Upcoming Events

Spring is springing! And we have TONS of upcoming activities to get you out and active this season! Make sure to follow us on Facebook @COFPRCA to get the latest events and news.

Create art from recycled materials, learn about curbside recycling, take a guided trail walk, learn about the Xericscape Demonstration Garden, and try other activities with staff and volunteers from our Parks Department at Riverside Nature Center in Animas Park in Farmington from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Bring your own art from recycled materials to show and share. (505) 599-1422

Join the Farmington Police Department at Sycamore Park Community Center for Choices: An Inspirational Presentation facing domestic violence from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Hear a story of a domestic violence survivor, learn about the realities of domestic violence and hear victim advocate updates. You can choose pride, choose success, and choose yourself. Choose to be a survivor. For more info contact Michele at (505) 486-5518 or visit www.fmtn.org/SPCC. 

Run, Romp, and play at the Farmington Regional Animal Shelter, 133 Browning Parkway, in the Animas Park grounds with your favorite canine friend and family. Educational and entertaining activities will abound for the whole family.

The Doggie Dash loop in the park starts at 10:00 a.m., and approximately two (2) miles. The loop starts at the Riverfest Runs location in Animas Park. Pre-registration for the event will be from March 1 through April 28, 5:00 p.m., and guarantees you a shirt and your walking pal a doggie bandanna. Doggie Dash check-in will start at 8:30. Shirts will be available for sale when the Bark in the Park begins. Proceeds will benefit the Farmington Regional Animal Shelter through the Regional Animal and Pet Shelter Foundation. Register at www.fmtn.org/WebTrac under “Sports & Athletics” or call the Farmington Recreation Center at (505) 599-1184. 

Farmington Aquatic Center offers lifeguard certification classes, but you must pass the pre-test first to qualify. 

Once you become a certified lifeguard you can apply to work for Farmington Aqutics and spend your summers at Lake Farmington, Lions Pool, and the Aquatic Center starting at $9.00 per hour, and you don't even have to wear shoes to work!

Contact the Farmington Aquatic Center today to practice for and take your pre-test!
(505) 599-1167 or www.fmtn.org/Aquatics

Attention fellow nerds! May the 4^th be with you! Invited you are to our Star Wars Day at E3 Children’s Museum & Science Center in Farmington from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.!!! Lots of fun activities for all ages we have, get your Jedis where the force is strong, you shall. This is a FREE family event. Use your comm link and dial (505) 599-1425 with questions. Wear your best Star Wars gear, you must. 

Don’t miss this opportunity for local dancers, singers, and spectators to socialize and exercise at the Spring Mini-contest Pow-Wow at the Farmington Museum. On-site registration starts at 10:00 a.m. Gourd Dancing from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Grand Entry at 2:00 p.m.

For more info on this free event contact the Farmington Indian Center at (505) 599-1524.

Join our department at various neighborhood parks across the city for some good, old-fashioned fun! Play tag, ladder golf, shoot hoops, do a scavenger hunt, roll down hills, or just come enjoy the sun and shade at our monthly Park Play Days. This month we will be in Upper Rio Vista Park, 2413 ½ Cliffside Drive in Farmington, on May 19^th from 10:00 a.m. till noon. Don’t miss this super fun, FREE event! (505) 599-1484 www.fmtn.org/PRCA