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Parks & Recreation Department Welcome

The Fall 2010 Activity Guide has been mailed to existing customers of all programming areas. The Activity Guide will be distributed to all UA homes via the Upper Arlington News on Wednesday, August 25.

Online registration begins on Wednesday, August 25 at 8 a.m. Phone, walk-in and mail-in registration begins on Monday, August 30 at 8 a.m. To view the Fall Activity Guide click here.

The Parks & Recreation Department fulfills the recreational, cultural and educational needs of the community through an exciting array of programs and activities, as well as maintaining the City's beautiful parks. Click on the Activity Guide to view all your program and class needs in one publication!

The department consists of the following divisions:

• Aquatics & Tennis Division - Maintains and runs three seasonal outdoor pools and the Northam Park Tennis Courts.

• Cultural Arts Division - The Cultural Arts Division provides exceptional programming to the community, from the nationally acclaimed Labor Day Arts Festival to monthly exhibits at the City's Concourse Gallery, free summer concerts to artists-in-schools programming.

• LifeLong Learning & Leisure Division - Recognized as the largest program of its kind in Central Ohio, the division coordinates more than 500 fun and educational classes to the community per year.
  

• Parks & Forestry Division - Maintains 28 parks covering 170 acres of land, more than 17,000 park and street trees, and countless active and passive recreational facilities within the parks.
  

• Recreation Division - Oversees and coordinates special events for youth, a variety of sports teams, open volleyball and basketball activities and tennis memberships, as well as shelter house and ball field reservations. Field conditions are updated weekdays after 3:30pm. When applicable, weekend updates are made by 8:00am. If field conditions change after the update occurs, users are encouraged to use their best judgment when using the fields. Ballfield Hotline: 614-583-5345

• Senior Center Division - Provides a diverse array of programs and facilities to satisfy the active senior community in Upper Arlington. With continued improvements to the Senior Center and a commitment to enhancing programming, seniors enjoy a busy schedule of numerous social events, health care services, and more.