Mayor Bowser and DPR Highgentle Fun, Free Spring Break Programming for Young Individuals Throughout DC

(Washington, DC) – As DC Public Schools (DCPS) put together for Spring Break, Mayor Muriel Bowser is reminding dad and mom and households that the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is internet hosting a full week of enjoyable, partaking actions for younger residents from Saturday, April 11, via Saturday, April 18. DPR Spring Break will characteristic a variety of free occasions throughout the District to maintain children and youths engaged in constructive actions whereas they’re on break, together with out of doors video games and actions, youth expertise reveals, horse driving, lifeguard coaching, ice skating instruction on the brand-new Fort Dupont Ice Arena, and far more. View a full record of occasions and register in the present day at dprspringbreak.splashthat.com.

In addition to those nice occasions, 12 DPR indoor swimming pools might be open throughout the District for many who wish to spend Spring Break swimming, together with Wilson, Marie Reed, Takoma, Roosevelt, Dunbar, Deanwood, and Ballou. To view the opening hours of particular person swimming pools, please go to dpr.dc.gov/web page/indoor-pools. 

Pump It Up Palace 
Come expertise a pop-up indoor amusement park crammed with enormous inflatables, life-size board video games, and extra thrilling sights. Don’t miss out on the last word day of laughter, play, journey, and all-ages enjoyable! 

• Dates: April 13, 14, 15, 17
• Times: 1 pm – 7:30 pm
• Location: Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 seventh Street NW
  

Rosedale Spring Fling 
Rosedale’s Spring Fling is a festive occasion celebrating the Rosedale group with meals, music, and video games. Join us for carnival-style enjoyable, crafts, distributors, and family-friendly leisure together with face portray and dwell performances. 

• Date: April 15
• Time: 11 am – 6 pm
• Location: Rosedale Community Center, 1701 Gales Street NE
  

Barry Farm Field Day 
Join us for a enjoyable out of doors occasion with video games, actions, and meals to deliver the group collectively. 

• Date: April 15
• Time: 12 pm – 4 pm
• Location: Barry Farm Recreation Center, 1230 Sumner Road SE
  

Design Den
Teens can have the chance to place their inventive mark on furnishings and different objects to be positioned at DPR facilities and used for upcoming teen occasions. All objects will begin out white and every participant can have the chance to design the objects in any means they please beneath DPR path. 

• Date: April 15
• Time: 5 pm – 6 pm
• Location: Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard Street NW
  

Next Up DC: Youth Talent Show 
Come get pleasure from this Youth Talent Show for Spring Break, centered on youth voice, confidence, creativity, and cross-program collaboration. 

• Date: April 15
• Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
• Location: Southeast Tennis & Learning Center, 701 Mississippi Avenue SE
  

Saddle Up Daddy & Daughter Dance 
Saddle up for time at our cowboy-themed Daddy & Daughter Dance. Grab your boots and hats and be a part of us for an unforgettable night crammed with scrumptious meals, nice music, enjoyable photograph moments, and recollections that can final a lifetime. 

• Date: April 15
• Time: 6 pm – 8 pm
• Location: Emery Heights Recreation Center, 5701 Georgia Avenue NW
  

Berry Fun Spring Jam  
Join us for a day filled with pleasure, laughter, and unforgettable recollections. From high-energy moon bounces and basic carnival video games to hands-on, spring-themed actions, there’s one thing enjoyable for everybody within the household! 

• Date: April 17
• Time: 2 pm. – 5 pm
• Location: Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 seventh Street NW
  

Boost Camp Horsepower 
A one-day session for many who wish to be taught concerning the fantastic world of horses — no expertise wanted! Participants will be taught fundamental horsemanship fundamentals, driving instruction and correct place, barn and horse security, and extra. Lunch might be supplied. Come be a part of us for this thrilling day and be taught the whole lot you want to find out about horses! 

• Date: April 17
• Time: 9 am – 3 pm
• Location (transportation leaves from): Hillcrest Recreation Center, 3100 Denver Street SE
  

DC Talent Showcase 
The DC Talent Showcase celebrates younger people who find themselves excited to share their creativity and contribute to the inventive vibrancy of our metropolis. 

• Date: April 18
• Time: 12 pm– 5:pm
• Location: Barry Farm Recreation Center, 1230 Sumner Road SE
  

High School Lifeguard Training 
The International Lifeguard Training Program is a hands-on, confidence-building course that prepares you to be a DPR lifeguard. You’ll discover ways to forestall incidents earlier than they occur, acknowledge hazards rapidly, carry out water rescues, and supply first support, CPR, oxygen help, and AED care utilizing trade customary strategies. To enroll, you’ll want to finish a 100-yard swim, retrieve a 10-lb brick from the underside of the pool, and tread water for one minute with out utilizing your arms.

• Dates: April 14, 15, 16
• Time: 10 am – 6 pm
• Locations: Roosevelt Aquatic Center, 4301 thirteenth Street NW | Dunbar Aquatic Center, 101 N Street NW
  

Free Open Skate at Fort Dupont Ice Arena
District residents ages 17 and beneath can get pleasure from free entry and skate rental for the week on the Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Ward 7.

• Open skate hours:
  • Monday, April 13 | Tuesday, April 14 | Wednesday, April 15:
    • 10 am – 12 pm
    • 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
    • 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
    • 6 pm – 8 pm
  • Friday, April 17:
    • 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
    • 6 pm – 8 pm
• Location: Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Place SE
  

Youth Ice Academy 
These periods introduce younger individuals to ice skating via a structured, entry-level program centered on constructing robust fundamentals, confidence, and on-ice security.  

• Dates & Times:
  • Ages 9–12: April 13 & April 15, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Ages 13–17: April 14 & April 17, 2 pm – 3 pm
• Location: Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Place SE
  

Learn extra about these occasions and join at dprspringbreak.splashthat.com. 

The Bowser Administration affords free and low-cost programming year-round via the Department of Parks and Recreation, making certain DC youth have secure and productive alternatives to be taught, play, and develop. In Fiscal Year 2025 alone, DPR supplied greater than 1,700 applications for youths ages 3-17, serving greater than 21,500 individuals. DPR’s Roving Leaders Program hosted 61 particular occasions for at-risk and hard-to-reach youth, partaking with greater than 25,000 individuals. And the District’s Late Night Hypes, Holiday Hypes, and Late Night Drips—teen and family-focused late-night occasions—served greater than 14,000 individuals. Additionally, DPR’s Rec for All Grants, which fund different organizations to do programming to succeed in youth that don’t come to DPR recreation facilities, funded 87 grants at virtually $1.7 million, serving greater than 3,500 youth. 

Mayor Bowser X: @MayorBowser
Mayor Bowser Instagram: @Mayor_Bowser
Mayor Bowser Bluesky: @MayorBowser
Mayor Bowser Facebook: facebook.com/MayorMurielBowser
Mayor Bowser YouTube: https://www.bit.ly/eomvideos
Mayor Bowser LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mayorbowser