Louisville Parks and Recreation

🎉 Help shape the future of a new community space in Southwest Louisville!
From fitness classes and family activities to community events and gathering spaces, we want to know what you'd like to see.
✅ Takes just 10 minutes
🎁 Enter to win a $500 gift card
📅 Survey open through July 26
Share your thoughts today: https://ow.ly/64V350ZnwRG

We love seeing our seniors stay active with our Senior Water Aerobics classes at our outdoor pools and waterparks! 🏊
There are only a few weeks left this season, and we'd love to have you join us. All classes are FREE and held from 11:00-11:45 a.m.
📍 Mondays: Algonquin Waterpark
📍 Tuesdays: Sun Valley Pool
📍 Wednesdays: Camp Taylor Waterpark
📍 Thursdays: Sun Valley Pool

We've got your Saturday covered! 🌳
Join us for Saturday in the Park on July 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. as we celebrate National Recreation and Parks Month!
Explore interactive stations featuring Aquatics, Jefferson Memorial Forest, Golf, Iroquois Amphitheater, and more, plus enjoy classic field day fun with relay races, a duck pond, and family-friendly activities for all ages. We will have food trucks and live music from Salty Dawgs.
Come play, explore, and discover what makes our parks so special! 💚
📅 July 18
🕚 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
📍 Joe Creason Park

🎾Has Wimbledon inspired you to pick up a tennis racquet? Step onto the courts where tennis history was made at our storied Louisville Tennis Center.
With 11 clay courts and a legacy that includes more than 25 Grand Slam champions, including Arthur Ashe, Rod Laver, Jimmy Connors, Billie Jean King, and John McEnroe, the Louisville Tennis Center has hosted some of the sport’s biggest names and was once home to the Louisville Open.
📞Ready to play? Reserve a court by calling the Louisville Tennis Center Clubhouse at 502-456-8140.

What. A. Day! 🙌 Smoketown, you showed up! Thank you for celebrating the reimagined Smoketown-Ballard Park with us. This park was shaped by the community, for the community, and we wouldn't have it any other way 💚

Community centers are the heart of our neighborhoods. ❤️
With 15 locations across Louisville, there are countless opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. From dance classes and athletic leagues to art workshops and more, there's something for everyone.
Find a community center near you: https://ow.ly/Gzvy50Zm1BH

Celebrate a century on the fairway! ⛳️
Join Mayor Craig Greenberg for this special milestone and help us celebrate 100 years of golf in Louisville! On July 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., we will commemorate a century of golf at Crescent Hill with a chipping contest, pro lessons, free lunch, prizes, and fun for all ages.

🚰🇺🇸 Spotted Kentucky Air National Guard members at McNeely Lake Park today? They're testing innovative water purification technology that could provide clean water during future emergency and disaster response missions. Work like this is another reason parks are so important to our community.

🎨 Calling all artists and models! ✨
Project Parkway is underway, and we need your help bringing the runway to life!
Whether you've created a handbag, hat, accessory, or a complete outfit, we want to showcase your work. This opportunity is open to anyone age 16+ whose work is inspired by dreaming, dreaming big, or surrealism.
💫 Show your creativity on the runway
💫 Open to artists and designers ages 16+
💫 Artist participation fee: $25
Apply today: https://ow.ly/oWAF50ZlxSE

🎨We are hiring TWO artists for our artists in residency program. This is a 6 month position at Metro Arts Community Center where artists can develop their personal practice and to contribute creatively to the community.
🗓️Deadline to apply is August 5. Apply today at https://ow.ly/EYsb50ZkRMm