Park & Recreation Month

Each July, we celebrate park and recreation professionals and how they improve the lives of tens of millions of people, making a lasting impact in communities across the country. Park and recreation programs are essential to community health and well-being and help cultivate lifelong friendships, memories and family bonds that people hold dear decades later.

• Together, we’re building and maintaining sustainable parks and green spaces for current and future generations.
• Together, we’re building thriving communities focused on health and well-being.
• Together, we’re building high-quality programs and spaces accessible and inclusive for all.
• Together, we help people play and connect - through yoga, art classes, picnics and more.

This year’s theme, “Build Together, Play Together, " reminds us of the contributions of more than 160,000 full-time park and recreation professionals — along with hundreds of thousands of part-time and seasonal workers and volunteers — who maintain our country’s close-to-home parks.