Valpo Parks

10/13/2026

We're getting ready for an awesome fall & winter season, and we need your help to do it! Valpo Parks is currently hiring for a variety of different positions; check out the opportunities below and find the perfect job for you ✅

🖊️ Administration Office - Customer Support
⛸️ Central Park Plaza Ice Rink - Ice Rink Attendant, Ice Rink Manager on Duty, and Ice Rink Technician
🎭 Memorial Opera House - Event & Venue Assistant (Master Carpenter), Food & Beverage Assistant, Production Assistant (Inclusive Programming), Production Manager (Main Stage)

Find full job descriptions and apply at: ValpoParks.org/Jobs.aspx

10/12/2026

10/09/2026

Not ready to say goodbye to summer yet? Neither are we! We are extra excited to celebrate 4 years of the Foundation Meadows StoryWalk® 🎊

Over the last four years, our StoryWalk®, in partnership with The Anderson Foundation and the Porter County Public Library, has exclusively highlighted incredible local authors. For the next 3 months, we’re featuring 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦: 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 by Nathan Biancardi!

Take a stroll along the path, reminisce about your favorite summer memories, and see which of Goth Goose's escapades you would (or wouldn't!) enjoy yourself. 🪿

10/07/2026

If you've visited the new PicklePlex at ValPlayso, you've probably also seen this awesome playground! After renovations last year, the ValPlayso playground has never been more ready to be your family's next go-to 🎉

Join in on the fun at 1400 E Glendale Blvd!

10/06/2026

It's a great time for planting! Check out Valparaiso Now's video on our Suitable Tree Guide & other resources to help guide your tree planting choices 🌳

We can't wait to watch Valparaiso's trees flourish!

09/29/2026

Shout out to all of the volunteers who helped around our parks for United Way Northwest Indiana Day of Caring on Friday, September 18th! Valpo Parks thrives on the support of its community 💚

Thank you to all those who came out to help:
Victoria Schwarten and the Exchange Club of Valparaiso spread mulch on the Tower Park playground 🪏
The Valparaiso University Student Life Staff did some team bonding & mulch spreading on the Kirchhoff Park playground 🛝
Bonnie Swarner with PLANT-Porter/LaPorte County Advancing Natives Team, Valparaiso Native Plant Group, & Valparaiso Environmental Advisory Board with United Way Volunteers removed invasive species from the retention basin at Bicentennial Park 🌿

Be sure to get out and enjoy their handiwork!

09/28/2026

It's the last week for Central Park Plaza's Splash Pad! Thank you for such a fun season 💦

Thank you for such an awesome summer at the Splash Pad! Wednesday, September 30 is the last day of this year's Splash Pad season— stop by and enjoy the next couple days of sun before it's over ☀️ 🌊

Stay tuned for updates as we transition Central Park Plaza into winter mode! ❄️

09/23/2026

Park improvements update 🚧 Visit ValpoParks.org to stay current on all ongoing facility closures and projects!

🚶 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸: The playground is currently closed while the surface is treated by maintenance. We anticipate the playground to reopen sometime Friday; the rest of the park is unaffected & open!
🏓 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗼: Sometime in the next few weeks, ValPlayso's playground will close for routine maintenance on the surface. PicklePlex and the restrooms are staying open.
🛠️ 𝗧𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: Construction on Valpo Parks Foundation's Tot Spot at Kirchhoff Park is well under way, but there are still a few finishing touches to work on. Keep an eye out for the grand opening soon!

09/18/2026

What a weekend! 🏃🍿 We had beautiful weather and an awesome turn out for Popcorn Panic this year. A huge thank you to our runners and everyone who came out to cheer on our Lit'l Kernel Puffs!

Check out all the photo albums from this year's Jr. Kernel Run, Popcorn Panic, and Lit'l Kernel Puff to see the fun we had 📸