If you haven’t been to Upshur Park recently, you may not know that work has begun on the new Upshur Playground. Yes, the dog park and playground are now under construction. This is all such exciting news! Back in 2008, Council Member Bowser secured funding for DPR to develop plans for a new playground. Through [...]
Join us for a night out at the Intown Uptown Inn on September 25 6:30 pm-9:30 pm! Our annual fundraiser and party in 16th Street Heights! Help support our parks and have fun. Go local but be prepared to be swept away to far-away destinations like: 5 nights for TWO in a deluxe room at [...]
Come one come all! Fun for all ages. Come on out and support our local parks. We are thrilled to host our second annual Spring Fling at Hamilton Park on Saturday June 5th, 3:00 pm-6:00 pm. Field games, BBQ, face painting and a water slide! Bring a towel and make sure your kids wear clothes [...]
The Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks in partnership with Ward 4 Councilmember Muriel Bowser and DC DPR is hosting a POOL OPENING PARTY at Upshur Pool on May 29th. Food and Fun! Come one come all! 11:00 am-4:00 pm.
Saturday April24, Rain or Shine! 9:30am-Noon Please come out and support Upshur Park and Greater DC Cares. We are so lucky that they picked Upshur Park as a volunteer site for their city-wide volunteer day. We will focus on: Moving piles of mulch to garden/flower areas Installing new basketball nets and touching up paint on [...]
Set your sails for the most awesome pirate adventure this side of the Potomac River. Captain Silly Bones will be at the Hamilton Playground on December 19th to share a special pirate adventure with all of us land lovers! He will have special pirate tattoos for the kids and even lead the crew in a [...]
2nd Annual Fall Fiesta at Upshur Park Sat. Nov.7 12-4pm Come on out for Music, Food from Taqueria District Federale and Office Catering, Crafts, Moon Bounce, Face Painting, Used Clothes and Book exchange, and more. Critical to this event are volunteers. Below is a list of volunteer needs and time frames when we need people. [...]
Come on out and help clean up Hamilton Park. Please brings rakes, trowels, gloves etc. We will have food and drinks thanks to OFFICE CATERING and coffee from HIGHLANDS! Bring the kids and bring them in costume! We will have a Halloween Costume Parade and Party in the park. The clean up starts at 10 [...]
The Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks and the 16th Street Neighborhood Association and invites you to our neighborhood’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 11th from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Upshur Park! We need volunteers! In preparation for the Easter Egg Hunt, we are seeking volunteers to fill plastic eggs with [...]
We are excited that DPR is hosting a variety of spring sports programs for youth. Unfortunately the online registration system is currently unavailable at this time, and work is still being done to correct this. All interested individuals are encouraged to come to the recreation center(s) and register or just show up on the first [...]