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Official page of Waxahachie Parks & Recreation including Railyard Park, Chautauqua Auditorium, Lee Penn Public Pool, Citizens Convenience Station, Waxahachie Sports Complex, Senior Activity Center, and Waxahachie City Cemetery. Waxahachie Parks & Recreation offers 23 parks, scenic hike and bike trails, a 90-acre sports complex, a senior activity center, a dog park, splash pads, playgrounds, a citizens convenience station, a public pool, and more —giving residents and visitors plenty of ways to play, explore, and stay active across the community.

10/25/2026

🌳 100 FREE TREES FOR TEXAS ARBOR DAY! 🌱

💡 DID YOU KNOW? Texas has its very own Arbor Day! 🌳

WHY? Texas Arbor Day is celebrated on the first Friday in November because fall is the ideal time to plant trees in Texas! Cooler temperatures give newly planted trees time to establish strong roots before the summer heat arrives. It's also an opportunity to celebrate the importance of trees and environmental stewardship! 💚

And we're celebrating by giving away 100 FREE TREES to Waxahachie residents!

Saturday, November 7 | 9 AM - 1 PM (or while supplies last)
Waxahachie Farmers Market | 701 Howard Rd.

🚨 IMPORTANT GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
- FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED! Only 100 trees available, so come early!
- WAXAHACHIE RESIDENTS ONLY!
- ONE TREE PER HOUSEHOLD!

🌿 TREE VARIETIES
- Live Oak & Monterrey Oak
- Cedar Elm & Native Pecan
- Mexican Plum & Desert Willow
- Texas Redbud & Eve's Necklace
- Prairie Flameleaf Sumac
- Belle of Georgia & Ranger Peach Trees

Whether you're looking for shade, beautiful blooms or fresh peaches, we've got some great varieties to choose from!

🌱 Help us celebrate Texas Arbor Day by planting a few more trees and doing our part to Keep Waxahachie Beautiful! 💚

10/24/2026

🎉 WAXAHACHIE PARKS & RECREATION - WEEKEND PLAYBOOK | OCTOBER 24 - 25 🤠👻

From country music to Halloween scares, there’s plenty happening in Waxahachie this weekend!

👻 ’HACHIE-WEEN TERROR TRAIL
(Friday & Saturday | 7 PM - 10 PM | Nature Trail near Wags-A-Hachie Dog Park)

Spooky surprises and scares presented by Reindeer Manor Halloween Park. For information about tickets & showtimes, visit https://www.reindeermanor.com.

🎮 GAME OVER: AN 8-BIT NIGHTMARE
(Friday & Saturday | 7 PM - 10 PM | Jefferson St. & Grand Ave.)

A family-friendly, arcade-inspired Halloween maze! For information about tickets & showtimes, visit https://www.reindeermanor.com.

🤠 CROSSROADS OF TEXAS GO TEXAN COUNTRY FESTIVAL
(Saturday | 9 AM - 7 PM | Historic Downtown Waxahachie)

Don’t miss the GO TEXAN Grown Local Stage at Railyard Park, featuring some of our favorite local performers!

⚽ MONSTER MADNESS 4V4 SOCCER
(Saturday | 10 AM | Waxahachie Sports Complex)

Best of luck to the Waxahachie Soccer Association and all the teams competing in this weekend’s Monster Madness tournament! Have a great time out on the fields!

🏈 TEXAS BEASTS HOMECOMING
(Saturday | Gates open at 8:30 AM | Lee Penn Park)

It’s Homecoming for the Texas Beasts! These young athletes are in for a full day of football - come cheer them on and help make their homecoming one to remember! 💙

🚨 REMINDER: The Waxahachie Farmers Market is CLOSED today. Expect downtown road closures and limited parking during the festival!

💚 Get out and enjoy your weekend, Waxahachie!

👉 Crossroads festival details & parking:
https://www.waxahachiecvb.com/events/2026/crossroads-of-texas-country-festival

10/24/2026

🚧 DOWNTOWN ROAD CLOSURES & PARKING REMINDERS (10/23/2026) 🤠

Street closures are underway in Downtown Waxahachie for tomorrow’s Crossroads of Texas GO TEXAN Country Festival and will continue through Saturday night!

🌳 Visiting our parks or trails? Here’s what to know:
- Railyard Park - Home to the GO TEXAN Grown Local Stage during the festival
- Hike & Bike Trail - Remains OPEN and unobstructed
- MKT Trailhead Parking - Closed for festival preparations
- Wags-a-Hachie Dog Park & Downtown South parking lots - FREE public festival parking Saturday
- Waxahachie Farmers Market & parking lot - CLOSED Saturday

🚗 Expect heavier traffic, limited parking and street closures throughout downtown. Please plan ahead if you’re visiting our parks, trails or nearby amenities!

