Another #ThankfulThursday in your feed! We are so grateful to the passionate artists that supported our parks and trails this year. The range of artwork and community support from these groups is inspiring. Get outside and check out the amazing art in our community!

If you don't have your hands on the new Activity Guide, stop by the office or get online to check out our newest offerings this season!

Thanks for joining us in another #ThankfulThursday! We were honored to join Scheels for their Day of Giving 2024. Their generous donation will go towards our youth scholarship program for financial assistance in our programs for 2025. Thank you SCHEELS!

We had a wonderful time celebrating Friendsgiving this Friday at the Senior Center! Bingo buddies, pinochle pals, family and friends, live music and all the fixings, it was a great time! Be sure to join us for Christmas Luncheon at the Senior Center on December 20th.

This is the last week of green bin collection for the City. For those of you still staring at a cornucopia of leaves, check out this map of parks for leaf collection. Thanks to Public Works for collecting green waste!

Our offices will be closed for Thanksgiving - November 28th & 29th. This includes all business at the Parks office and Mountview Cemetery, as well as programs and meals at the Billings Community & Senior Center. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with loved ones!

🎄Kick off the holiday season with the Billings Jaycees at the Billings Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Community Park, right across the street from Central High School! 📅: Friday, December 6th, 2024 ⏰: Ceremony begins at 6:00 PM 📍: Community Park

Happy Giving Tuesday to all you generous folks out there! If you are looking for ways to support your local parks, check out Partners for Parks Billings (🔗 in our bio). Thanks to Partners for Parks for all their support throughout the years! #givingtuesday

Get in the holiday spirit tonight with the North Park Task Force! Music & treats at the Christmas Tree Lighting - 6:30pm at North Park (SW corner of the park).

Looking unseasonably warm for the tree lighting tonight, but a good way to get in the spirit downtown tonight! See you at Community Park (1st Ave & Division St.) at 6:00pm!

Don’t miss your chance to sign up your team for Men’s and Women’s Competitive, Semi-Competitive, or Recreational Basketball! The deadline to register your team is December 12th - Thursday - our office is open until 4:30pm.

NEEDS ALERT! Boys basketball starts in January and we NEED coaches - 3rd-5th and 6th-8th grade. Please share this around with your friends and family that have a passion for working with you and sharing a love of the game! 🔗 in our bio for job opportunities with Parks & Rec!

Buddy Holiday had a little too much fun playing BINGO all afternoon yesterday, but he'll get a little time off as the next two Wednesdays are holidays! There will be NO BINGO (bing-NO?) on December 25th or January 1st. Regular BINGO resumes January 8th!

Happy Holidays from @billingsparksrec!

A reminder we will be closed for New Year's Day, but January 2nd marks the opening of rentals and park permits for 2025! For park permits and building rentals, please visit our office at 360 N. 23rd St. For picnic shelter rentals, click the "Rent" 🔑 link on our website!

Students and their parents are welcome to attend and learn about the service learning program, opportunities to volunteer and future leadership roles! For more information email [email protected] or call 406-657-8308.

Love Serving Autism returns in February! Get your athlete signed up today! We are also in need of volunteers to work with athletes on the court (training provided) - contact us for more information at [email protected].

The Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Department has released our 2024 Annual Report. Stop by the Parks & Rec office for a copy of the executive summary, or download the full report from the link in our bio.

Put that in your forecast and freeze it! Our super cool maintenance team has the Veteran's Park ice sheet ready up at Veteran's Park. Stay safe and warm out there sports fans!

Thanks to our dedicated maintenance staff for fighting through ALL this snow! A reminder that they work hard even on the cold days so that you can stay active on parks and trails through the winter. Bundle up and get out there!