Category: Parks & Recreation
Make it a summer to remember with Huntsville Parks & Recreation
May 19, 2023
Fun in the sun. A cool place to chill out. A new experience to enjoy. Huntsville Parks & Recreation offers information on all that and more in this summer’s program guide, filled with 100+ free activities, workshops, special events, programs and classes. Want to meet a fitness goal? The City’s recreation and community centers provide everything from Zumba classes to a Couch to 5K program. Feeling adventurous? Try a group mountain [ more ]
Read MoreNext phase of Huntsville Aquatics Center moves forward with Legacy Pool renovation
May 11, 2023
The Huntsville City Council has approved a construction agreement for phase four of the Huntsville Aquatics Center. The $6.4 million contract with Garber Construction Company involves an extensive renovation of the Legacy Pool. Improvements will include new bleachers, a new exhaust system and LED lighting. The windows and wall panels will be replaced. Roof panels will be replaced or repaired. There will also be updates to the pool and deck area, [ more ]
Read MoreSaddle up: Mayor Battle leads 14th annual bike ride
April 27, 2023
Spring is here and it’s the perfect time to take advantage of the City’s bike-friendly routes with the 14th annual Mayor’s Bike Ride, set for Saturday, May 6 at 11 a.m. Mayor Tommy Battle invites everyone to grab their helmets and join him for this family-friendly, four-mile bike ride around the downtown area’s historic neighborhoods. The ride begins and ends at Church Street in Big Spring Park, in front of the [ more ]
Read MoreCelebrate Earth Day at Hays Nature Preserve, Saturday, April 22
April 14, 2023
Celebrate Earth Day with free, family-friendly fun at Hays Nature Preserve on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The City of Huntsville’s Green Team is preparing an exciting day packed with nature-based entertainment and activities for the whole family. Attendees will enjoy earth-friendly exhibitors with informative and interactive educational displays, vegetable plant giveaways, face painting, live music from Alli and Christy, free hot dogs and cotton candy. Children [ more ]
Read MoreCity of Huntsville announces Good Friday closures
April 5, 2023
The City of Huntsville’s municipal offices and Municipal Court will close Friday, April 7, in observance of Good Friday. City offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Monday, April 10. Because garbage collection occurs Monday-Thursday, there will be no change to service. Huntsville Transit will operate a normal schedule for both Orbit fixed-route buses and Access paratransit services. All Huntsville Parks & Recreation facilities are closed Friday but will operate on a normal schedule Saturday [ more ]
Read MoreHuntsville City approves architectural contract for Hays Farm Central Park
March 23, 2023
Plans for a new 9-acre urban park in South Huntsville are on track after the City’s approval of an architectural contract Tuesday, March 23. Hays Farm Central Park will be in the Hays Farm development off South Memorial Parkway. The mixed-use project will contain single-and-multifamily housing units as well as commercial development and office space. The $284,800 architectural contract between the City and Bostick Landscape Architects includes design of a restroom facility, [ more ]
Read MoreArts Huntsville announces new Panoply Arts Festival highlights
March 23, 2023
Three-Day Celebration of Art, Music and More Arts Huntsville invites the community to return to downtown Huntsville’s Big Spring Park on April 28 – 30 to celebrate 41 years of Panoply Arts Festival. Over four decades, Panoply Arts Festival has evolved into a premiere arts weekend showcasing Huntsville’s innovative spark through a three-day celebration of art, music, and more. Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle joined local artists, musicians, Arts Huntsville board members, volunteers, and [ more ]
Read MoreMayor’s Spring Tree Planting Day seeks community volunteers
March 20, 2023
Going green in John Hunt Park, March 25 It’s time to turn spring planning into planting! This Saturday, March 25, Mayor Tommy Battle and Huntsville’s Green Team will lead a tree planting day in John Hunt Park. It’s one of two annual events designed to bring corporate and community volunteers together to grow Huntsville’s tree canopy. Participation is easy! Green Team will prep the holes and provide all planting supplies. Mayor Battle, [ more ]
Read MoreHop over to John Hunt Park for the 2nd annual Huntsville Eggstravaganza
March 3, 2023
The Eggstravaganza is back! Huntsville Parks & Recreation invites you to this free event Saturday, April 1, from 9-11 a.m. Now in its second year, the Eggstravaganza offers even more for families and children, ages 12 and under, to enjoy at John Hunt Park, 2151 Airport Road SW, Huntsville. “We were blown away by the community response to last year’s Eggstravaganza,” said Parks & Recreation Director James Gossett. “We knew immediately that [ more ]
Read MoreCommunity Kite Festival brings high-flying fun to John Hunt Park
March 1, 2023
The City of Huntsville, Downtown Huntsville Inc. and AshaKiran Foundation invite the public to the 11th annual Community Kite Festival on Saturday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at John Hunt Park, 2151 Airport Road, Huntsville. The free festival fosters inclusiveness, diversity, equity and harmony across all ethnic and social backgrounds by bringing people together through kite-flying and family-friendly activities. Attendees can bring their own kite, purchase one at the [ more ]
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