🎉 The festival is FREE, family-friendly and dog-friendly, with live music, arts and crafts, food trucks and more!

🗺️ Road closures & FREE parking map:
https://crossroadsoftexas-waxgis.hub.arcgis.com/

10/23/2026

🏆🎃 THE RESULTS ARE IN, HACHIE!

152 trunks. 30+ acres. And a WHOLE lot of creativity! Y'all really showed OUT for Trunk-o-Palooza 2026!

With so many incredible trunks to choose from, picking our winners was no easy task! Of course, we had our official 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners, but there were a few other trunks that were just too good not to recognize with some fun awards of their own! 👻

🏆 TRUNK DECORATING CONTEST

🥇 1ST PLACE - 24 Hour Wrecker Service
They absolutely WRECKED the competition!

🥈 2ND PLACE - The Branded Fellowship
A walk-through maze AND a Chicken Jockey?! Talk about going all out!

🥉 3RD PLACE - Paper Leaves Shop
Their bookmobile made Halloween one for the books!

🎃 AND OUR JUST-FOR-FUN AWARDS GO TO...

🖤 MOST CREEPY & KOOKY CREW
Waxahachie Police Department - Their Addams Family-inspired trunk was altogether ooky!

🐾 MOST HOWL-O-WEEN SPIRIT ACTS Veterinary Care - Care Bears, matching costumes, & even their pup Mae dressed for the occasion!

🎣 MOST O-FISH-ALLY HERE FOR THE KIDS
Ellis County Children's Advocacy Center - Their fishing-themed trunk had the kids hooked on fun!

And these were just SIX of the 152 amazing trunks that made Trunk-o-Palooza so special! From A Better Approach’s Inside Out theme to some of our favorite Trunk-O-Palooza OG’s - Rotary Club of Waxahachie’s skeleton chauffeur, Jurassic World, and SO many more, the creativity was absolutely off the charts!

🧡 To every business, organization, family, & group who participated - THANK YOU for going above and beyond for our community!

NOW WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! 👀

Who was YOUR favorite trunk? Did one stand out? Was there one your kids couldn't stop talking about? 🎃

A Special Thank You to Our Fellow Event Organizers & Prize Donors - 99.5 The Wolf, New Country 96.3, and of course our partners at Visit Waxahachie, Texas!

*Winners will be contacted individually next week with details on how to claim their prizes.

10/22/2026

🎶🤠 LOCAL FAVORITES ARE BACK ON THE GO TEXAN GROWN LOCAL STAGE!

This Saturday (10/24), head over to Railyard Park during the Crossroads of Texas GO TEXAN Country Festival to catch some of your favorite local performers who have taken the Grown Local Stage over the past five years!

From familiar faces to incredible hometown talent, we've got a full day of music and performances lined up! 🎤🎸

🎤 2026 GROWN LOCAL STAGE LINEUP:
- 9:00 AM - Lil' Wranglers and Elite Wranglers
- 9:30 AM - The Dance Center
- 10:00 AM - Sandi's School of Dance
- 10:30 AM - Aldridge
- 11:15 AM - Noah Derrick Music
- 12:00 PM - Ethan Pacheco
- 12:45 PM - Burning Slow
- 1:30 PM - Calamity Janes
- 2:15 PM - Blind Dog Cooley
- 3:00 PM - School of Rock Midlothian, TX

Saturday, October 24 | Starting at 9 AM
Railyard Park (455 S. College St.)
**Free parking available in the Parking Garage**

We LOVE that Texas' largest one-day arts, music and food festival continues to make Railyard Park part of the celebration! 💚 While the main festival takes place in Historic Downtown Waxahachie, the Grown Local Stage brings even more entertainment to the festivities!

🎉 Make a day of it! Explore the festival downtown, then swing by Railyard Park to support & cheer on some amazing local talent!

🚗 For parking information, festival schedules and more: https://www.waxahachiecvb.com/events/2026/crossroads-of-texas-country-festival)

10/22/2026

💚 3,261.64 POUNDS OF LITTER REMOVED FROM WAXAHACHIE STREETS IN 2026 - SO FAR! 🌎

That's more than 1.63 tons of trash that won't end up in our parks, waterways or neighborhoods, all thanks to the volunteers and community partners who continue to step up and help Keep Waxahachie Beautiful!

Our latest cleanup was another great example of what we can accomplish together! On October 18, FIVE volunteers from First United Methodist Church of Waxahachie collected 100 pounds of litter as part of their WOW Service Day!

This was their second cleanup with us, and we're so thankful they continue to make Keep Waxahachie Beautiful part of their tradition of serving our community. Their efforts, along with those of so many other dedicated volunteers throughout the year, have helped us reach this incredible milestone!

💚 LET'S KEEP IT GOING!
Citywide Cleanup • Saturday, November 14 • 9 AM - 11 AM
- Meet at Chapman Park or Waxahachie Fire Station No. 2
- No registration required! Just show up ready to help!
- All ages are welcome! We just ask that children be accompanied by a parent or guardian and be old enough to actively participate in the cleanup.

