KC Parks News

  • Individuals Posing Outside Building

    Silver Sneakers

    The great Roman statesman Cicero put it this way: “It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.” He’d get no argument from Fred Harvey of Kansas City, Missouri. At the age of 88, Harvey is a regular attendee of Silver Sneakers, a program offered through Kansas City Parks and […]

  • Voters Helping Voters Partner with KC Parks

    Voters Helping Voters Partner with KC Parks

    Voters Helping Voters will be at KC Parks community centers in October to assist with: • Voter Registration Cards • Request For Absentee/Mail-In Ballot • Notaries On-Site Notaries will be made available for all voters who need a notary stamp on the following days/times/locations: Saturday, October 3, 2020 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Hillcrest, Gregg/Klice, Westport Roanoke and […]

  • KC Parks Board Considers Honoring MLK

    The City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners is offering opportunities to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Join us for the 2020 Virtual Ethnic Festival Shows!

    Join us as we celebrate all the wonderful cultures that make Kansas City a wonderful and diverse place to call home.  Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Ethnic Enrichment Festival is going virtual! The Virtual Ethnic Festival Shows will start each night at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 21, Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23. Attendance is FREE!  […]

  • Students Learning in Kansas City Public Schools

    KC Parks Community Centers Offer Virtual Learning Sites to KCPS Students

    KC Parks is partnering with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City and Camp Fire Heartland to offer Virtual Learning Sites FREE for students enrolled in Kindergarten-6th grade in the Kansas City Public School System. These NEW Virtual Learning Sites will offer KCPS students a place to do Virtual School, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-3:15.p.m. for […]

  • Summer Camp

    Summer Camp Extended Through August 28

    As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched into the summer, Parks and Recreation instituted safety precautions so it could provide summer camp.

  • Face Masks Box

    Sister City Tainan, Taiwan to Donate PPE to Truman Medical Center

    KC Parks is excited to announce our Sister City Tainan, Taiwan plans to make another important donation of PPE to Truman Medical Center, 2301 Holmes Road, on Thursday, August 6 at 8:30 a.m. Kansas City’s Sister City Committee is very thankful for the 5,800 medical use surgical masks and 300 protective goggles that will be donated […]