Muncie Parks and Recreation

04/01/2026

Join us as we celebrate National Kids to the Parks Day on Saturday May 16, 2026 at Westside Park! Help us celebrate parks and connect kids and families to the outdoors. If you would like to participate and set up a community table during the event, please let us know so we can have a table ready for you. To reserve a community table, email us at [email protected] or call our office at (765) 747-4858.

03/18/2026

We are currently contacting all of the applicants who applied for the Muncie Teen Internship Program to schedule their interview. Interviews will be conducted next week unless there is a schedule conflict due to spring break plans. If you do not receive a call by Thursday check your voicemail as we are leaving messages or contact our office at (765) 747-4858.

As we are only able to hire 50 youth interns this year we will not be reopening the application or accepting any late applications.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through the process of hiring our 2026 summer interns.

03/17/2026

The St. Patrick's Day Parade is still on tonight!

If you plan on attending the Parks Board Meeting tonight at City Hall please park on the surrounding streets as no parking will be allowed in the City Hall parking lot after 4 pm.

🍀 The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is STILL ON for today! 🍀

We’re excited to see everyone downtown to celebrate one of our favorite traditions. Please note that road closures in the downtown area will begin at approximately 5:45 PM and remain in place until the conclusion of the parade.

Just prior to the 6:00 PM start, the following closures will be in effect:
• Walnut St. will be closed from Wysor St. south to just south of the roundabout
• East-to-west traffic will be restricted from Jefferson St. to High St.
These closures are in place as the parade travels down Walnut and returns up Mulberry to ensure traffic does not cut through the route.

Plan ahead, allow extra time for travel, and use caution when navigating the area.

After the parade, we encourage you to stick around and enjoy everything downtown has to offer! Take advantage of the DORA district and support our local small businesses, restaurants, and bars as they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Bundle up, wear your green, and we’ll see you downtown! ☘️

02/13/2026

Save the Date for National Kids to the Park Day! This free family event will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Westside Park. More information will be posted as we get closer to the date.

02/02/2026

We are currently accepting applications for our Muncie Teen Internship Program which will run from June 3rd - July 17th. Our youth will have weekly mentorship on Wednesdays and will learn life skills at their assigned sites on Thursdays and Fridays.

We will be accepting applications until March 13, 2026.

https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfMuncie2/MuncieParksAndRecreationSummerYouthInternMentorProgram2026Application

12/31/2025

Thank you to the team at Muncie Parks for all you do for our parks system and to make all the events come to life. You have worked hard this year in the city parks and at Prairie Creek Reservoir and you are appreciated.

From the Resource Fair in January, National Kids in the Park Day, Basketball Tournaments, Muncie Black Expo, Trunk or Treat, Light Up Muncie and all the events you have helped with, your hard work does not go unnoticed.

10/27/2025

We would like to thank all of our community partners who made our 8th Annual Trunk or Treat another successful event.

Thank you to Walmart – South (co-sponsor), Thrive Credit Union (sponsor of the Egg Hunt), Ivy Tech Community College (book giveaway), Muncie Police Department, Friends of Prairie Creek (sponsor of the Hay Ride), Leisure Wheels & More for providing the bounce houses and the Haunted House and DJ Goldie for providing the music for the evening.

Thank you to Joseph Anderson, NAACP, and Clancy’s Car Wash for providing the gift card prizes and Penn Station for providing coupons for free items at their store.

Thank you to our event volunteers Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. and Concrete Rose for handling the face painting, Muncie Joyriders MC for running the popcorn booth and Shannon Powers (BSU) and her team for running the hot dog meal station. Thank you all for donating your time, energy and talents to our event.

Thank you to our Cake Walk Dessert Sponsors Jasmine Long, Muriel Winston, Sheryl Gudger, Mary Walker, Susan Johnson, Canece Benford, Marlina Young, First Choice Electric, and Tai Ross for providing all the yummy goodies available to the Cake Walk winners.

