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Halloween Trunk or Treat

Join us for the Halloween Trunk or Treat event at the DeSoto BMX Complex. You must register online for this event. Activities will include bounce houses, face painting, costume contest, and pumpkin painting. Free Event! Read on...
Registration Open: Youth Basketball

This is a local recreational basketball league for ages 4 through 14. Our goal is to teach basketball fundamentals, rules and skills. We emphasize sportsmanship, team play, and clean/fair competition. Register at the DeSoto Recreation Center. Additional Info...
Fun Time Live

Our number one goal is to provide each and every child who enters any of our locations a positive, fun, and safe environment for them to let loose and have fun! This basic goal has allowed us to provide a positive place for millions of children over the Read on...
Park Project Update

To get the latest update and insight on Park and Recreation projects, visit our page or subscribe to our newsletter. Each year the Parks Division dedicates time and resources to enhancing the DeSoto parks system. Through the City’s annual budget process Read on...
Looking for a New Gym Membership?

If you're looking for a welcoming gym community with the staff, state-of-the-art equipment, and services to meet your needs, you've come to the right place. Additional Info...

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Fri, Oct 25

Fourth Friday Concert - Astraios Classical Music The DeSoto Arts Commission presents a free Classical Music Concert featuring the Gruca White Ensemble with classical guitarist Robert Gruca and flutist Linda White. They stretch the boundaries of the standard classical concert by including original arrangements of rock, funk, Latin tunes, and free improvisation.
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Thu, Oct 31

Halloween Trunk or Treat Join us for the Halloween Trunk or Treat event at the DeSoto BMX Complex. You must register online for this event. Activities will include bounce houses, face painting, costume contest, and pumpkin painting. Free Event!
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Sat, Nov 2

VET FEST 5K City of DeSoto's Veterans Affairs Committee presents the DeSoto Vet Fest 5K and Appreciation Event. DeSoto is a Veteran Friendly City and we love our Veterans and appreciate the sacrifices made by them and their families for our freedom. On November 2nd, we want to honor and celebrate our Veterans and have some fun too. Veterans are invited to register to participate in the Vet Fest 5K at no cost. Others can participate for $15. Your registration includes a race T-shirt. Proceeds from race e...
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DeSoto Recreation Center Grand Re-Opening

Thank you to all who came out and celebrated with us for the DeSoto Recreation Center Grand Re-Opening on Saturday, January 5, 2019. The event was a huge success and the Parks and Recreation staff was overwhelmed by everyone’s enthusiasm. Partners, members and citizens got the opportunity to tour the newly renovated gymnasium, track, aerobic studio and high performance training center. We would like to recognize our guest speakers, DeSoto Mayor, Curtistene S. McCowan and Park Board Chairman, John McCalib. Click here for recreation center hours.

All DeSoto Parks are Equipped with Wi-Fi Capability

DeSoto Parks are now officially equipped with Wi-Fi capability. In part of celebrating "Park and Recreation Month" DeSoto PARD hosted a Wi-Fi Launch Party on July 11. Wi-Fi is no longer considered an amenity, and has been identified by NRPA as a public utility. Access to the internet, so that we can be tethered to our smart phones, is a basic expectation. DeSoto Parks & Recreation is dedicated to NRPA’s commitment to create healthy, sustainable and equitable communities. We’re excited about this partnership with Spectrum, which provided the infrastructure which allowed us to promote digital literacy through access to Wi-Fi in DeSoto Parks.