Mark your calendars for a delicious event! Our Recreation Department is having another Picninc in the Park with more than a dozen food trucks on Saturday, DATE. It’s happening from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., rain or shine, in Carolyn Crayton Park (150 Willie Smokie Glover Drive). This will be the first festival of 2024, and […]
The Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) has designated Macon-Bibb County as one of its two newest Runner Friendly Communities, the first year it has earned this honor. The Macon Tracks Running Club submitted the application with the support of several organizations in the year the community is organizing its first half marathon in 20 […]
From one end of the leash to the other – several organizations partnered to provide food, fun, and health checks for people and their pets at the Macon Mental Health Matters (MMHM) Pop-up Gym on October 8. More than 120 people came to Bloomfield-Gilead Park (1931 Rocky Creek […]
Next event set for September A little rain didn’t stop the party for the Recreation Department’s second Picnic in the Park at Carolyn Crayton Park. Last Saturday, July 9, more than 300 people came to the park to spend time with their family and friends while enjoying food, drinks, and icy treats from 15 […]
We are shining our Staff Spotlight on a team leader who always goes above and beyond for his team and for people in our community. Robert Walker has been the Director Recreation since 2017 and has made a big difference in many people’s lives. Robert graduated from Georgia State University in 2005 with his bachelor’s degree in Recreation […]
Do you have a teen interested in video production? News? Being a content creator? There’s a new, free recreation program aimed at teaching young people the basics, while helping them get a jumpstart on their college and career goals! The Teen Communications Program is based out of the Frank Johnson Recreation Center (2227 Mercer University […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Macon-Bibb County Solid Waste Department is hosting its first Giving Others Lasting Foundations (G.O.L.F.) Golf Tournament at Historic Bowden Golf Course on Saturday, November 28 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. “During these unprecedented times, our community has been through a great deal, causing a lot of uncertainty within the community and shaking […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Randy Stephens and his family prepare to cut the ribbon and officially open the new facility named for him. On Wednesday, November 18, Macon-Bibb County – through its Recreation Department and Office of Public Affairs – held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the second phase of construction at the South Bibb Recreation […]
With the Recreation Centers reopening, the hours for distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) are changing to align with the hours the centers will be open. For all recreation centers except the Elaine H. Lucas Senior Center, people can pick up their free PPE from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PPE will be available at […]
The Macon-Bibb County Recreation Department reopened its recreation centers to the public on Monday, November 2. There are restrictions in place to help maintain COVID-19 preventative measures, including limits on the number of people in the building, use of PPE, and more. “I want to thank our recreation staff for the past few months of […]
