Parks and Recreation Department

Winter Fete 2022

Join Bloomington Parks and Recreation along with community partners in January and February, 2022 as we embrace the season during the 18th Annual Winter Fete celebration. Activities include ice fishing, the Pond Dakota Winter History Festival, ice harvesting, a skating exhibition at BIG, ski jumping and cross country competitions and much more!

For details on all of this year's fun activities, visit the Winter Fete page.

Winter Fete is fun for the whole family! Most activities are free unless otherwise noted.

Get out and get active on the ice in Bloomington this winter.

We offer nine outdoor skating sites located throughout the city. Each location features both hockey and general recreational skating options. 

Weather permitting, the season runs December 15, 2021 - February 17, 2022.  Rinks are illuminated 4:30 - 10 p.m. daily. 

For locations, hours and other details, visit the Outdoor Rinks page. 

The application period for Cultural Arts Support Grants is now open.  Submission deadline is April 15 at 10 p.m. Visit the Bloomington Center for the Arts web page and click on the Cultural Arts Support Grants 2022 tab for application forms and other details. 

Are you looking for recreation opportunities at home and on the go? The Recreation Experience Center (REC Online) is your online resource for fun, engaging, inclusive, and accessible activities.

With options in the creative and performing arts, fitness, history, nature and more, whether you're looking for a purely Bloomington experience or just general ideas on what to do, you're sure to find something that interests you at REC Online. 

The 2022 Summer Experience Catalog is coming soon! 

When it is available, it will be posted here and we will also send out an email (be sure to sign up for E-Subscribe!) and post it on the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Facebook page. 

Work and fun can go hand-in-hand!

Bloomington Parks and Recreation is a great place to work and have fun at the same time! We offer a wide vareity of permanent full-time, permanent part-time and temporary seasonal positions. 

To learn more about all of the great opportunities available, visit blm.mn/prjobs. 

Bloomington Parks and Recreation is dedicated to making our parks ethnically and culturally diverse as well as equitable, inclusive, and relevant. It is our priority to build relationships with our community and break down barriers that are inhibiting residents from visiting the parks. We are committed to continually seek ways to better deliver park and recreation services, programming, and community events that connect people across cultures to the parks and one another.

If you would like to share input, feedback, or seek more information about outreach, please contact Jean Sanon, Recreation Coordinator, at parksrec@bloomingtonmn.gov or by calling Parks and Recreation at 952-563-8877.