Join Mayor Ed Murray for a Find It, Fix It Community Walk in the Wallingford neighborhood on Tuesday, March 14! Refreshments will be provided and the first 50 walk participants who sign in will receive a gift bag full of City department goods and information. Who: Wallingford community members and City officials… [ Keep reading ]
Our Spring/Summer 2017 Brochures are here! Spring and summer are our favorite times of year because the weather is great and the outdoors call us. Our wading pools are teeming with toddlers, our lawns are filled with picnic baskets, our beaches are dotted with volleyball players and sand castles, and… [ Keep reading ]
Join us at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 5 as the Seattle Japanese Garden celebrates First Viewing, a re-opening event welcoming the general public inside the gates for the first time in 2017. First Viewing begins with the dramatic flair of a Shinto blessing, which is a formal ceremony that… [ Keep reading ]
This year, 10 members of 206 Forward- Youth Advocates of Seattle, a Seattle Parks and Recreation Citywide Teen and Young Adult club, joined more than 120 young people in Olympia on January 29 & 30 for the Legislative Youth Action Day. Young people came from around the state to speak with their state… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host a free job fair for LGBTQ youth and allies on Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Miller Community Center (330 19th Ave. E). Youth of all ages are welcome to attend and there will be many employment opportunities for… [ Keep reading ]
Join your friends and neighbors for Bitter Lake Community Center’s Annual Pancake Breakfast on February 19! Bring the whole family and enjoy all-you-can-eat pancakes along with scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee! Proceeds from this event will help provide scholarships for our low-income neighbors. Location: Bitter Lake Community Center (13035… [ Keep reading ]
The King County West Point Treatment Plant experienced an equipment shutdown early on Thursday, Feb. 9. Seattle Parks and Recreation is posting signs at several beaches warning people to avoid contact with the water and sand over the next several days as a precaution. The following beaches will be closed… [ Keep reading ]
Please use caution in our parks during the heavy rainfall we are experiencing and stay out of undeveloped areas of parks. Power has been restored at Amy Yee Tennis Center. The Center is now open. The Upper Loop is currently closed at Seward Park. Carkeek Park is currently closed for… [ Keep reading ]
Tuesday, February 7 — Most Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities are open today for business during their regularly scheduled times, unless noted below. Please check this page regularly for updates. Childcare Due to the Seattle Public School Late Start this morning, all Before School Child Care and morning Pre-School programs are… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE for Tuesday, Feb. 7: Interbay, Jackson Park, Jefferson Park, and West Seattle Golf Course are closed due to freeze/thaw conditions. No sledding and snow play allowed today. Monday, Feb. 6–Discovery Park, as well as Jefferson, Jackson and West Seattle Golf courses are closed for golf but are open for… [ Keep reading ]
