Parks & Recreation

LATEST PROGRAMMINGS

WELCOME TO OUR RECREATION PAGE

Red Bank Recreation works hard to bring quality programs and events for the youth and adults of our community. Starting in the winter, we offer Indoor Soccer programs for children ages 5-17. Basketball programs are run by Jersey Fusion, they take place in the winter season and sometimes in the Spring, Summer or Fall. The Spring season brings youth Track and Field, and of course Baseball and Softball for all ages. Another community event we host in the Spring time is the Easter Egg-Hunt.
For our busiest time of the year, Summer Season, we offer camps for children and the Summer Series in the Park. Our Summer Series include Movies, Fitness and Jazz. We welcome everyone to come to Riverside Gardens Park to enjoy these free events. Special thanks to the Community YMCA, Jazz Arts Project and ShoreFlicks for coordinating the Summer Series with us.
For our Fall season, we prepare an amazing Halloween Parade with live music, bands, games and much more. Recreational Soccer and Flag Football is also offered for our youth.

The Department of Parks and Recreation also coordinates the Memorial Day and Veteran's Day Ceremonies. Throughout the year, we may host other events as well. To stay up to date with Red Bank events and programmings be sure to subscribe to our Borough website. You can receive alerts about weather, traffic, events, Borough Hall meetings, Ordinances, and much more. Parks and Recreation is also on Social Media.
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^{Summer Series: Movies in the Park on Tuesdays}

Winter Season Programming

January - February

The very first week of January of 2019, we kickoff with our Winter sports. Saturday, we will starting with Basketball for all ages. We start at a young age to teach the children the abilities of Basketball. Most teams play the in-house league with our coaches. Note. if you would like to assist us with these
programs, please let us know.

Indoor Soccer will start on Sunday, January 6th and it runs through the beginning of March. Program is recreational, and it doesn't not follow official Futsal rules or outdoor soccer rules. Prek-Kindergarten start at 9:00 AM with an instructional session. the games for grades 1-8th follow at 10:00 AM. Again this program depends on volunteers. Don't hesitate to contact us if you are able to assist with a team or reffing a game.

Also in January, we have prepared a 1-Day Camp for students in 4-8th grade. The camp will be hosted in the Red Bank Middle School Gym. for this program, we like to organize different sports related activities such as Basketball, soccer, Softball, Kickball, and more. The camp will be on Martin Luther King Jr. Day , so the children will not have school. Send them to us so they're not stuck inside their home all day. Camp will be from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Drop off at the School.......

The Recreation Dept. in collaboration with other local organization will be hosting multiple children classes for all interests. These classes were suggestions from the parents in the community. Thank you for taking the time to take our surveys and providing feedback. We work to better serve our community and see the youth make process in a positive way.

First Class, Career Workshop, designed to teach students how to find and land a job. We will discuss resume writing, applications, work etiquette and will conduct mock interviews with each student. Class is free, but pre-registration is necessary for students in grades 7-12. Class is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 16th in the Red Bank Senior Center at 6:30 PM.

Second Class, Sports Broadcasting, for children who would like to become a sportscaster. This class will teach them the basics of announcing college and professional sports. Students will learn the tools of the trade and have the chance to announce some exciting sports action. members of the Monmouth University Athletics will be leading the program. Class will meet on Wednesdays January 30 and February 6 at 6;30 - 8:00 PM in the Red Bank Senior Center.

Third class, 5th Avenue Fashion, for students in 4-8th grade. Children get to learn about exciting world of fashion through hands-on-activities. They will design their own line, learn to accessorize and much more. Classes will be on Tuesdays, January 15, 22 and 29 from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM in the Red Bank Senior Center.

Another activity that we will be doing this winter season is a 1-Day Camp, for children in 4-8th grade. Camp will be held on Monday, January 21st at the Red Bank Middle School Gym from 9:30 AM-12:30 PM. Children will get a chance to join us in the gym to play their favorite sports. We will plan different kinds of sports related activities and non-sport activities.

In February, we bring you the Annual Sweetheart Dance. Event features, a DJ, 3 course meal, photos and special gift. For girls in Kindergarten to 5th Grade. Please register by February 1st. The dance will take place on February 15th at the Red Bank ELKs Lodge (40 West Front St.) from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.