December 2025 Events

Play and Explore Winter Break Camps
Kids can learn, play and stay active during school breaks at South Suburban camps! Registration is now open for all winter camps, classes and programs. Activities at full-day camps include games, crafts, swimming and more. Campers can also discover new interests at one of our specialty sports, arts or enrichment camps. Visit register.ssprd.org to view a full list of camps and secure your spot.

South Suburban Public Art Committee: Applications Open Now
The South Suburban Public Art Committee invites interested community members to apply to serve as at-large members. The committee is an appointed volunteer body that offers an informed opinion to the Board of Directors regarding art in public places. Committee members must live within the District, attend monthly meetings, and be able to serve a minimum three-year term. Apply here.

2026 Art on Loan Application Now Open 
Attention artists! Show off your work and bring art to community spaces with South Suburban’s Art on Loan program. Local artists are invited to apply for the 2026 program by Jan. 6, 2026. Selected sculptures will be displayed at Goodson Recreation Center or Hudson Gardens for a year, and artists will receive a $1,000 honorarium for their display. The sculptures are selected by the South Suburban Public Art Committee through a competitive process and approved by the South Suburban Board of Directors. Learn more and apply here.

Winter Sale at Recreation Centers 
Score deals on your favorite fitness amenities, personal training sessions and more during South Suburban’s Winter Sale! Purchase Winter Sale deals as gifts or for yourself and ring in the new year with an affordable fitness routine. Discounted annual passes, punch cards, personal training sessions and Pilates Reformer sessions will be available for purchase online at register.ssprd.org or at any of South Suburban’s recreation centers from Dec. 1-31.

Deals at Goodson Recreation Center: 

• $50 off Youth, Senior and Adult Annual Passes
• $100 off Household Annual Passes*
• Buy 20 Admission Punch Cards**, Get 5 Free
• Buy 10 One-hour Personal Training or Private Reformer Sessions**, Get 1 Free 

*Annual passes may be auto-debited over the course of three consecutive months.

**Admission Punch Cards and Personal Training Sessions expire three years from date of purchase.

Is Your Love Language Food? Holiday Restaurant Gift Cards Available! 

Holiday Nature Walks
Jan. 1
South Platte Park
Start a new family tradition this holiday season! Join a naturalist on a guided walk on the day after Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day to enjoy the beauty of the natural environment. Learn more here.

Brunch with the Big Green Grump
Dec. 7
Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel
Enjoy a delicious meal while visiting with your favorite characters. Learn more here and reserve your seat today by calling 303.790.0202.

Holidays on Ice 
Dec. 12-14
Family Sports Center & South Suburban Sports Complex
Experience holiday magic at South Suburban ice events! Glide on the ice with Santa and his elves at free Skate with Santa events and enjoy figure skating shows. Learn more at ssprd.org.

Polar Party 
Friday, Dec. 12
Lone Tree Recreation Center
Enjoy a family-friendly holiday outing with crafts, games, storytime and a hot cocoa bar. Have fun with interactive events along with plenty of holiday cheer! For more information and to register, please visit register.ssprd.org.

Santa’s Workshop
Various dates 
South Platte Park
Visit with Santa, make nature-themed crafts, play games and enjoy refreshments at South Platte Park’s cozy winter workshop. Learn more and register at register.ssprd.org. 

Graffiti is writing or drawings scribbled, scratched or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. South Suburban Park and Recreation District is experiencing an uptick in graffiti throughout the District and wants to alert residents about the problem and the financial impact of graffiti removal.
 

In 2007, the District began tracking graffiti within its boundaries. Since then, the District has incurred 1,269 incidents for a cleanup cost of $301,145. Since Jan. 1, there have been 43 incidents District-wide. Time and money spent removing graffiti could have been spent on upkeep and enhancements to parks, trails, open space and facilities. Graffiti cleanup not only costs the District, but ultimately impacts those the District serves. South Suburban has installed security cameras in frequently-hit locations to help curb the problem; however, no area in the District is immune to this activity.