Greensboro Parks and Recreation 2023-24 Annual Report

Program Highlights

During 2023-2024, The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department offered more than 250 programs and events ranging from teen initiatives to active adult programs to individual and family centered programs. Below are a few of the many activities available to residents of all ages! • In October 2023, the Greensboro Parks Foundation offered its first fundraiser, the Greensboro Parks Open at Gillespie Golf Course. The inaugural event drew 56 golfers and raised over $6,000 for improvements at the course. • In the spring of 2024, the South Side Series kicked off with community partner Architect of Black Space. This collaboration focused on bringing relevant and engaging music, movies, and vendors’ markets to the South Side of Greensboro. • In April of 2024, Parks and Recreation partnered with the city’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience, Solid Waste and Recycling, and Water Resources Department to host a revitalized Earth Day event at Keeley Park with more than 1,500 attendees. • This past year our partnership with Greensboro Beautiful produced the World Promenade, a refreshed version of the former Parisian Promenade. The event was held at Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden in June 2024 and saw 3,000 visitors. • In June 2024, together with Friends of Green Hill Cemetery, cemetery staff supported the coordination of a gravestone restoration at the cemetery as part of a 48 state tour called Saving America’s Graveyards, led by Atlas Preservation. • Established in 1874, the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market is celebrating 150 years. Be sure to stop by on Saturday mornings year round and seasonally on Wednesdays. • Teen Night at the Rec kicked off in the summer of 2023. Over two summers the program has served over 475 teens through 21 different programs at recreation centers in the City.