**UPDATE: CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON THE 2018 HOPE FOR YOUTH FUND** Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Hope for Youth Fund increases access to recreational, athletic, and positive youth development activities by providing administrative, scholarship, and summer sport league support to youth-focused organizations in the Seattle area that serve marginalized… [ Keep reading ]
Presented by Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Get Moving Initiative with support from Kaiser Permanente, Big Day of Play will be held on August 19 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Rainier Playfields and Community Center (4600 38th Ave. S, Seattle). Big Day of Play is a celebration of our City’s diversity… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Lifelong Recreation Programs, in partnership with Generations Aging with Pride, will offer a series of LGBTQ Senior Resource Fairs in April and May. The resource fairs are designed to engage, support and empower LGBTQ seniors on their personal aging journey. LGBTQ seniors, as well as friends… [ Keep reading ]
View 2018 dates here May is Bike Month, and we are celebrating with the return of Bicycle Sundays! On scheduled Sundays from May to September, a portion of Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seattle Parks and Recreation invites everyone in… [ Keep reading ]
If Punxsutawney Phil and the upcoming weather forecast are any indication, we still have a while before it starts to feel like spring in Seattle. While indoor play on a soggy February day sounds nice, it is the joyful challenge of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Environmental Education and Outdoor Learning… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) Superintendent Jesús Aguirre has approved the names of two new parks: a 1.7-acre neighborhood park that is part of the Yesler Terrace Master Planned Community and a new park in the heart of Fremont. SPR invited the public in October 2016 to submit potential names… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) purchased a 4,400 sq. ft. property at 4451 33rd Ave. W, expanding Kiwanis Memorial Preserve Park in January 2017. The Seattle Park District provided $158,000 for the acquisition of this parcel which SPR has been trying to purchase since the mid-1990’s. This property expands the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking coverage through Washington Department of Ecology permits to use aquatic herbicides to systemically control certain aquatic weeds. The goal is to improve water quality by managing both the invasive water lilies and milfoil at City’s freshwater beaches, swim areas, moorages and high use recreation sites…. [ Keep reading ]
After the dark, cold, and rainy days of winter, we are thrilled to welcome the official start of the spring season on March 20! If you’ve spent the winter hibernating, now is the time to start venturing out and getting reacquainted with all of the wonderful outdoor opportunities our city… [ Keep reading ]
As Seattle continues to experience a homelessness crisis, we are committed to ensuring access and opportunities for those living unsheltered. To that end, we have opened showers at several of our community centers to people experiencing homelessness. Last year, we had more than 1,000 usages of our free shower program…. [ Keep reading ]
