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Welcome to the NEW Springfield Park District website. We hope the new features will better assist you in discovering more about the Park District and the numerous recreational programs, facilities, parks and other services available to you and your family.
Please take the time to provide us with your comments, suggestions and feedback on this site as well as the services we offer to the community. Understanding the needs of the community will allow us to better serve you. Our goal is to provide the most outstanding parks and recreation services to our growing community.
Don't forget to stop by any of our locations to pick up your complimentary copy of our most recent seasonal brochure which includes a complete list of programs, events and park information.
Below is a list of upcoming events, programs, and activities you may find of interest.
Thank you for visiting the Springfield Park District!
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Join the Springfield Park District and the Springfield Parks Foundation as we bring a big screen movie to the local parks. This family oriented event is always popular and is completely FREE to all participants. Shaved ice will be available to purchase. We encourage you to bring a lawn chair or blanket.
In the likelihood of rain on the day of a performance please call 544-1751 for an update or cancellation of Movie in the Park.
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Location
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Movie Title
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Time
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May 14, 2010
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Lincoln Park
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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Dusk
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June 18, 2010
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Comer Cox Park
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Where the Wild Things Are
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Dusk
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July 9, 2010
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Dreamland Park
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Planet 51
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Dusk
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August 6, 2010
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Centennial Park
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Monster vs Aliens
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Dusk
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Sept 10, 2010
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Rotary Park
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Dusk
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These events are made possible by our generous sponsors:
- St. Johns Children’s Hospital
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
The Horace Mann Companies
Arnold Monument Company
R.W. Troxell
Marine Bank
Springfield Electric
Hanson Professional Services
INB
O’Shea Builders
Springfield Parks Foundation Board of Trustees
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Join the Springfield Park District and the Springfield Parks Foundation as we bring live local entertainment to a park near you. This family oriented event is always popular an is completely FREE to all participants. Shaved ice, and concessions will be available to purchase. We encourage you to bring a lawn chair or blanket.
In the likelihood of rain on the day of a performance please call 544-1751 for an update or cancellation of Movie in the Park.
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Location
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Type of Entertainment
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Time
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May 23, 2010
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Washington Park (near the Carillon)
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Rhythm and Blues at the Carillon:
The Sensational Debbie Ross Band
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4 pm-7 pm
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July 11, 2010
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Comer Cox Park
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Comer Cox Rythm and Jazz Revue
Kapitol Sound
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4 pm-7pm
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July 25, 2010
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Lincoln Park (Nelson Center Stage)
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Classic Rock:
The Screamin Vatos
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4 pm-7 pm
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August 29, 2010
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Iles Park
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In Town Ho Down:
River Ramblers, Tom Irwin
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4 pm-7 pm
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September 26, 2010
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Washington Park
(near the Playground)
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Celtic Celebration:
Exorna, Elks Pipes and Drums,
The Emerald Underground
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4 pm-7 pm
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These events are made possible by our generous sponsors:
- St. Johns Children’s Hospital
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
The Horace Mann Companies
Arnold Monument Company
R.W. Troxell
Marine Bank
Springfield Electric
Hanson Professional Services
INB
O’Shea Builders
Springfield Parks Foundation Board of Trustees
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On Wednesday, August 5, 2009 the Springfield Park District implemented a new traffic plan in Washington Park. Although this plan may not be ideal for all users we feel these changes have helped increase safety and security of the extensive pedestrian and bicycle traffic that Washington Park experiences and a daily basis.
The Park District will evaluate the impact of these changes in February 2010 and we would like your input here. Please click on the link below to send us your thoughts. These comments will be part of the evaluation process in February. Submit a Customer Comment
BrickBusters’ presentation to Park Board
On December 2, 2009 the local LEGO team “BrickBusters” comprised of teammates Luke Burke (12), Sean Burke (10), Konnor Clodfelter (11) and Brian Johnson (12) presented their finding on a comprehensive evaluation they completed on the changes to the Washington Park Traffic pattern. Included in the presentation were several low cost realistic solutions that could help clarify traffic flow and further increase park user’s safety. View the Presentation on You Tube
Map of new Traffic Patterns
Key Changes
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The Springfield Park District is once again hosting the always popular Bike and Hike Days at Washington Park. This program is designed to foster biking, hiking, walking and running within the park. Please note the park will be barricaded to prevent vehicular traffic.
- Date: March 6 until September 26
- Day: Every Sunday
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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On October 4, 2008, the Springfield Angel of Hope, NFP dedicated an Angel of Hope Statue in the Washington Park Botanical Garden. The angel statue honors the lives of all children gone too soon and serves as a place of hope and healing for parents, families, and friends dealing with the tragic loss of a child. Nearly 300 area children’s names are commemorated on the Memorial Wall located at the angel statue site. New names will be added annually, and submissions must be received by November 1 st each year.
The Springfield Angel of Hope, NFP was organized in August 2007 and raised all the necessary funds to pay for and install the angel statue. Construction began on the Springfield angel statue site in April 2008 at the Washington Park Botanical Garden and was completed in October 2008. The Springfield Angel of Hope, NFP continues to accept donations to cover expenditures such as engraving costs for annual updates to the names listed on the Memorial Wall, expenses associated with the Annual Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony, ongoing landscape costs, and general site maintenance. Each year the public is invited to attend the Candlelight Remembrance Ceremony on December 6th at 7 p.m. at the Angel of Hope Statue site to commemorate the lives of all children gone too soon. Attendees are invited to bring a candle for the ceremony and a white flower to place at the base of the angel statue in memory of their beloved children.
More than 100 communities—including 7 in Illinois—have installed or are in the process of installing an angel statue to respond to the needs of local families who have experienced the loss of a child. Springfield’s angel statue is the only one of its kind located in central Illinois. The children whom the angel statue commemorates should be playing, working, and living in our community—now they will be honored at the angel statue site for generations to come.
For more information about the Angel of Hope Statue, please contact Doug Reynolds, President of the Springfield Angel of Hope, NFP, at f16ratt@mac.com or 553-1329.
Where is the Angel of Hope?
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Download:
Seasonal Brochure
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Bunn Administrative Office
Phone: 217-544-1751
Fax: 217-544-1811
2500 South Eleventh St.
Springfield, IL 62703
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