Things to Do
- 17th Annual Mom Son Dance
- 19th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance
- After School AllStars
- All About Abs
- Aqua Aerobics
- Ballet
- Best. Week. Ever. presented by UFCU
- Body Toning
- Camp Awareness
- Cardio Drumming
- Cardio Mix
- Cardio Pump
- Concerts & Events at the Morris Performing Arts Center
- Cycling
- Family Passport to Play
- Family Swim
- Golf Courses
- Gone Fishing
- Hip Hop Dance
- Howard Park Senior Programming
- International Winter Cities Movement
- Kettlebells
- Kids Triathlon
- Learn to Swim
- Leeper Park Team Tennis
- Lifeguard Certification
- MADE Power Jam Forum
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Center Senior Programs
- Middle Eastern Dance
- Nature Detectives
- Pickleball
- Pilates
- Pools & Splash Pads
- Pound
- Prescription to Play
- Rafting & Kayaking
- Rockin’ Cardio
- Ruby’s Aerobics
- Rum Village Sunday Programs
- Sky Digg Soldiers Basketball Skills & Drills Clinic
- Softball
- South Bend Swim Club
- St. Joseph’s Medical Center 55+ Aerobics
- St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- Strength & Toning
- Strength Training
- Tennis Camps
- Volleyball
- VPA Job Fair
- VPA Youth Basketball
- Yoga
- Youth Tennis Lessons
Places
- Boehm Park
- Boland Park
- Booth Tarkington Park
- Bowman Cemetery
- Brownfield Park
- Century Center
- City Cemetery
- Coquillard Park
- East Race Waterway
- Elbel Park Golf Course
- Erskine Park Golf Course
- Fredrickson Park
- Fremont Park
- Gov. Joe Kernan Park
- Gwen Stiver Memorial Park & West Bank Trail
- Helman Park
- Howard Park
- Island Park
- Jon Hunt Plaza
- Keller Park
- Kelly Park
- Kennedy Park
- LaSalle Park
- Leeper Park
- Marshall Park
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Park
- Morris Performing Arts Center
- Muessel Grove Park
- Niles Ave. Park
- Nokomis Park
- O’Brien Park
- Palais Royale
- Parkovash Park
- Phil St. Clair Park
- Pier Park
- Pinhook Park
- Plaza Park
- Ponader Park
- Potawatomi Conservatories
- Potawatomi Park
- Potawatomi Zoo
- Pulaski Park
- Randolph Park
- Ravina Park
- Riverside Manor Park
- Rum Village Nature Center
- Rum Village Park
- Seitz Park
- Shetterley Park
- Sorin Park
- South Bend Cubs
- South Bend Museum of Art
- Southeast Park
- Studebaker Museum
- Studebaker Park Golf Course
- Veterans’ Memorial Park
- Voorde Park
- Walker Field Park
- Westhaven Park
- Wheelock Park
- Woodlawn Park
Our Stories
- 10 Fun Things To Do This Fall & Winter in South Bend
- 101 Days of Summer
- A Bark in the Park
- An Adventure in the Treetops
- Best. Week. Ever.
- Building the Future at Charles Black Recreation Center
- Charles Black Center, Sr. Recreation Center Uses Creative Mentorship Opportunities to Impact Lives
- Charles Black Recreation Center Renovations
- Coming Soon to South Bend – Boomer, a Mobile Experience
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center Guides Youth with Life-Changing Program
- More Than Just a Game
- My South Bend Parks & Trails
- Sam Centellas: Journey to Health
- Spark’s Top 5
- The Top 10 Fun Things to Do in South Bend This Spring and Summer
- VPA Welcomes You to 2019
- Warm Summer Nights & a Movie in the Park
- Winter Warriors
- Wintertime Adventures at Rum Village
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