Glendale Parks and Recreation is Nationally Accredited.
CAPRA provides quality assurance and quality improvement of accredited park and recreation agencies throughout the United States. CAPRA is the only national accreditation of park and recreation agencies, and is a valuable measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management, and service to the community.
Parks and Recreation
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Reserve a ramada or ballfield and more!
We are responsible for park maintenance, park planning and the scheduling of 44 facilities including meeting rooms, ramadas, swimming pools, recreation centers and lighted and unlighted sports fields.
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Glen Lakes Golf Course Now Open!
It's great weather for a golf game! Glen Lakes Golf Course is now open for business. It's a 9-hole executive golf course offering a wide range of golfing activities. Glen Lakes Golf Course is located at 5450 W. Northern Ave. For more information on the course, call 623-930-1113 https://www.glenlakesgolfaz.com/
12th Annual Santa’s Workshop December 15
The holidays will be here before we know it! Bring your children to shop for their friends, family members and even pets. All items are only $2. Come early for best selection! Santa Claus will be at the event for pictures and his elves will be on site to wrap purchases. Join us at the Foothills Recreation and Aquatics Center (5600 W. Union Hills Drive) on Saturday, December 15 from 10 a.m. – Noon. INFO: 623-930-2838. View Flyer
Glendale Adult Center Holiday Luncheon
Wednesday, December 19
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
$6 members, $8 non-members Celebrate the joy of this special season with your friends at this year’s GAC Holiday Luncheon. A celebration of fun, food and entertainment by Bobby Freeman, AZ Diamondbacks organist. Tickets required! INFO.
NEW! Online Registration Discount - Save 10% Through Dec. 31, 2018, registration for sports leagues and special interest classes done online will receive a 10% discount. The city is encouraging residents and participants to use the new registration software system, which is quick and convenient, and now also mobile-friendly! You can easily access the registration system from any mobile device. This discount cannot be combined with any other discount offered by the city of Glendale Public Facilities, Recreation and Special Events Department; any applicable discount that is greater will supersede the other. Access our class catalog.
Glendale's Park & Recreation Division Will Offer Discounts to Veterans, Pilot Discounts for Youth Beginning January 1
The city of Glendale will soon offer discounts to certain groups of residents on parks and recreation fees beginning Jan. 1. The City Council recently approved the new discount program, which will be permanent for one, and a pilot program for the second group.
Veterans that are residents of Glendale will be eligible to receive a 25% discount on parks and recreation fees, such as ramada and other facility rentals, memberships and sports and activity registrations; however, it will not be applicable on the costs of any goods or products, such as concessions.
The second discount will be offered by the city on a pilot program. This discount is for low-to-moderate-income youth. For Glendale residents ages 17 and under, this discount will be given to children of those currently receiving government assistance.
For additional details view the press release or visit https://www.glendaleaz.com/ParksandRecreation/discounts.cfm
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Glendale Parks and Recreation is Nationally Accredited
The Glendale Parks and Recreation Department became one of only 139 agencies in the world to have received national accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). CAPRA provides quality assurance and quality improvement of accredited park and recreation agencies throughout the United States. CAPRA is the only national accreditation of park and recreation agencies, and is a valuable measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management, and service to the community.
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12th Annual Santa’s Workshop December 15 
