James City County Parks & Recreation Earns Top Honors at State Conference

James City County Parks & Recreation earned four of the top honors bestowed by the Virginia Recreation & Park Society during its annual Conference in September. Over 500 delegates from around the state gathered Sept. 7-10 for the VRPS 64th Annual ...

Harvest Festival & Scarecrow Stuffing Sept. 21

Come enjoy great family time and fall fun at James City County’s annual Harvest Festival & Scarecrow Stuffing! The event is Saturday, Sept. 21 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Chickahomimy Riverfront Park. Festivities include arts and crafts, food ($), games, p...

Fall Activity Brochure Available! Get Your Copy!

Parks & Recreation invites you to a great season of opportunities for all ages and abilities! The Fall 2019 edition of Destination Recreation highlights all of the department’s offerings through December, hundreds of chances to have fun and g...

September Events

Aquatics

Learn to Swim, Free Swim EvaluationsThere are individual registration periods before each swim lesson session. Registration for September/October classes is open until Sept. 20. Registration is accepted at the Recreation Centers and online. Having...

Back to School Supply & Backpack Drive

To help local youth have a successful school year, participants in James City County’s REC Connect summer camp program hosted a Back to School Supply & Backpack Drive to collect school supplies within the community. While Matoaka Elementary ...