Parks & Recreation

Welcome to Lexington Parks & Recreation! We oversee over 100 parks in the city, six community centers, five golf courses, six pools, three arts venues, and numerous programs and events. Use this page as your gateway to Parks & Recreation, and find out more about what facilities, programs, and events are available to everyone in Lexington!

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people playing pickleball at kirklevington park - multiple courts of people are visible
Pickleball recycling coming to Lexington parks

Lexington’s pickleball players can continue to celebrate Earth Day past April with a new initiative to recycle pickleballs at Kirklevington Park.

a photo of people hiking on a trail in the distance, with a mom and a little girl wearing pink in the foreground
Celebrate Earth Hour with the Lexington community

Give sixty minutes to our planet this Saturday during Earth Hour, an opportunity to participate in volunteering, learning or helping others improve the earth. Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide on Saturday, March 23.

A group of people, including Mayor Linda Gorton and Councilmember Fred Brown, with shovels in hand at ceremonial groundbreaking
Mayor, Councilmembers break ground on new playground

The playground at Gainesway Park is expected to open in late spring.

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