DC Parks & Recreation #WhereFunHappens

ALERT: Deanwood Aquatic Center & Community Center will close starting 6p.m. tonight (5/4) due to DC Water shutoff nixle.us/HAAEM

🎉 Truck Touch 2026 is underway—and DPR is bringing the fun! 🌳🎮 @DCDPR is out here adding even more energy to the day with games, activities, and interactive fun for all ages. Whether you’re taking a break from exploring trucks or just looking to jump into something fun, DPR has you covered. Didn’t get a ticket? You can still join us! Truck Touch is a FREE event open to the public, and everyone is welcome to come out and enjoy the day. Bring the family, join the action, and enjoy everything DPR is bringing to Truck Touch!

Turkey Thicket Playground to Close Starting Monday, May 4 for Surfacing Replacement nixle.us/HA35Z

The wait is over-Duke Ellington Track & Field is back. 🏃🏾‍♂️🌿 Renovated + ready with: ✨ 350m track 🌱 Fresh field 💡 LED lighting 💧 Bottle fillers ♿ ADA upgrades 📅 Opens Thursday, May 1, 2026 🚻 Restrooms open June (temporary onsite) Come see it + get active. 💪🏾

Setting the standard in Parks & Recreation 🌿✨ Last week, DPR presented at the @MDRecParksAssoc (MRPA) Conference-sharing forward-thinking work that reflects the depth of expertise across the agency. 💡 Continuing to lead, innovate, and elevate the field!

🛼 Roll into a FREE OSTP Saturday at Skate Zone!
Music, lights, skating, food + arcade credits 🎟️🔥
🗓️ Saturday, May 9 | ⏰ 9:30–2:30
Ages 8–12

Our lottery will be open from: 4/29–5/4 (spots go fast!)
Enter lottery here once it opens:…rdayskatezoneincrofton.splashthat.com
#OSTPSaturday

✨It's almost Tea time. Join us Saturday! ✨ ☕👑 Pinky’s up. One day she’ll outgrow this… don’t miss it 💕 🗓 Sat, May 2 | 12–3 PM 📍 Emery Heights Community Center | 5701 Georgia Avenue NW RSVP  here:rovingleadersmommymetea.splashthat.com Share with a mom + secure your spot. #WeGotY❤️Uth

The camp kids (8–13) couldn’t stop talking about is BACK. 🌊🏕️🔥 Camp Riverview runs June 22–Aug 7 on the Potomac River-overnight + day camp, packed with outdoor fun, new friendships, and real confidence-building. 🎟️ Lottery OPEN (closes May 4) Enter 👉 campriverview.splashthat.com

Who said camp is just for youth? 👀✨ We’re going camping… platinum style. 🏕️✨ 4 days. 3 nights. Fresh air + good company along the Potomac River. 🌿 55+? Your moment is here. 🗓️ Aug 18–21 | Aug 25–28 🎟️ Lottery OPEN: until–May 18 Enter now 👉 campRiverviewlottery.splashthat.com

Ward 8 -hear the latest news! 🗣️💬 DPR is hosting a Ward-by-Ward Capital Projects Meeting to share updates on DPR projects happening in your neighborhood. L 📅 Thursday, April 30 ⏰ 6:00 PM 💻 via Zoom RSVP: wardupdates.splashthat.com

Southwest Town Center Parks To Close Starting Monday, May 4 for Construction nixle.us/H9R4T

RUN. WALK. VIBE. 🥁🔥 Your Saturday got a whole soundtrack. Pull up and move to that real DC Go-Go energy with @DCGoGoGroovers x DPR. 📍 Location: Barry Farm Rec | 1230 Sumner Rd SE 🗓️ Date: Saturday, April 25 🕚 Time: 11 AM – 2 PM Secure your spot 👉 …vemomentsinnatureprese.splashthat.com

60 minutes a week can change everything ⏱️🔥 Y.M.F.L = confidence, leadership & a stronger circle 💯 Wednesdays | 5–6 PM 📍 Fort Dupont Ice Arena (new location added) Don’t get left out. Register now: youngmenfutureleaders.splashthat.com

FREE overnight camp in MD? Yeah… this one’s a no-brainer 🏕️ DC youth (8–13) can spend a full week at Camp Riverview -ATV rides, fishing, crabbing, boating & real outdoor vibes 🌊🦀 🎟️ Spots are limited = LOTTERY entry
📅 Opens April 27 | Closes May 4 🔗 campriverview.splash.com

If you coach kids in DC, you need to be here-and here’s why 👇 FREE coaching clinic this Saturday with DPR + @PositiveCoachUs 🗓️ Saturday, May 25 📍 Joy Evans Rec | 3030 G St SE ⏰ 10AM–12PM 🔗 …ngcompetitorsthroughpo.splashthat.com #WeGotY❤️uth #YouthDevelopment #MoreThanRec

🌍 It’s Earth Day-tap in all week with DPR From 🌱 meditation to 🚶🏾‍♂️ walk club + 🌿 community events, we’re taking it outside and showing love to DC ♻️ Don’t miss the Spring Cleanup this Saturday Get involved. Stay green. View events here: linktr.ee/dcdpr

Seniors, let’s be real… nobody does a block party like DPR 😏🎉
So cancel those “I’m staying in” plans👉

Senior Fest Block Party Pt. II IS HERE 💛

🗓️ Wed, May 20 | 10:30AM–3PM
📍 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE)
We’ll see you there👋
RSVP: seniorfest26.splashthat.com

Due to expected low temperatures, DC will be under a Cold Alert from 7 PM today until 7 AM tomorrow, 4/21. Overnight, temperatures will feel like 32 degrees. Find shelter and other assistance at cold.dc.gov

It's a proud day to call Washington, DC home. Over 22,000 residents came together today to celebrate DC's Emancipation Day. From the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to performances spanning gospel to Go-Go—residents showed up, showed out, and showed off our DC pride:

👑 Headed to the DC 250 Kids Ball? Here’s your dress-code cheat sheet 💖 ✨ Light + bright colors pop 👗 Flowy fits or polished two-pieces 👟 Sneakers = dance-floor ready 💫 Keep it simple + comfy Here is where style meets kid-friendly practicality 💃🏾 #DPREvents #WeGotY❤️Uth