Urbana Parks Foundation

09/23/2025

Great turnout at our Jazz Walk Kickoff this year! Thanks to all who joined us! Your support has made a difference in our community. From the Health & Wellness Center to PrairiePlay to scholarships for local kids. Check out our Annual Report to see more about the impact we're making together: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Mdi6scbjPHrpoIITAluS0ey4hgbU2Fb/view

Thanks for your support!

07/31/2025

Thank you to Urbana Park District for their hard work in providing quality parks and programs! We love Urbana parks!

06/02/2025

Big thanks to the Music Shoppe for their sponsorship of the Urbana Park District Neighborhood Nights Summer Concert Series!

05/02/2025

Welcome to Urbana, Rachel!

The Urbana Park District Board of Commissioners has hired Macomb Park District Executive Director, Rachel Lenz, to succeed Tim Bartlett as Urbana Park District Executive Director, effective May 21.

Lenz said, “I’m thrilled to be joining the Urbana Park District, a community where the words ‘You Belong Here’ are lived out with heart and purpose. This belief — that every person has a place and a voice here — is something I hold close and am committed to advancing. I am grateful for the leadership and impact Tim Bartlett has brought to this District, and I look forward to building on that strong foundation.”

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4juXhv3

03/27/2025

Make your voice heard on the new plan for King Park! The Urbana Park District is hosting an open house from 5-7pm tonight (March 27). Stop in and share your thoughts! Can't make it tonight? Fill out the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PZQMSBF

The Urbana Park District is in the process of updating the master plan for King Park! We would like to invite our park neighbors to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School this Thursday (March 27) anytime between 5-7pm for an open house. Give your feedback and enjoy refreshments and giveaway drawings!

If you can't attend but would still like to be involved, please fill out this survey for the park: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PZQMSBF

11/01/2024

PrairiePlay is open! Many thanks to all our supporters for making this possible! Be sure to save the date for this spring's grand opening celebration on May 3, 2025, and until then, get out and play!

The new PrairiePlay playground at Meadowbrook Park is now open to the public!

The playground will be open year-round. Urbana Park District will hold an open house in celebration on May 3, 2025.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3C4yRrB

09/25/2024

Registration is closing soon for Fall Forest School! See details below

This is one of the valuable programs the Urbana Park District offers to help local children form strong bonds with nature. If you'd like to help make programs like these accessible to even more families from our community, please consider a donation to the Vincent O. Greene Youth Scholarship Fund: https://www.urbanaparksfoundation.org/youthscholarships/

09/20/2024

Even more color popping up at the new PrairiePlay! 😍

There's still time to leave your mark and help support this exciting construction by purchasing a personalized picket. Learn more here: https://www.urbanaparksfoundation.org/pickets/

09/18/2024

Na-na na-na na-na na-na, na-na na-na na-na na-na....Bat Fest!

The Central Illinois Bat Festival is coming soon to the Anita and Crystal Lake Park. Saturday 9/28 enjoy 🦇 presentations, 🦇games, 🦇 crafts, 🦇 hikes, and 🦇stories! Plus, yard games with Urvana Mobile Recreation Unit and popular local food trucks. Learn more here:
https://www.urbanaparks.org/programs/environmental-events/

09/17/2024

Help a child in your life get to know our local parks and natural areas even better during Take a Child Outside Week, starting this Saturday!

The Urbana Park District has a number of great events lined up, from hikes to games to fishing, bubbles, and even 🦇🦇🦇!

https://bit.ly/4e83MRO