Parks & Recreation
We strive to provide the highest quality parks, recreation services, and greenspace to enhance the quality of life for our community. Learn more about the Parks and Recreation Department and read a message from Director Mick Renneisen.
Current Issues and Events
The annual Children's Expo is February 18! |
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You'll find health screenings for preschoolers, a huge expo hall, a camp fair with representatives from area summer camps, live music by Kid Kazooey, and more ... all FREE to children and families! |
Hurry! The clock is running out! |
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Come to the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Friday, March 2 at 7 p.m. and play our spinoff of the TV game show "Minute to Win It"! Succeed in a challenge and take home gift certificates from local BIRA-member restaurants! |
Switchyard Park Master Planning Process is Underway |
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Visit the Switchyard Park Master Plan Web site at switchyardpark.org to learn more about the planning committee or upcoming public meeting dates. |
Bloomington Youth Basketball Season III |
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Season 3 has begun! Need more info? Visit the BYB Web site. |
Winter-Spring 2012 Program Guide |
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This season's catalog includes information on all our upcoming community events, the ice area spring season, Twin Lakes Recreation Center classes ... and much more! |
Quick Links
- Bloomington Lifelong Learning Coalition
- Send us comments about our programs or report a problem in one of our parks.
- Parks and Recreation Department Forms and Applications
Hotline Numbers
Community Events Hotline: 349-3754
For weather-related or other cancellations of the summer Performing Arts Series, Peoples Park Concerts, or other community events.
Sports Hotline: 349-3610
For weather-related or other cancellations of Parks and Recreation sports programs including tennis, adult softball, and Bloomington Girls Fastpitch Softball.
Spotlight Webpages in Parks & Recreation
Children's Expo "Barnyard Bash" | |
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Free to children and families! |
Information in Parks & Recreation
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News
- 2012-02-07 - Garden Plots Available for Rent in City's Community Gardens
- 2011-11-14 - Bloomington Selected to Host Three Northern National Softball Tournaments in 2013
- 2011-11-03 - City Conducting Surveys About Future Use of Goat Farm Property
- 2011-10-26 - "We Paint ... Parks" Features Park Portraits by Bloomington Watercolor Society Artists
- 2011-10-07 - Wininger/Stolberg Group donates trail, greenspace to Bloomington Parks Foundation
- 2011-07-19 - Aaron Craig Named New Cascades Golf Course Manager
- 2011-07-11 - City Parks Department Receives Grants, Awards to Enhance Summer Programs
- 2011-07-06 - Community Partners Bring Born Learning to the Clear Creek Trail
- 2011-06-28 - Bloomington Parks Department Selects Park Ambassadors
- 2011-06-07 - City Accepting Donations to Replace Trees Destroyed in May Storm
- 2011-05-26 - Parks and Recreation Department Unveils New Mural at Reverend Butler Park
- 2011-05-24 - City’s Tuesday Market Begins June 7
- 2011-04-06 - City's Parks Department Earns National Accreditation
- 2011-03-21 - City Receives Award for New Playground at Third Street Park
- 2011-02-03 - Jackson Creek Trail Named 'Outstanding Park Development' at Indiana Parks Conference
- 2011-01-26 - City Awarded Grant to Plant Trees on West Third Street
- 2011-01-19 - Park Ambassador Program Launched
- 2010-10-04 - B-Line Trail Named 'Outstanding Transportation Project' at State MPO Conference
- 2010-09-27 - Bloomington Parks, BEAD, Watercolor Society Partner for "We Paint ... Parks!" Exhibit
- 2010-08-19 - Bloomington Named a Four-Time Playful City USA
- 2010-05-05 - City Urges Proper Disposal of Unwanted Aquarium Plants, Animals