For the second year, our KC Parks Ambassadors volunteer team partnered to bring composting to the Ethnic Enrichment Festival. This year, they added mixed-recycling and zero waste stations. Because of […]

Enjoying the great outdoors? Don’t let ticks spoil your fun! Here are some tips to prevent tick bites: 1. Wear Protective Clothing: Long sleeves, long pants, and tuck pants into

Participate in public engagement and design workshops in on the Bruce R. Watkins Connector Community Park project.  The project is federally funded, in part, by the efforts of Rep. Emanuel

More than 200 volunteers are needed Aug. 16-18 to help reduce landfill waste at the 2024 Ethnic Enrichment Festival in Swope Park. Last year, a small but mighty volunteer team

The City of Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department has 27 aquatic facilities that offer various water-recreational activities within the aquatics system. Within that system, there are 10 outdoor pools,

Celebrating a fun, safe, healthy season for 400+ Kansas City youth  Mayor Quinton Lucas and Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department are ready to celebrate the highly anticipated end-of-season game