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Summer movies in the park at Green Lake!

Join us for Family Movie Night on these Thursdays: Thursday, July 25: Black Panther Thursday, August 8: Incredibles 2 Arrive before Dusk (after 8 p.m.) Bring a blanket or a chair! Questions? Contact: chris.easterday@seattle.gov.

Seattle City Light awards contract for solar microgrid that will provide emergency backup power to Miller Community Center

Seattle City Light has awarded a $1.8 million contract to a team led by Worley to design and construct a solar microgrid at Miller Community Center, located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. The public is invited to attend an informational meeting on July 10. The solar microgrid project will include… [ Keep reading ]

Wading Pools open on a rolling schedule starting June 22

Wading Pools open on a rolling schedule starting on June 22. Please click here or refer to the listings below for the operating dates and hours of each wading pool. We open the wading pools on sunny days when the temperature is forecast to be 70 degrees or above. Follow our Wading Pools… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Parks and Recreation 2019 lifeguard hours: regular season begins at all beaches on June 22

Seattle Parks and Recreation offers safe, lifeguarded beaches at nine sites around the city, and we strongly recommend swimming only where lifeguards are present. Summer Beaches are open daily, weather permitting, from noon to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Free youth… [ Keep reading ]

Free Pollinator Week event at Interbay Golf Course on Thursday, June 20

Join us as Seattle Parks and Recreation, Bee City and the Interbay Golf Center present a Pollinator Week event for gardeners, bee lovers and those curious about native bees.  We are celebrating our gentle native bees (bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees, leafcutter bees, and more) who do most of… [ Keep reading ]

Apply for the 2019 Lifeguard Training Team

FREE summer program for teens! UPDATE: THE APPLICATION FOR THE 2020 PROGRAM WILL OPEN ON MARCH 2, 2020. VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR INFO AND TO APPLY ONCE THE APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS. What is the Lifeguard Training Team? The Lifeguard Training Team is a FREE summer program designed to train and… [ Keep reading ]

Summer of Safety provides structured activities and a safe space for young people

Seattle Parks and Recreation will offer Summer of Safety (SOS), a free program that provides structured activities and a safe space for young people not connected to other supervised programs over the summer. The program is geared towards serving diverse groups of tweens and teens from low-income families. “Seattle Parks… [ Keep reading ]

Join us for the annual Big Day of Play on Aug. 17, 2019!

Free event Aug. 17 at Rainier Community Center and Playfield; water activities at Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center Big Day of Play is a celebration of our city’s diversity, and it encourages neighbors, communities and families to have fun, build relationships and be active together. Big Day of Play… [ Keep reading ]

Arts in Nature Festival, June 29-30, 2019 at Camp Long

Free event! Experience 50+ local artists across the fields of music, visual art, dance, theater and more set in the lush landscape of Seattle’s only campground. Location: Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98126 Dates/Times: Saturday, June 29: 11am – 8pm / Sunday, June 30: 11am – 6pm

Free 2019 summer beach shuttle at Discovery Park

Limited parking permits available Free summer beach shuttle: A free beach shuttle will operate at Discovery Park from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 1, 2019. During operation, the shuttle will pick up and drop off riders in the Visitors Center parking lot, at the… [ Keep reading ]