Registration open for 27th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk

SPRINGFIELD, MO – Nothing can stop Springfield’s Thanksgiving tradition, even if we can’t all be together this year. Registration is now open for the 27th Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Presented by Brad Brad...

City of Springfield, Park Board purchase Fieldhouse Sportscenter

SPRINGFIELD, MO. — The City of Springfield and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board have completed the months-long process of purchasing the Fieldhouse Sportscenter, 2235 W. Kingsley St. The Park Board assumed operation of the four-court spo...

Springfield Lasers to play 26th season in November

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – The two-time World Champion Springfield Lasers are gearing up for their 26^th season of World TeamTennis — but not this month, and not in Springfield.

Earlier this year, World TeamTennis (WTT) announced that in ord...

Hundreds of BMX racers compete this weekend at Park Board’s Spokes BMX Raceway

SPRINGFIELD, MO. — The Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s Spokes BMX Raceway hosts hundreds of BMX racers Oct 1-3 at the USA BMX Gold Cup South Central Final Championship Series.

About 800 BMX racers from 10 states are registered fo...

Springfield Botanical Gardens dedicates new Rose Garden

SPRINGFIELD, MO — Friends of the Garden, in partnership with the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, dedicated the newly redeveloped Rose Garden Tuesday, May 18, at Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Av...

Park Board proposes doubling size of Sequiota Park

SPRINGFIELD, MO – The Springfield-Greene County Park Board is proposing to add nearly 16 acres to historic Sequiota Park in southeast Springfield. 

During Tuesday’s Springfield City Council lunch meeting, Parks Director Bob Bel...

World TeamTennis sets November dates for 2021 season

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – World TeamTennis will host its 2021 season at California’s Indian Wells Tennis Garden November 13-28. Five teams, including the Springfield Lasers, will participate in the league’s 46^th season, contesti...

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...