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December 2024

TPRC Meeting
Tuesday, Dec. 3
(online and in-person)

Winter/Spring Class Registration Starts
Saturday, Dec. 7

Santa's Calling Deadline
Sunday, Dec. 8

Register for School's Out Winter Break
Monday, Dec. 9

Deadline to Register for Senior Olympics
Friday, Dec. 27

2018 Parks + Connections Bond Oversight Commission Hybrid Meeting
Monday, Jan. 13
(online and in-person

SANTA'S CALLING

Santa and his elves would like to add some sparkle to a child’s holiday season through the Santa’s Calling program. Children ages 4-8 years old get an opportunity to speak with Santa and listen to his elves hard at work. Fill out the online form at the link below by Sunday, Dec. 8. Be available by phone Dec. 10-12, from 5:30-8 p.m., so you don't miss Santa’s call. All children who cannot be reached by phone will receive a letter from Santa. For questions visit the link below.

REGISTER FOR SENIOR OLYMPIC FESTIVAL

Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pain Institute of Southern Arizona present the 40th annual Senior Olympic Festival, Jan. 4-Feb. 2, 2025, at several venues throughout Tucson. The festival is a celebration to promote fitness, health, and an active lifestyle among adults 50 years of age and older. Some of the events include volleyball, bowling, bridge, racquetball, basketball shoot, pickleball, archery, golf, tennis, horseshoes, badminton, and more. Entry fees vary by event. View the events online now and register online at the link below, until Friday, Dec. 27. Attend the Meet the Coordinator event on Thursday, Dec. 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Morris K. Udall Recreation Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, to find out more information about each event, register, win raffle prizes, and the first 50 attendees will get a 2025 Senior Olympic Festival lapel pin.

SCHOOL'S OUT WINTER BREAK

Tucson Parks and Recreation will be offering School's Out Winter Break Camps at multiple sites throughout Tucson for children ages 5-11 (currently enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade) or In-Betweeners Club for ages 12-14.Activities include games, sports, social interaction, dance, art projects, and nutrition-based learning activities. Register online at the link below beginning Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Dates: Monday, Dec. 23-Friday, Jan. 3 (no camps Dec. 25 and Jan. 1)

Time: 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (camps will close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31)

Cost: $40 for city residents or $50 for non-city residents

WINTER/SPRING CLASS REGISTRATION

Tucson Parks and Recreation's spring 2025 leisure classes schedule boasts hundreds of fun and engaging opportunities for the community. Classes range from arts and crafts, Little Movers and Shakers, dance, gymnastics, jewelry making, glass fusing, music, and more for youth and adults. Get active in a health and fitness class, learn digital photography skills, or create beautiful pottery and ceramics pieces. There truly is something for everyone. Classes are viewable online at the link below. Registration begins Saturday, Dec. 7, at 8 a.m. for city residents and 10 a.m. for non-city residents. The deadline to register for session 1 is Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

READY, SET, REC!

General Play is for all ages, includes corn hole, board games, hula hoops, giant chess & checkers, giant Connect-4, giant Jenga, ladder golf, sports & toddler equipment, music, and more. 

Here is where you can find the Ready, Set, Rec! vans this month!

In November 2018, City of Tucson voters approved Proposition 407, a $225 million bond package for capital improvements. The bond funds are dedicated to improving City park amenities (playgrounds, sports fields, pools, splash pads, and recreation centers) as well as connections (pedestrian pathways, bicycle pathways, and pedestrian and bicycle safety). For more information on all the projects planned and status updates, visit TucsonDelivers.Tucsonaz.gov.

2018 Parks + Connections Bond Oversight Commission Hybrid Meeting

The Tucson Delivers Program is monitored by eleven members of the public appointed to the 2018 Parks and Connections Bond Oversight Commission. Their next meeting will be held on Monday, Jan. 13, at 5:30 p.m., virtually and at 900 S. Randolph Way, Tucson, AZ, 85716.

Click HERE to join the meeting.

If you wish to address the Commission, please email Diana Schroeder at Diana.Schroeder@tucsonaz.gov or call 520-837-8162 by 10 a.m. on Jan. 13, with your full name, mailing address, phone number, the topic you wish to address, and if you would like to be added to our email distribution list for future notifications and updates.

RIO VISTA NATURAL RESOURCE PARK RENVOATIONS CONTINUE

Renovations are continuing at Rio Vista Natural Resource Park, 3974 N. Tucson Blvd., to the trail system, new plantings, and water harvesting basins.