Skip to Main
City of St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Logo
This is an auto-rotating carosuel header that has buttons to go to the next and previous slide along with pausing and playing the carosuel
Picture of a pool
Picture of a lake
Picture of a boardwalk
Picture of a park

News

  • Don’t miss out on our seasonal activities for all ages.

    Holiday Schedule:

    • • 96th Annual Santa Parade & Tree Lighting - Saturday, Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m. in downtown St. Petersburg
    • • Snowfest - Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in North Straub Park
    • • Holiday Movies in the Park - Saturday, Dec. 7, 14 & 21, at 6:30 p.m. Locations vary.
    • • Santa's Calling - December 10-12 from 6-9 p.m. This is not an in-person event.
    • • S'mores with Santa - December 12 & 14 from 6-8 p.m. at the Pinellas Pioneer Settlement
    • • Gingerbread Building Contest - Saturday, Dec. 14, at West Community Library at SPC-Gibbs Campus. Two timeslots available: 12:30 p.m. & 2 p.m.
    • • Meet Santa in the Park - Dec. 14-23 from 6-9 p.m. at North Straub Park
    • Visit with Santa at the Library - Dec. 16-19. Times and locations vary.
    • Holly Jolly Jubilee - Wednesday, Dec. 18, from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Sunshine Senior Center
    • • Cocoa Night Hike - Friday, Dec. 20, from 7-9 p.m. at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
    • • Gingerbread Habitats - Saturday, Dec. 21, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
    • • Chimney in the Trunk - Saturday, Dec. 21, from 1-4 p.m. from Thomas "Jet" Jackson Recreation Center

    Click here to check out the full schedule of festivities.

  • PARK AMENITY CLOSURES

    Due to impacts from Hurricane Helene and Milton select park amenities are closed.

    Playgrounds are closed until further notice at the following parks:

    1. - Coffee Pot Park
    2. - Crisp Park
    3. - Harbordale Park
    4. - Live Oak
    5. - Shore Acres Mini Park
    6. - Puryear Park
    7. - Venetian Bay


    Exercise zones are closed at the following locations until further notice:

    • - Lake Vista Park's exercise zone
    • - North Shore Park's exercise zone


    Boat ramps are closed at the following locations until further notice:

    • - Bay Vista Park
    • - Lake Maggiore Park
    • - Maximo Park

Stay Connected! Subscribe to Our Email List.
Parks & Rec Connect: Register for Programs Online!


What's Happening

Upcoming Events


Click here for all upcoming events

Healthy St. Pete

The healthy st. pete logo

Healthy St. Pete is a citywide community engagement and empowerment initiative that will help our community EAT, PLAY, SHOP and LIVE healthier.

National Accreditation

The CAPRA accreditation logo

St. Petersburg Parks & Recreation earns accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).

We are St Pete!

City of St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg will be a city of opportunity where the sun shines on all who come to live, work and play. We will be an innovative, creative and competitive community that honors our past while pursuing our future.