Discover Peace in Nature on MLK Day: Community Walk to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Everyone is invited to honor the spirit, work, and relevant words of Dr. King, Jr. on Monday, January 20. at Brush Creek
KC Parks News
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{NEWS} Cheers to 30 Years at Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center
Joins KC Parks as we celebrate 30 years at Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center and Museum. in celebrating of the successful programs
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Watts Mill at Indian Creek Site Improvements
Construction of a concrete walking trail and overlook area along the Indian Creek Greenway and additional improvements including a rain garden, natural stone seating, pedestrian lighting, and fencing have been completed on the east side of the Watts Mill Shopping Center near the intersection of West 103rd Street and State Line Road. Several more projects […]
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Boulevardia is on the move with a new location for the seventh annual festival in 2020
Organizers of Boulevardia, the Kansas City urban street festival, are excited to announce that the pop-up party nation will return for its seventh year on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20 in a new location. Several special attractions from previous years including the iconic Ferris Wheel, Silent Disco, Makers Market shopping experience and multiple […]
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KC Parks Employees Receive City Service Awards 2019
December 18, 2019. . .This morning, KC Parks honored 33 employees for their combined 554 years of continuous service to the City of Kansas City, MO with an awards breakfast held at Union Station. Employee Service Awards are known as “The MELs” in honor of long-time Kansas City Parks and Recreation employee, Mary Edith Lillis. FIVE […]
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{NEWS} Join KC Parks for 55th Anniversary of Santa’s Wonderland
KC Parks longest running tradition. Santa’s Wonderland started in 1964 from an idea presented by then Park Department Director, Frank Vaydik
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{NEWS} Urban Land Institute to Advise Kansas City, Missouri on Creation of an Equitable Park System
Urban planning and resilience experts representing ULI will be making recommendations next week on the creation of an equitable park system.
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New Playground Opens in Fox Hill Park
Student leaders from Fox Hill Elementary were special guests at today’s opening of the new playground in Fox Hill Park.
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Groundbreaking Held for Chouteau Fountain in the Northland
On November 15, City officials, Native American council members, Northland leaders, and Francois Chouteau himself, gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking/project kick-off for construction of the Francois Chouteau & Native American Heritage Fountain. The new fountain honors the founder of Kansas City, Francois Chouteau, and the Native Americans who lived and traded in the area. It […]
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Where to Submit MLK Tribute Ideas
The Parks and Recreation Board of Commissioners will conduct a series of public meetings engaging residents.
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KC Parks and Brookside Soccer Club Partner to Launch Sporting Brookside
Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation and Brookside Soccer Club (BSC) have partnered to launch a new youth soccer league in collaboration with Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City that will provide more recreational soccer opportunities and benefits to residents throughout Kansas City and surrounding areas. Set to begin play in early 2020, Sporting […]
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Flags for Veterans at KC Parks Tony Aguirre Community Center
More than 200 American Flags, with names of veterans on them, will be placed on the lawn of Tony Aguirre Community Center