City of Philadelphia






Welcome!

COME PLAY,

COME LEARN

AND GROW WITH US

 

 

 

 

 

 

1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1587
Phone 215-683-3600

 

Michael DiBerardinis,
Commissioner of Parks and Recreation

 

Carol Roache,
Administrative Assistant

 

Susan Slawson,
Recreation Commissioner

  

Leo Dignam,
Deputy Commissioner for Programs


Michael Johnson, MBA
Deputy Commissioner for Operations

 

Marissa Washington,
Deputy Commissioner for Administration

 

My Recreation Center

A Database of Activities.
You can search the Recreation Department's Activity List by recreation center name, street address, zip code,  or by neighborhood on a map. You can also search the Activity List by activity name, or the day of the week.
 

AD HOC MEETINGS

HELP US BUILD THE NATION'S PREMIER PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM
Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Michael DiBerardinis wants to exchange ideas for the newly merging Parks and Recreation Department.

 

12TH ANNUAL CULTURAL DANCE EXCHANGE

An interactive presentation in which dance groups of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds perform and teach their craft to children and adults in the audience. November 6th at Waterview R.C.

 

4TH ANNUAL SPORTS STACKING TOURNAMENT

Ages 5 to adult. Individual, Doubles and Team Relay Events. November 21 at Vogt R.C.

 

10TH ANNUAL FALL FOR YOUR PARK

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE

Saturday, October 24th:  Optional Compost and Pruning Workshop - Using leaves in your park and gardens; training on young tree pruning; tour of the Fairmount Park Recycling Center.

Saturday, November 21st: Fall For Your Park - leaf pickup in your neighborhood park.

 

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY

Have you recently participated in one or more of our programs? We want to hear what you thought!

Take our Customer Satisfaction Survey. Click Here.

  

LATEST NEWS

See what is new in the Recreation Department. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

FAIRMOUNT PARK

On July 1, 2010, the Recreation Department and Fairmount Park will combine to form the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation. Until that time, please explore Fairmount Park's website by clicking here.

 

Questions or comments about our website?

Contact the webmaster

 

Photography Credits

 

For information on accessing our facilities, click here
 

It is the policy of the Recreation Department not to discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age or handicap.