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Parks and Recreation Department
The Parks and Recreation Department fulfills the recreational, cultural and educational needs of the community through an exciting array of programs and activities, as well as maintaining the City’s beautiful parks. The department consists of the following divisions:
• Recreation - Oversees and coordinates special events for youth, a variety of sports teams, open volleyball and basketball activities and tennis memberships, as well as shelter house and ball field reservations.
• Parks and Forestry – Maintains 33 parks covering 170 acres of land, more than 17,000 park and street trees, and countless active and passive recreational facilities within the parks.
• Cultural Arts – The Cultural Arts Division provides exceptional programming to the community, from the nationally acclaimed Labor Day Arts Festival to monthly exhibits at the City’s Concourse Gallery, free summer concerts to artists-in-schools programming.
• LifeLong Learning and Leisure – Recognized as the largest program of its kind in Central Ohio, the division coordinates more than 600 fun and educational classes to the community per year.
• Senior Center – Provides a diverse array of programs and facilities to satisfy the active senior community in Upper Arlington. With continued improvements to the Senior Center and a commitment to enhancing programming, seniors enjoy a busy schedule of numerous social events, health care services, and more.
• Swimming Pools – Maintains and runs three seasonal outdoor pools.
See the "Parks, Recreation & Leisure" section and "Labor Day Arts Festival" section for more details of the Parks and Recreation Department programming.
Parks and Recreation Department
City of Upper Arlington
3600 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
Phone: 614-583-5300
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