Thank you to our candy sponsors Muncie Chapter Black Expo, Boys & Girls Club of Muncie, Charles Venable, Be’s Beauty, Mrs. Joy (Urban Light), Deandre Ledsinger, Marquese Bell, Wanda Walker, Brenda & Robert McCoy, Tai Ross, Kisha Perkins, Ashley Duke, Windy Thompson, Ramona Davis, Alicia Hacker, Nail Art, Char Hawkins, Gennivie/John Clark, POP SHOP, Judy Balfour, and Harold Mason for ensuring we did not run out of candy for the youth.

Thank you to our Hot Dog Meal Sponsor Travis Coffey & Eagles ARES #231 for providing 600 of the 800 hot dogs and cooking them all for the event meals.

Thank you to everyone who came out with a decorated vehicle to participate in the event. Thank you to Flowers Wholesale Paper Products, The Muncie Place Hotel and Suites, IHOP, Delaware County Health Department, Margo Banks, Alauna Simms (BSU), Kennedy Vowell, Breyonnah Davis, Kindra Pugh, Marilyn Orr, Jennifer Bristow (Wee Walkers Daycare), Ja’Kayla Book and Arianna Mathis (Sevita Health) for providing candy and other treats to all of the youth who came out.. Without you we wouldn’t have had another safe and fun event.

A special thank you to Deanna “DeDee” Walker for her continued dedication, hard work and community building to make Trunk or Treat successful year after year. Since the very first event your energy and passion for the youth has helped to make each year better than the last.

And to our Muncie Parks & Recreation staff (Nikki, Deargo, Adam, TC, Jaylin, Josh, Dave, Misty, Mark, Travis, Stan & Antonio) for all their hard work preparing for the event and working an extremely long day to ensure we put on a safe and fun event for the youth and families of Muncie.

10/03/2025

If you would like to donate candy from the comfort of your home, you can click the link for our Amazon Shopping List. Items will be delivered directly to our office. We look forward to having another safe, family friendly event for the Muncie youth.

https://a.co/77SHfNy

It's getting close to one of our favorite annual events.

Trunk or Treat will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at the Heekin Park Basketball Court from 6 - 8 pm. This will be another safe and fun event for the community. So, bring your kiddos out in their Halloween costumes and let them fill their bags.

If you would like to participate by:
Decorating your vehicle and passing out candy
Set up or sponsor an activity booth
Donate candy or a cake for the cake walk
Volunteer to set up or assist during the event

Please email our office at [email protected] no later than October 20th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Parks Office at (765) 747-4858 or Dedee Walker at (765) 713-9655. Or you can provide your information using this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfMuncie2/TrunkOrTreat

If you would like to donate candy, toys or any other items for this event, please bring them to the Parks Office or The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie.

We look forward to seeing you there!

09/19/2025

Just a reminder. There's still time to sign up to participate in this community event.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, October 25th.

It's getting close to one of our favorite annual events.

Trunk or Treat will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at the Heekin Park Basketball Court from 6 - 8 pm. This will be another safe and fun event for the community. So, bring your kiddos out in their Halloween costumes and let them fill their bags.

If you would like to participate by:
Decorating your vehicle and passing out candy
Set up or sponsor an activity booth
Donate candy or a cake for the cake walk
Volunteer to set up or assist during the event

Please email our office at [email protected] no later than October 20th. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Parks Office at (765) 747-4858 or Dedee Walker at (765) 713-9655. Or you can provide your information using this link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfMuncie2/TrunkOrTreat

If you would like to donate candy, toys or any other items for this event, please bring them to the Parks Office or The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie.

We look forward to seeing you there!

09/19/2025

09/19/2025

We are honored to have been selected to benefit from this event! Tomorrow, go buy a drink at our local Dutch Bros. $1 from every single drink sold will be donated directly to the Clubs! Please share and support!

09/05/2025

Muncie Parks and Recreation is currently putting together a committee to complete our new 5 Year Parks Master Plan for 2026-2030. We have received great input from community members that have filled out the survey and we want to hear from as many people as we can. This input will allow us to plan out our next five years and will assist us as we continue to make our parks better and create more programming. The community’s input is important to us and ask everyone to use the link below to complete the Parks Survey.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfMuncie2/_202620295YearParksAndRecreationMasterPlanCommunitySurvey