Parks & Recreation Upcoming Events
View upcoming events from the Parks and Recreation Department.
Gateway to Sense of Wonder
Apr 15, 2023
09:00 AM
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Jul 08, 2023
05:00 PM
Presented by New Mexico Arts Imaginative Collective (NMAIC)
Gateway to Sense of Wonder Workshops
Jul 01, 2023 from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Intrigue Your Sense of Wonder with our series of Gateways: Visual Art, Storytelling, Puppets, Film and Workshops
Foothills Wild
Jun 18, 2023 from 08:00 AM to 09:30 AM
Meet at the Cottonwood Springs parking lot at Elena Gallegos Open Space for a guided hike. Carpooling is encouraged.
Park Pop-Up: Community Read Aloud
Jun 16, 2023 from 03:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Join us for this first of its kind Park Pop-Up event a Community Read Aloud! Parks and Recreation Department has revamped the previously known "Neighborhood Park Activation Program," to the "Park Pop-Up" program. The City will be hosting a series of events in underutilized parks to promote the Park Pop-Up program and encourage community members to host their own events in their neighborhood parks.
FREE Neighborhood Open Space: Community Concert (Father's Day Weekend) with Side Montero
Jun 17, 2023 from 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Join us for a completely free, family-friendly event highlighting great musical artists and performers. Bring a chair or blanket, picnic dinner, and enjoy free entertainment, paletas, face painting, bosque traveling exhibit truck, rock climbing wall, hands-on nature activities, and incredible views of your public lands under the light of the setting sun.
Family Nature Club: Powerful Pollinators
Jun 24, 2023 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join an Open Space education park ranger for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.
Guided Tour: Candelaria Nature Preserve Open Space
Jun 30, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.
Guided Tour: Candelaria Nature Preserve Open Space
Jul 28, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Join staff and volunteer experts and explore various Open Space properties and experience all that your public lands have to offer.
Family Nature Club: In a Flash (nature photography for all ages)
Jul 29, 2023 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Join an Open Space education park ranger for a family-friendly hike and engage in hands-on learning together as a family, listen to natural history fun facts, enjoy storytelling, and seek out wildlife.
FREE Neighborhood Open Space: Community Concert with JD Nash and the Rash of Cash
Jul 29, 2023 from 06:00 PM to 08:30 PM
Join us for a completely free, family-friendly event highlighting great musical artists and performers. Bring a chair or blanket, picnic dinner, and enjoy free entertainment, paletas, face painting, bosque traveling exhibit truck, rock climbing wall, hands-on nature activities, and incredible views of your public lands under the light of the setting sun.