To FUMC Waxahachie and every volunteer, family, business and organization that has helped us make a difference so far this year, THANK YOU! Every bag collected and every hour volunteered makes a difference in the community we all call home.

🌱 Interested in getting involved? Stay tuned for more information about future volunteer opportunities!

10/16/2026

🎃🚗 COMING TO TRUNK-O-PALOOZA TOMORROW? HERE’S WHERE TO PARK!

We’ve got FREE event parking available around Getzendaner Park! Take a look at the map before heading out so you know exactly where to go!

Saturday, October 17 | 3 PM - 6 PM
Getzendaner Park | 400 S. Grand Ave.

🚗 PARKING REMINDERS:
• Park in the designated FREE parking areas shown on the map.
• Parking lot entrances are marked on the map with green arrows.
• Please do NOT park in private parking lots.
• Follow posted signs and directions from City staff.

We’ll have signs up and staff available to help everyone find their way!

🍬 We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow!

10/16/2026

🚧 GETZENDANER PARK VEHICLE ACCESS NOTICE | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 🚧

Getzendaner Park will have temporary VEHICLE access restrictions this Saturday, October 17, as the City of Waxahachie hosts Trunk-O-Palooza - the Largest Trunk-O'-Treat in Texas! 🎃

IMPORTANT PARK ACCESS INFORMATION:
- 🚗 Vehicle Access: Closed to all vehicles except authorized event participants from sunrise until approximately 7 PM.
- 🚶 Pedestrian Access: The park remains OPEN to pedestrians all day, including those not attending the event.
- 🚲 E-Bikes: No e-bike usage permitted inside the park from 11 AM - 7 PM on 10/17.
The Waxahachie Creek Hike & Bike Trail will remain OPEN and unobstructed throughout the event.

🍬 TRUNK-O-PALOOZA EVENT DETAILS:
- Saturday, October 17 | 3 PM - 6 PM
- Getzendaner Park | 400 S. Grand Ave.
- FREE EVENT! (Food & Drink available for purchase)
- 100+ trunks, inflatables, DJ, glitter tattoos and food trucks!
- Food and drinks available for purchase.

These temporary vehicle restrictions will help keep event participants and park visitors safe throughout the event day.

Thank you for your understanding! We look forward to welcoming everyone to Trunk-O-Palooza! 🎃

10/12/2026

🏆 WHO KNEW PARKS & REC HAD ITS OWN OLYMPICS?! 🌳💪

Today, 11 of our Waxahachie Parks & Recreation team members took on the North Texas Region Texas Recreation and Park Society (TRAPS) Maintenance Rodeo, putting their skills to the test alongside nearly 500 Parks & Rec professionals from 25+ cities!

Our version of the Olympics looks a little different. The event consists of 7 events and VERY strict rules.

🚜 Zero-Turn Mower Obstacle Course
🚛 Truck & Trailer Competition
🍃 Backpack Blower Course
🚧 Backhoe Competition
🔨 Nail Driving Competition
🌱 Plant & W**d Identification
💦 Irrigation Assembly

🥉 NEXT STOP: STATE! A HUGE congratulations to our Horticulturist, Chris Seale, who placed 3RD in Plant & W**d Identification! He’ll represent Waxahachie against 24 of the state’s best at the TRAPS State Maintenance Rodeo in Irving this February!

Several of our other team members were just shy of top-five finishes, too!

We are SO proud of this crew! They’ve put in the practice, brought their A-game, and represented Waxahachie incredibly well. 💚

And don’t worry, while these guys were showing off their skills, the rest of our team was back home keeping our parks and trails taken care of! 😉

10/12/2026

The volunteers from Nucor Rebar Fabrication are as tough as the product they fabricate. 💪

This incredible crew tackled Little Creek and removed 269.64 pounds of trash from the waterway.

Armed with waders, determination, and the right equipment, volunteers managed to pull TWO shopping carts from the creek bed that had been partially buried there for years. Those carts have been an eyesore for a long time, and seeing them finally removed is something worth celebrating.

And we have another reason to celebrate.

Thanks to the hard work of volunteers and organizations like Nucor Rebar Fabrication, Keep Waxahachie Beautiful has now removed 3,161.64 pounds of litter from our community in 2026. That's a new annual record in our organization's history, and the year isn't over yet.

Every cleanup makes a difference, and every volunteer helps us accomplish more than we could alone.

Thank you, Nucor Rebar Fabrication, for showing up, getting your hands dirty, and helping us protect our local waterways. We're grateful to have you as part of this community. 💚

Address

408 S. Rogers Street
Waxahachie, TX
75165

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+14693094051

Website

http://www.WaxahachieTx.gov/parks

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