Parks, Recreation and Special Events

JAYCOB KIRKPATRICK Director

The Weatherford Parks, Recreation and Special Events Department is committed to enriching the quality of life through exceptional programs, parks and facilities while preserving the community’s natural environment for the enjoyment of current and future citizens . Weatherford Parks, Recreation and Special Events has over 800 acres of public open space .

● Public Events: ◦ Spring Fling – 800 visitors ◦ Autumn Art Walk – 90 vendors, 800 visitors ◦ Jack-O-Lantern Nights – 1,396 tickets sold plus children under 6 ● Visitors to the Gardens- Approximately 15,000 ● Chandor was the host city for Texas Arbor Day

● Wrangler Camp: 197 ● Tennis Camp: 176 ● Half Day Camps: 62 ● Swim Lessons: 678 ● Swim Team: 98 (full) ● Pool Rentals: 66 (sold out) ● Building Rentals: 681 total ◦ Cherry Park – 171 rentals ◦ Harberger Hill – 193 rentals ◦ Mt . Pleasant – 317 rentals ● Softball Leagues: 118 teams ● Baseball/Softball tournaments booked: 20 ● The Barnyard; a State sectioned cook-off: 43 Cooks for the meat events with a total payout of $18,150 for all events . $7500 from sponsorship money . ● TAAF (Texas Amateur Athletic Federation)

Meets hosted in Weatherford ◦ Swim- 200 attended meet, 42 of Weatherford

Swim Team kids qualified for State, 7 of hose will advance to Nationals . ◦ Track- 1400 kids participated in this 2-day event . ● Wags in Weatherford Dog Swim- 45 dogs

City Parkland

Paved Accessible Trail

Multi-use Bike Trails

Annual Hosted Events

● Concerts in the park: ◦ April – 1500 in attendance ◦ May – 2000 in attendance ◦ September – 5,000 in attendance ● Food Park Lounge Nights: 100-300 in attendance per night ● Spark in the Park: 12,000 in attendance ● Monster Bash: 7,000 in attendance ● Holiday in the Park Tree Lighting- 2,000 in attendance ● Holiday in the Park Pathway of Lights: average 150-200 per night running December 2- January 2 ● First Monday Trade Days hosted an estimated 10,000 in attendance on an average per month with nearly 400 vendors ● Kids Fishing Derby hosted 400 Kids ● Keep Weatherford Beautiful – 32 volunteers, 37 bags of trash collected

● Camp Holland renovations on main dining hall and 2 bunk houses complete ● Chandor Bridal and Grooms’ cottages renovated ● Marina project complete including parking lot, sidewalk, benches, picnic tables and shade structure . New lighting will be added in December ● Disc Golf project complete including parking lot, shade structure, restrooms, picnic tables and trash cans ● Installed tree planters and hanging baskets for downtown landscaping ● Mustang Cove has 20 new trees planted, rule signs installed and landscape complete ● Trailhead at Chandor complete ● South Main landscape now has the irrigation fixed and struggling plants replaced with new varieties that are heat tolerant ● New LED digital sign at Heritage Park to advertise events ● Fountain installed at Holland Lake ● Cleaned out Holland Lake, Clear Lake and Love Street ponds ● City flower beds replaced with seasonal plantings ● Fence installed at Soldier Springs tennis courts

May of 2022, Facilities Maintenance was added to the Parks, Recreation and Special Events Department . . ● 841 Work orders completed ● Completed Library entrance improvements ● Fire Station 3 interior upgrade ● City Hall interior renovations ● Sewer line replacement at Public Library