Many Seattle Parks and Recreation facilities will be closed for one or more days in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Community centers and teen life centers are closed Nov. 22-23 Environmental learning centers are closed Nov. 22-23 Indoor swimming pools are closed Nov. 22-23 Green Lake Small Craft Center is… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is working with W.S. Contractors, LLC to make accessibility improvements to the Green Lake Bathhouse Theater bathroom and public locker rooms. W.S. Contractors will mobilize on-site the first week of November and anticipates completing the project by early 2019. This project will install new doors on… [ Keep reading ]
Play Area Closes November 6, 2018 The Wallingford Playfield play area will close on Tuesday, November 6 for renovation and improvement. Construction fencing will be installed and demolition of the existing equipment that has been compromised because of termites will be removed. We anticipate opening the renovated play area in… [ Keep reading ]
Camp Long (5200 35th Ave. SW) will be switching to their winter operating hours and will be closed on Sundays from Nov. 4 through Feb. 28. Camp Long will begin to take cabin rentals starting on January 2, 2019. Cabins are available for use beginning on March 1. More information… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for wintertime events in city parks. Individuals and community groups can request up to $1,000 in funding from the Arts in Parks initiative for events that have a significant arts component and which engage underserved communities. Applications are due… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is developing a pollinator garden at Interbay Golf Course, 2501 15th Ave. W. The nearly .20-acre garden, located near the course’s Hole #3, will feature soil-covered log berms, 20 native shrub and herb species, and approximately 100 flowering plants, mimicking the Puget Sound prairie landscape that… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is accepting proposals on a rolling basis now through April 30, 2019 for performing arts programs and community activities utilizing the amphitheater at Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park (2100 S Jackson St.). SPR will waive permitting and park rental fees and provide electricity access at the… [ Keep reading ]
Have a hand in planting Seattle’s future forests! Join Seattle Parks and Recreation on Saturday, Nov. 3 and help the Green Seattle Partnership kick off their planting season. Hundreds of volunteers will be planting thousands of plants in parks throughout Seattle. All community members are welcome, and no experience… [ Keep reading ]
During the month of November, community members might notice a bright orange 1957 Shasta camper trailer in their neighborhood park. The Mobile Incubator is a mobile office where artists, designers, performers, writers and other cultural entrepreneurs can come to seek free business advice for their creative ventures. The Mobile Incubator… [ Keep reading ]
The Carkeek Park pedestrian bridge, located near the playground parking lot and that crosses the train tracks providing access to the beach, will be closed beginning Monday, Nov. 5 for maintenance work. We anticipate the work will last through Friday, Nov. 9 and that the bridge will be reopened on… [ Keep reading ]
