Category: Parks & Recreation

Huntsville Parks & Recreation camps offer a fun-filled winter break

October 29, 2026 Click to view Huntsville Parks & Recreation camps offer a fun-filled winter break

Winter break is just around the corner and Parks & Recreation is offering families a convenient option for keeping kids engaged and entertained while school is out. Parks & Recreation will offer winter break camps at Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. Recreation Center and Fern Bell Recreation Center from Dec. 21-24. Camps will run from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 21-23 and from 8 a.m. until noon on Dec. [more]

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Parks & Recreation offers way to give back this holiday season

October 27, 2026 Click to view Parks & Recreation offers way to give back this holiday season

Parks & Recreation, in collaboration with Christmas Charities Year Round, is hosting the Cozy Care Holiday Drive from Nov. 3 to Dec. 10. The initiative provides coats and gloves to those in need for cold winter days. Those wishing to donate should place their clean and wearable coats, hats and gloves in designated boxes conveniently located in the lobby of Huntsville recreation and community centers. All sizes are accepted. Please refrain from [more]

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Veterans invited to free Serving for Service pickleball event

October 20, 2026 Click to view Veterans invited to free Serving for Service pickleball event

Huntsville Parks & Recreation invites veterans to participate in Serving for Service on Monday, Nov. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Optimist Recreation Center, 703 Oakwood Ave. NE The free open-play pickleball event honors the service and sacrifice of those who have served in the military and provides veterans a setting to connect with fellow service members through recreation and enjoy healthy competition on the pickleball court. “Serving for Service [more]

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Huntsville Parks & Recreation spooking up frightfully fun Halloween lineup

September 24, 2026 Click to view Huntsville Parks & Recreation spooking up frightfully fun Halloween lineup

Parks & Recreation is brewing up a scary fun lineup of fall festivals and Halloween events, welcoming all ghosts, ghouls, witches and friendly monsters to join in on the fun. The fifth annual Halloween Party & Haunted House will be Friday, Oct. 23, from 6-9 p.m. at the Jaycee Building in John Hunt Park. Attended by thousands of Halloween revelers, the event is a collaboration with the Huntsville Police Department. All Halloween [more]

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Huntsville Police, Parks and Recreation bring Halloween fun back to John Hunt Park

September 23, 2026 Click to view Huntsville Police, Parks and Recreation bring Halloween fun back to John Hunt Park

Halloween is taking over John Hunt Park once again, with the Huntsville Police Department (HPD) and Huntsville Parks & Recreation team up for an evening of trick-or-treating, games, entertainment and a haunted house on Friday, Oct. 23, from 6-9 p.m. at the Jaycee Building, 2200 Jaycee Way. Admission is free and open to all ages. The annual celebration gives residents a chance to enjoy the Halloween season while getting to know HPD [more]

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Arts Huntsville and the City of Huntsville announce naming of the David A. Chan Theatre at the new Sandra Moon Performing Arts Center

September 22, 2026 Click to view Arts Huntsville and the City of Huntsville announce naming of the David A. Chan Theatre at the new Sandra Moon Performing Arts Center

Arts Huntsville and the City of Huntsville are proud to announce the official naming of the David A. Chan Theatre, located inside the newly transformed Sandra Moon Performing Arts Center at the Sandra Moon Community Complex.  Previously the auditorium of former Grissom High School, the revitalized 611-seat venue represents a major milestone in meeting the venue needs of Huntsville’s rapidly growing local arts scene. Invested in and designed by the City [more]

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Huntsville Parks & Recreation serves up second annual Dink Pink event

September 22, 2026 Click to view Huntsville Parks & Recreation serves up second annual Dink Pink event

Parks & Recreation invites pickleball players of all skill levels to visit participating recreation centers on Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the second annual city-wide Dink Pink Pickleball Day in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The free, open-play sessions welcome all skill levels and while healthy competition is welcome, players are encouraged to serve, rally and dink in honor of those affected by breast cancer. Players and cheering sections [more]

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City of Huntsville celebrates opening of dynamic Sandra Moon Community Complex

September 15, 2026 Click to view City of Huntsville celebrates opening of dynamic Sandra Moon Community Complex

Sandra Moon served on the Huntsville City Council from 1998-2010. The transformation of a former high school campus into an attractive asset for Huntsville residents came to fruition with the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of the Sandra Moon Community Complex, a destination for recreation, events and enjoyment of the arts. Mayor Tommy Battle, Council President Jennie Robinson, City of Huntsville leaders and members of the Moon family were among those participating in [more]

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City of Huntsville offices to close for Labor Day

September 3, 2026 Click to view City of Huntsville offices to close for Labor Day

City of Huntsville municipal offices will close Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day. This includes Animal Services, Huntsville Transit and Municipal Court. Residential garbage collection will be delayed by one day. Municipal offices will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Parks & Recreation: Get-A-Way Skate Park and Kids’ Space as well as the Dr. Richard Showers, Sr. Splash Pad, Bicentennial Park Splash Pad and the Everybody Can Play Splash Pad will [more]

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Snake Run & Ride Challenge brings pro skaters, 100-skateboard giveaway and free skate clinic to John Hunt Park

September 3, 2026 Click to view Snake Run & Ride Challenge brings pro skaters, 100-skateboard giveaway and free skate clinic to John Hunt Park

Huntsville Parks & Recreation, in collaboration with The Skatepark Project, invites skateboarders and skate enthusiasts of all levels to showcase their best moves at the 2026 Snake Run & Ride Challenge. The free event, set for Sunday, Oct. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Get-A-Way Skatepark in John Hunt Park, promises action-packed skateboarding from amateur to professional participants from around the nation. “We’re excited to see the annual skateboarding event [more]

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