by SPPC Office | Jun 18, 2025 | Featured, SPPC News
Celebrating Our 2025 Volunteer Award Honorees Each year, we honor outstanding volunteers who help make Saint Paul parks and recreation programs vibrant, inclusive, and beautiful. Join us in celebrating the following individuals and groups whose time and talents...
by SPPC Office | May 15, 2025 | SPPC News, Featured
The Victorian fountain is BACK in Irvine Park — just in time for ParksGiving Day and the 176th birthday of Saint Paul Parks! Join us at Noon on May 16 for a community birthday bash in one of Saint Paul’s oldest parks, featuring live music by Jason Bohanan, delicious...
by SPPC Office | May 15, 2025 | SPPC News, Featured
Saint Paul turns 176 years old this week, and at the heart of that legacy is a simple but revolutionary idea: parks and public spaces are essential. Laid out in 1849, our earliest parks were spaces to gather, play, reflect, and build community. Today, our 184...
by SPPC Office | May 15, 2025 | Featured, SPPC News
Inspired by the theme “Around the Parks in 80 Days,” this all-ages, self-guided walk lets you discover the beauty, history, and variety of 20 of Saint Paul’s 184 parks and green spaces—at your own pace. Whether you’re a weekend wanderer, power walker or a daily...
by SPPC Office | May 15, 2025 | SPPC News, Featured
When Julie Printz was living in the Penfield apartments in downtown St. Paul, she would look out her window at efforts to create Pedro Park across the street. The park space was plagued by delays and disagreements and has been in the works for decades. At the time, it...
by SPPC Office | May 15, 2025 | SPPC News, Featured
It’s time to party like it’s 1849! Join us in the heart of Saint Paul at Irvine Park this Friday, May 16, for ParksGiving Day—our annual celebration of the city’s incredible park system giving day to support parks. At 12:15 PM, hear from Council President...
