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2026 FRESH START 5k

RUN THROUGH THE TAPE at the FITDC Fresh Start 5k!

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NOW OPEN - DPR Fort Dupont Ice Arena

NOW OPEN:

DPR'S FORT DUPONT ICE ARENA!

Come out for:

PROGRAMS
OPEN SKATE
FUN!

WINTER TEEN BREAK TIME

Game on!

Jump in!

Stay active!

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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

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.

Upcoming Events

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Latest

Dec 19 2025

Mayor Bowser Encourages District Nonprofits and Houses of Worship to Apply for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program

(Washington, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District of Columbia Homeland...

Dec 18 2025

Mayor Bowser and DPR Announce Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge as New Location for 12th Annual Fresh Start 5K

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

Dec 15 2025

Mayor Bowser and DPR Announce Winter Break Programs for District Youth

(Washington, DC) – As winter break approaches, Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging...

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 (...

Jun 6 2017

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