What's Happening

The latest news, events, and activities from Saint Paul Parks and Recreation.

MEA No-School Day Activities When school is out, Saint Paul Parks and Recreation offers fun programs to keep youth active and engaged! MEA is October 19-20.  Rec Check (Limited space available at select locations)  Rec Check Extended (Battle Creek, Edgcumbe, Frogtown, Hazel Park) Basketball Skills Camp (Northwest Como) Camp Como (Como Park Zoo & Conservatory) Kids Dental Care Mini Clinic (Duluth & Case) Open Gym (Arlington Hills) Open Gym (Wilder) Badminton Skills (Phalen) Reality Fair (Wilder)

Work for Saint Paul Parks and Recreation! Apply online: Project Manager (Full Time) *DEADLINE APPROACHING Zoo Keeper (Full Time) *DEADLINE APROACHING Community Recreation Leader (Full Time/Part Time) Youth Basketball Scorekeeper (Contract) Youth Field/Gym Monitor (Contract) Official/Umpire (Contract)  Ski/Snowboard instructor (Part Time) -- to apply contact 651-488-6973 or parkwinterski@ci.stpaul.mn.us Volunteer

Upcoming Fall Events & Parties

• October 12 - Halloween Pet Photo Op Day (Duluth & Case)
• October 13 - Halloween Party & Haunted Woods Walk (Duluth & Case)
• October 13 - Movies in the Parks: Friday the 13th (Harriet Island) 
• October 14 - Halloween Monster Bash (Edgcumbe)
• October 20 - Movies in the Parks: Night of the Living Dead (Mears Park)
• October 21 - Crisp Days of Fall (Battle Creek Rec Center)
• October 24 - Halloween Drive Thru (Hazel Park)
• October 25 - Halloween Party (McDonough)
• October 26 - Halloween Party (El Rio Vista)
• October 27 - Halloween Bonfire (Northwest Como)
• October 27 - Halloween Spooktacular Bash (Phalen)
• October 27 - Halloween Party (Griggs Park) 
• October 27 - Haunted Central Village (Central Village Park)
• October 28 - Craft Fair (El Rio Vista)
• October 28 - Monster Dash (Harriet Island)
• October 28 - Fall Festival (Arlington Hills CC)
• October 31 - Fall Festival (West Minnehaha)
• November 4 - Chocoholic Frolic (Harriet Island)
• November 15 - Turkey Giveaway (Rice)
• November 18 - Fall Craft Fair (Battle Creek)
• November 18 - Fall Craft Fair (Edgcumbe)
• November 18 - Gear Up! Winter Equipment Sale (Como Park Ski Center)

Fall swimming lessons Great River Water Park has reopened for the 2023-24 season. Registration for fall swimming lessons is now open. Visit the Great River Water Park webpage for hours and information on open swim, water aerobics and lap swim.

Featured Activities

Youth & Teen Activities Amazing Artists (Hazel Park) Artist Jam Session (Hayden Heights) Badminton Skills (Phalen) Babysitting Training (Multiple locations) Basketball Camps & Clinics (Multiple locations) Basketball Clinic (Duluth & Case) Canvas and Juice (Battle Creek) Checkmate Champions: Junior Chess Explorers (El Rio Vista) Chess with North Dale Staff (North Dale) Clay Factory: Fall Mosaic with Kidcreate Studio (North Dale) Cooking with Chang Sisters (Frogtown) Creative Cookies (Duluth & Case) C’mon Learn the Cajon!! (Battle Creek) Dragon’s Den Book Club (Dayton's Bluff) Family Board Game Night (Battle Creek) Fireside Hot Chocolate Book Club (Battle Creek) Flavor Fancy: 10-Minute Junior Cooks (El Rio Vista) Floor Hockey (Groveland) IlluminART with Kidcreate Studio (Northwest Como) Kilning IT! (Dayton's Bluff) Martial Arts (Multiple locations) Munchkin Tennis Ages 5-7 (Northwest Como) Not So Salty Friendship (McDonough) Red Ballers Tennis Ages 8-11 (Northwest Como) Rollerskating Fun & Games Day (El Rio Vista) Skateboarding Camp (Multiple locations)  Slime Time (Rice & Wilder) Spa Day Creations (Hayden Heights) STEAM-sational with Kidcreate Studio (Langford Park) Strum Along (Phalen) Taekwondo (Northwest Como & North Dale) Teen Nights (Multiple locations) Whisk & Wonder: Kids Baking Adventure (El Rio Vista) Video Game Madness (Frogtown)

Preschool/Family Activities Tumbling: 18 mo.-2 yrs (Linwood) Turkey Time with Kidcreate (Battle Creek) Tot Time (Multiple locations) Little Picasso Art Classes Messy Play (Hayden Heights) Preschool Arts and Crafts (Highland Park) Preschool Camp (Battle Creek) Storytime & Coloring (Hayden Heights) Family Fun Nights! (Groveland) Family Open Gym (Highland Park) Glow Art with Kidcreate Studio (Arlington Hills)  Keepsake Art with Kidcreate Studio (Arlington Hills)

Adult & Senior Activities Gardening Workshops (Online) Halloween Softball Tournament Karate Open Badminton Open Gym  Open Volleyball Open Pickleball & Pickleball Lessons Open Soccer Yoga Zumba Balance & Stretch Class (Linwood) Chicago 8 Count Style Stepping - Advance (West Minnehaha) Double Dutch (Jimmy Lee) Floor Ball (Highland Park) Jimmy Lee Seniors (Jimmy Lee) Senior Fridays (Frogtown) Senior Club (Hancock) Senior Days (North Dale) Senior Gamers (North Dale) Senior Dice (Battle Creek) Senior Social Time (Hazel Park) Senior Fitness (North Dale) Takraw (Rice)

Deer Management in Crosby Farm and Highland Park

In partnership with Ramsey County, a special permit archery hunt will take place in Crosby Farm Regional Park and in Highland Park on October 30 – November 1 for deer management. Crosby Farm Regional Park will be closed to the public on these dates, and work in Highland Park will take place on a twenty-acre parcel of land along 7th Street, south of Montreal Avenue, that has been hunted since 2014.

Parks for All Fundraiser Give to the “Parks for All Campaign” today! Your donation can help make park programs available for all families. This fundraising campaign is a joint effort with the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy.

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