Richmond KY Parks and Recreation
The Richmond Parks and Recreation Department is an efficient operation of the Richmond City Government that constantly seeks to provide a high level and wide variety of recreational opportunities to all people of all ages and stages of life.
The Parks and Recreation Department strives to be an active department that engages the community, promotes wellness and offers recreational activities for everyone.
The Parks Administration Offices is located at:
Irvine McDowell Park
345 Lancaster Ave
Richmond, KY 40475
Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Phone: 859-623-8753
*Please arrive before 4:00pm if you need to complete paperwork
Announcements & Upcoming Events
Paradise Cove – Season Passes on Sale Now!
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Summer Camp Starts June 3rd – Sign Up Now!
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Swim Lessons Start June 3rd – Sign Up Now!
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4th of July Celebration- July 4th, 2019
Lake Reba Park 5:00pm-11:00pm
PARKS BOARD
Park Board Meetings – First Tuesday of the month at 12:00 p.m. noon
CITY OFFICES CLOSED:
New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, 4th of July,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day
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July 2019
Richmond Park Board Meeting
The Park Board meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at Noon in the Irvinton House located at 345 Lancaster Avenue. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please email parksandrec@richmond.ky.us or call 859-623-8753.
Find out more »Fourth of July Celebration @ Lake Reba
Event Festivities Gates open at 5:00pm Live DJ 5pm-10:00pm Opening Act: TBA 6:00pm Headliner: TBA 8:00pm Inflatables 5:00pm-9:00pm Free Swimming @ Paradise Cove- 5:00pm- 9:00pm Free Mini Golf- 5:00pm-11:00pm Food Vendors 5:00pm-10:00pm Craft Vendors 5:00pm-10:00pm Be sure to like and follow us on Facebook for the latest updates. Please share this event with friends and family so that they know whats happening
Find out more »August 2019
Dive In Movie @ Paradise Cove
Finding Dory:Dory is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species. Dory now knows that her family reunion will only happen if…
Find out more »Richmond Park Board Meeting
The Park Board meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at Noon in the Irvinton House located at 345 Lancaster Avenue. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please email parksandrec@richmond.ky.us or call 859-623-8753.
Find out more »September 2019
Richmond Park Board Meeting
The Park Board meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at Noon in the Irvinton House located at 345 Lancaster Avenue. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please email parksandrec@richmond.ky.us or call 859-623-8753.
Find out more »Movie in the Park
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Video-game bad guy Ralph and best friend Vanellope von Schweetz leave the comforts of Litwak's arcade in an attempt to save her game, Sugar Rush. Their quest takes them to the vast, uncharted world of the internet where they rely on the citizens of the internet "the Netizens" to help navigate their way. Lending a virtual hand are Yesss, the head algorithm and the heart and soul of the trend-making site "BuzzzTube," and Shank, a tough-as-nails…
Find out more »Kidsfest @ Irvine McDowell Park
Festivities Include: Festivities Included: Stage Acts Inflatables Games & Prizes Craft Petting Zoo Saturday, September 14th, from 11am to 5pm at Irvine McDowell Park.
Find out more »Movie in the Park
Solo: Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins forces with a gang of galactic smugglers and a 190-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission -- the Millennium Falcon. Rating PG-13 September 27th: Solo @ Irvinton-McDowell Please…
Find out more »October 2019
Richmond Park Board Meeting
The Park Board meets on the first Tuesday of each month, at Noon in the Irvinton House located at 345 Lancaster Avenue. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please email parksandrec@richmond.ky.us or call 859-623-8753.
Find out more »Movie in the Park
Halloweentown: Marnie and her kids get a big shock when they follow grandma home to Halloweentown - and find out they come from a family of witches. The town is the only place where supernatural beings can lead a `normal' life, but trouble is looming, and on her 13th birthday Marnie not only finds she is a witch, but that she and her family are involved in a fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world. October…
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