Art in the Parks
Bringing Free Art Activities to Local Parks
Art in the Parks is our annual, free summer art program held at parks around York City and, new this year, West York Borough parks. For over 30 years, Creative York has been going out into the community to work with children ages 3 to 12 with a variety of guided art activities. This award-winning program gives York City and West York children a creative outlet and an opportunity to build social skills and confidence. As one of our most popular summer events for kids, Art in the Parks travels from park to park, spending Monday-Friday from 6:30-7:30pm at each park during June, July, and August. Creative York volunteers bring this program to life in these communities and children can attend without having to register; they just show up and create. All materials are provided by Creative York.
View our 2026 Schedule below!
June 22-26: Bantz Park (York City)
June 29-July 3: Farquhar Park (York City)
July 6-10: Penn Park (York City) & Freedom Park (West York)
July 13-17: Arles Park (York City) & Shelly Park (West York)
July 20-24: Campus Park (York City) & Freedom Park (West York)
July 27-31: Yorktown Park (York City) & Ebertes Park (West York)
August 3-7: Shelly Park (West York)
August 10-14: Johnny Spahr Park (West York)
Kids and Creative York volunteers showing off their projects.