LAKELAND, FL (October 4, 2019) | The City of Lakeland Parks Division will be on Lake Morton at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22nd for the 39th Annual Swan Roundup. Parks & Recreation employees will be carefully gathering the swans to get them ready for their annual veterinary check-up.
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Dog Leg Woods Dog Park will be closed Wednesday, October 9th for fence work associated with force main project along Cleveland Heights.
LAKELAND, FL (September 11, 2019) | On Saturday, September 21st, Hollis Garden will host the Plantae Orchideum plant sale in conjunction with world renowned R.F. Orchids. The event will take place at Hollis Garden, 702 East Orange Street, Lakeland, Florida from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Parks & Recreation Hurricane Dorian Related Updates - 9.4.19
In anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, all gated Parks, Recreation Facilities, Libraries, Cemeteries, administrative offices, and the Cleveland Heights Golf Course will close at 5 pm on Sunday, 9/1 and remain closed through Tuesday, 9/3. If the Lakeland area is impacted by storm-related weather, we ask the public to use an abundance of caution and allow Parks & Recreation staff to inspect and re-open all spaces to ensure the safety of our citizens.
For more information about specific park spaces and facilities please visit the Parks & Recreation homepage at www.Lakelandgov.net/ParkRec
LAKELAND, FL (May 13, 2019) | The City of Lakeland is accepting proposals for food and beverage services at Cleveland Heights Golf Course. All interested parties will need to have their sealed proposals submitted to the City of Lakeland’s Purchasing Manager by 3 p.m. on Friday, May 31st.
Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, spring training home of the Detroit Tigers, today was named the best Grapefruit League ballpark of 2019 in the annual Ballpark Digest Best of the Ballparks vote.
The City of Lakeland is now hiring lifeguards to work at our Aquatics facilities! Apply online. Applicants must be at least 16 years old and able to pass a swim test to qualify. The swim test includes: 300 yard swim performing both freestyle and breaststroke 50 yard sprint in less than 45 seconds 1 minute brick tread Call Gandy Pool for more information 863.834.3157 or ...
LAKELAND, FL (September 17, 2018) - On Saturday, September 29th Hollis Garden will host the Plantae Orchideum plant sale in conjunction with world renowned R.F. Orchids. The event will take place at Hollis Garden, 702 East Orange Street, Lakeland, Florida from 10 AM – 4 PM. R.F. Orchids is one of the great orchid nurseries, not only in Florida, but around the world. Robert Fuchs renovated and reopened his grandfather’s nursery in 1970.
The City of Lakeland Parks & Recreation Department's summer enrichment program, "Camp Blast," collected more than 3500 items for the Senior Orphans of Polk County! Camp Blast is a day camp operated out of five Polk County Public Schools and the Simpson Park Community center providing a fun supervised environment for elementary school-aged children in our community. Part ...