Be Part of Derby Days, Scholarship for High School Seniors, and More!

Parks and Recreation
Hundreds of attendees exploring a pop-up tent craft market

Be Part of Derby Days 2024!

Derby Days is Redmond’s signature summer festival that will take place on July 12 and 13. We are looking for activity booths, craft makers, food vendors, sponsors, parade participants, volunteers, and anyone else who wants to be a part of the fun!

Get involved with Derby Days

 

Derby Do-Gooder scholarship winner

$1,500 Derby Do-Gooder Scholarship

The Derby Do-Gooder Scholarship awards $1,500 to a high school senior in Redmond who has shown an extraordinary commitment to community service.

Apply for the scholarship

Woman filling a reusable glass container with dry pasta at a grocery store

Free Sustainable Living Classes

We have multiple free classes this spring on recycling, reducing food waste, safer cleaning, and more! All classes are virtual and interactive with a live instructor.

Find a free class 

Young child riding on a pony that has a decorative unicorn horn

Birthday Parties at Farrel-McWhirter Park

Plan your next birthday at Farrel-McWhirter Park! Unicorn Fairytale Adventure or Western Round-Up packages are available with a choice of pony rides or a farm tour.

Plan a birthday party 

Two top finishers at Beat the Bunny holding award certificates

Beat the Bunny Race Results

Congrats to our speedy winners! A big thank you to each of our sponsors who made the event possible: CycleBar, AKT, Hoffman’s Cakes, Lake Washington Pediatric, Kitagaito Orthodontics, Emerald City Gymnastics, Ninja Quest Adventures, and Super Jock 'N Jill.

View race results

Long meadow grass growing in a park

Parks are Climate Heroes

You may notice tall grass growing in Redmond Parks. This is part of our vegetation management plan to increase our climate resiliency. We are building resiliency through roadside meadows, pollinator gardens, increased tree canopy, and more!

Learn about vegetation management