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Manassas Park parks and library preview 2025 events and programs
Summary
Parks & Recreation and library staff outlined dozens of 2025 events and recurring programs, including a new bingo night, a 50th-anniversary craft fair, summer and winter reading challenges, Juneteenth programming with the library, and numerous family and seasonal activities.
Parks & Recreation and library staff presented a broad calendar of community programs and recurring events for 2025, telling the council the city will host family-friendly activities from spring through winter and encouraging residents to participate.
Parks staffer Caitlin reviewed the department's schedule: a new family bingo night (March 14), a 50th-anniversary craft fair (weekend of March 16), a flashlight egg hunt (April 11) for older children, age-segregated egg hunts the following Saturday, a spring yard sale (May 10), a chalk festival at Blooms Park, Memorial Day and Pride flag-raising ceremonies (June), Juneteenth programming coordinated with the library, a July 5 Independence celebration and a KCBS barbecue competition at Costello as part of the 50th-anniversary lineup. Caitlin noted some event times remain to be finalized and that volunteers and community partners help run many programs.
Library staffer Holly summarized ongoing and special library offerings: weekly English story time (Tuesdays at 10:30), Spanish story time (Saturdays at 10:30), monthly clubs (builders, teen manga and anime, quilting, 3D printing), Fab 50 Plus Club for adults 50 and older, teen science lab (STEAM topics), an author talk series, a teen-focused internet safety program in April, a stuffed-animal sleepover (March), a summer reading program (8 weeks) and a winter reading bingo program (Dec. 1'Jan. 11). Holly said most programs are free and often led by community volunteers or local experts.
Council thanked both departments for robust programming and asked practical questions about registration, cost and accessibility; staff confirmed the majority of programs are free and that some events still need final scheduling.
Why it matters: The programs target families, seniors and teens across the community and feed into broader anniversary celebrations scheduled this year.
What's next: Staff will finalize times where needed and post full schedules and signup instructions on city webpages; several council members encouraged expanded outreach to ensure residents know about free options.
