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Fort Dupont Ice Arena Ribbon Cutting and Open House

COMING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6

DPR'S NEW FORT DUPONT ICE ARENA!

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Rec for ALL Community Grants Now Open

Rec for All grants provide support to programs, activities, and events that will engage youth, provide recreation opportunities, and promote skill development.

Support, Engagement & Events (SEE) Grants
Programming Grants
Extended Summer Programming Grants
Fort Dupont Ice Arena Programming Grant

Youth Development Professional Certification - Deadline December 22, 2025

DPR x GW = Professionalizing Play

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation offers a Youth Development Professional Certification in partnership with the George Washington University Center for Excellence in Public Leadership (GW CEPL).

Apply today!

NOW OPEN DPR Winter Program Registration

NOW OPEN - Winter Program Registration

The weather is cooling off, but DPR PROGRAMS are heating up!

Winter program registration is NOW OPEN!

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Spend Afterschool with DPR

Registration is now open for DPR's afterschool programs Afternoon Access and Enrichment Zone at many recreation center locations all around DC!

Featured Services

Summer Camps

2025 DPR Summer Camp Information and Details

Find a Pool

Check hours and location of an indoor or outdoor pool near you.

Attend Events

Find fun near you.

Apply for a Permit

Reserve space in a DPR facility or park.

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Register for a Program

Memberships and Passes

Get access to Programs, Fitness centers and Aquatic facilities.

Latest

Dec 6 2025

Mayor Bowser Celebrates Grand Reopening of the DPR Fort Dupont Ice Arena Following $39 Million Renovation

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder, the...

Dec 4 2025

Mayor Bowser and DPR Announce Rec for All Grant Applications Now Open

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (...

Dec 2 2025

Mayor Bowser Invites Residents to Run Through the Tape at the 12th Annual Fresh Start 5K

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (...

Nov 4 2025

Mayor Bowser Awards $9.2M for Safe Passage Program to Keep Students Safe as They Travel to and from School

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for...

Nov 3 2025

Mayor Bowser Reminds Residents Registration for DPR Winter Programs Opens on Tuesday, November 4 and Wednesday, November 5

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Parks and...

Jun 6 2017

6.26.17 - Public Oversight Roundtable on the District's Crime Prevention Strategies for Summer 2017 - Director Keith Anderson