Rockford Park District

Frosty Fridays, the discounted public ice skating sessions at Carlson Ice Arena are back, but there is one important thing you need to know before you go.

Even though it feels like Spring outside, there's still some ice skating fun to be had here in Rockford.
Rockford Park District's Carlson Ice Arena is reopening to the public! If your kids have officially done EVERYTHING they can around the house, and in your back yard, why not take them ic…

Looking outside, I can see that the problematic weather that pushed back this year's Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition a week (the weather interfered with snow-making equipment) is quite obviously gone.

Whatever your memories of Riverview Ice House may be, from playing hockey to skating with friends to crunching your tailbone after a clumsy fall (that's mine), it's nice to know you'll be able to make more.

When 2020 pandemic boredom struck kids back in the Summer or Fall, it was easy to just tell the kids to go play outside. But now that we're in the brute on Winter, you might need some help keeping the kids busy. Especially with all that's going on with e-learning and "adaptive pau…

Rockford's Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens has (once again this year) provided a much-needed antidote to our current locked-down, stay at home mentality with another stunning lights display.

With the weather being warm and sunny (especially for December 10th), today would be a perfect day to say goodbye to Elliot golf course. And, you can do it for the low, low price of...free.

New closures and cancellations go into effect today for several Rockford Park District facilities and programs.

After a few organizations reached out to help, the Rockford Park District has agreed to halt the closure of Riverview Ice House in Downtown Rockford.

A group of stateline-area citizens have started a movement to stop the demolition of Riverview Ice House in Downtown Rockford.