Park Board holiday activities and gift ideas

Springfield, MO — The Springfield-Greene County Park Board has lots of fun activities and gift opportunities throughout the holiday season for kids and adults, including:

Park Board Gift Certificates and merchandise

The perfect gift or easy stocki...

Springfield hosts USA Softball Olympic Team in June 3 doubleheader

Springfield, MO — The 2020 USA Softball Women’s National Team (WNT) will play an exhibition doubleheader in Springfield Wednesday, June 3, as the “Stand Beside Her” tour rolls through the United States in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Sprin...

25th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk draws 7,465

Springfield, MO — The 25th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk included 7,465 registered participants who walked or ran in Springfield’s Thanksgiving tradition. 

Numbers were down slightly compared to 7,598 register...

Sensory Garden Fountain opened Saturday, Oct. 26, 1:30 p.m.

Springfield, MO — The Springfield-Greene County Park Board, in partnership with Friends of the Garden, hosted a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Sensory Garden Fountain Saturday, Oct. 26, 1:30 p.m. in the Springfield-Greene Cou...

Lafayette Park new playground now open

Springfield, MO — Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri; Republic Services; the Woodland Heights Neighborhood Association and the Springfield-Greene County ParkBoard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new playground equipment at Lafayette Park Wed...

Springfield Lasers win back-to-back World TeamTennis championships

Springfield, MO — The King Trophy remains in Springfield another year as the Springfield Lasers celebrate their reign as back-to-back World TeamTennis champions.

The Lasers defeated the New York Empire, 20-19, in the 44th WTT championship Saturda...

Celebrate Lasers Championship, Cooper Tennis renovations, tonight 6 p.m.

Springfield, MO — Celebrate the Springfield Lasers' back-to-back World TeamTennis Championship win and the recent renovation of Cooper Tennis Complex tonight, Thursday, Aug. 29, 6-8 p.m. 

The event begins with a brief program dedicating ...

Accessible bikes available for check-out at Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park

Springfield, MO — The Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park is now home to three accessible tandem bicycles designed for individuals with disabilities. The bikes are available for free check-out at the Rutled...

Timmons Hall grand opening Saturday, June 29, 10 a.m.

Springfield, Mo. — The Springfield-Greene County Park Board and the Friends of Timmons Temple invite the community to the grand opening of Timmons Hall Saturday, June 29, 10 a.m., in Silver Springs Park, 1100 N. Hampton Ave., Springfield.

Timmons...

City Council removes alcohol restriction in parks from City Code

The Springfield City Council approved an amendment in City Code removing the restriction of alcohol in public parks Jan. 29, 2018, clearing the way for the Springfield-Greene County Park Board to move forward with a proposal allowing limited alcohol sale ...

Park Board implements new photo policy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Springfield-Greene County Park Board has implemented a new photography policy outlining how photographers and videographers may operate in public parks.

The new policy is designed to preserve public enjoyment of parks by ad...Read on...