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and partners for the Beacon Hill Festival on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11am to 4pm at Jefferson Park (3801 Beacon Ave. S). Enjoy FREE pottery, painting, and gardening classes where you can create your own projects to take home. We’ll also have live… [ Keep reading ]

New Play Structure at Urban Triangle Park Opens!

Seattle Parks and Recreation(SPR) is happy to announce the new play structure at Urban Triangle Park, 2100 Westlake Ave. in the South Lake Union neighborhood is open! An official ribbon cutting celebration with the community will be held next month. The new play structure offers opportunities for climbing and exploring…. [ Keep reading ]

Help Shape Meridian Playground Play Area

Join us on April 25! Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the community to help shape the conceptual designs for the play area at Meridian Playground. Please join us on Thursday, April 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N., to hear about the… [ Keep reading ]

Ballard Commons Park Play Area Opens!

Ribbon Cutting Saturday, April 20th! Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and our partner, Ballard Alliance, invite the community to participate in the ribbon cutting for the new play area and a fun day at Ballard Commons Park. Please join us on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 3… [ Keep reading ]

The Reality of Rats in an Urban Ecosystem 

Seattle is a city with all the wonders of different cultures, a vibrant economy, and the wonderful parks that Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) stewards. With that population and development also come the trash we create and the rats that thrive with that waste. These animals can be a real… [ Keep reading ]

South Park Community Center at Concord Elementary: Spring 2024 drop-ins

South Park Community Center continues drop-in programs at Concord Elementary School for Spring Quarter. Here are the programs we have running! MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS SATURDAYS

Your Bio Pic Could be the Winner!

Biopics are making headlines this year as films like Oppenheimer win big at the Grammys. You, too, can be part of headlines by making your own “bio pics” in Seattle’s parks this year as part of the 2024 City Nature Challenge. “Bio” is the Latin root word meaning “life.” And… [ Keep reading ]

JOIN US FOR AN UPCOMING BIRD PROGRAM!

Carkeek Park Night Hike, Beaver and Owl ProwlThurs. April 11 from 7pm-9pmBird Walk at Schmitz Preserve ParkSat. April 13 from 4pm-6pmCamp Long Night Hike and Owl ProwlThurs. April 25 from 7pm-9pmSpring Migration Bird and Wildlife Walk – Discovery ParkSat. May 4 from 4pm-6pmCarkeek Park Night Hike, Beaver and Owl ProwlThurs…. [ Keep reading ]