Saco Parks & Recreation Department

05/31/2026

🏃🏻‍♀️🏃‍♂️Today our S**o Parks & Rec “Couch to 5K” participants finished their 9-week program by running in the John Andrews Memorial 5K race on the Eastern Trail. The rain didn’t stop this motivated crew and our participants made up about 1/4 of the total runners who showed up today!

The Couch to 5K program inspired both new and experienced runners and held the group accountable each week to meet up and train. The group met once per week to run & walk for about 30-40 minutes. (This counted as just 1/3 of the expected exercises per week). Week 1 started with interval training with the max run time at 1 min each. Today everyone finished the whole 5k. 💪🏼 It was such a rewarding day to see everyone finish and everyone was all smiles and in the rain! One of our 14 year old runners also placed 1st in her division! 🥇

Congratulations to everyone who made it through all 9 weeks from start to finish. We can’t wait to do this again in the fall!

Photos= RACE ➡️TRAINING➡️DAY 1

Thank you The Eastern Trail for an excellent race day!

05/27/2026

📣New program alert!

Registration is now open for The Golf Club, a six-week introductory golf program! Participants will learn the basics of golf and also travel to local mini golf courses and driving ranges!

When: Monday evenings, July 6-August 10
5:00PM-7:00PM
Who: Children entering grades 3-5
Where: Drop-off at C.K. Burns School
Fee: $60 resident; $65 non-resident

Spaces are limited, head to sacorec.com for more information and to register today! ⛳️

05/20/2026

Come enjoy a Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park! Watch as the Red Sox take on the Giants and enjoy an afternoon of baseball!

Registration opens on June 1st!

When: Sunday, August 23rd
Where: Fenway Park - Boston, Massachusetts
Time: Depart S**o Community Center at 12:15pm, Return to S**o around 8:15pm.
(Game starts at 3:00pm)
Fee: $115.00/person **Ages 5+

Registration: Space is limited. Registration is required for each participant who is planning to attend.
**Registration includes Coach Bus transportation to Fenway and game ticket.
Ages: 5+ Age restriction required to ride on bus. Those ages 5-8 who require a booster seat must bring one for the bus!

*Return time is a general estimate and is subject to change. Everyone must ride on the Coach Bus to and from the S**o Community Center for this outing.

05/18/2026

Last week we held our Annual Spring BBQ for about 175 of our S**o Parks & Recreation SENIORity Programs participants! We always have a good time at this event and appreciate the various other department directors who visit and help serve. A special shout out and thank you to the City of S**o Government team who stepped up to help cook this year, and to Bradley Street Deli & Catering for the side salads & blueberry cake. As always, thank you to the Communications Department for capturing the day and the group photo.

On the raffle tickets this year we asked participants to tell us what their favorite thing was about S**o Parks and Recreation. We wanted to share the findings that made us smile: SPR’s friendly staff, the bus trips, the community aspect and being social, special events, EVERYTHING!, line dancing, food, the variety of programs, yoga, Pickleball, Mahjongg, knitting and more!! Thank you to everyone who attended. We appreciate your loyalty to our program!

05/18/2026

Our S**o Community Center Splash Pad will open for the season on Friday, May 22, at 10 AM!

This popular amenity, opened in May 2025 at 75 Franklin Street, was made possible through a partnership between the Rotary Club of Biddeford-S**o, S**o Parks & Recreation Department, and many other community supporters.

Beginning on opening day, the splash pad will be open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM.

Water features are self-activated by pressing the start button, which runs the water for 20 minutes before needing to be pressed again. Please follow posted signage, including restrictions on splash pad use during lighting or thunder.

The S**o Community Center Splash Pad will open for the season on Friday, May 22, at 10 AM!

This popular amenity, opened in May 2025 at 75 Franklin Street, was made possible through a partnership between the Rotary Club of Biddeford-S**o, S**o Parks & Recreation Department, and many other community supporters.

Beginning on opening day, the splash pad will be open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM.

Water features are self-activated by pressing the start button, which runs the water for 20 minutes before needing to be pressed again. Please follow posted signage, including restrictions on splash pad use during lighting or thunder.

05/15/2026

This month we are highlighting one of the department’s Assistant Directors, Steve Brown!

Steve will hit his 15-year milestone with the City of S**o this summer. Like most recreation professionals Steve wears several hats for our department. His job title notes that he oversees our adult and youth programs, as well as our facilities, but he does so much more! He is passionate about building a strong team of camp counselors and has over 25 years of experience working in recreation camps.

We are especially lucky to have Steve’s kitchen expertise and ServSafe certification. Steve is the man behind the scenes (and in the kitchen) at most of our special events. These events include our annual Saturday with Santa breakfast, Annual SENIORity Thanksgiving Lunch, Annual Spring BBQ, SENIORity Dinner Dances, the monthly breakfast clubs, and more! Since May of 2025, Steve has been responsible for cooking over 900 meals for the community.

Steve is always thinking outside the box and bringing new and different opportunities to our participants. Several years ago he spearheaded bringing Lego Robotics to S**o and was involved regionally with the Southern Maine Gearbots non-profit organization for 8 years. One of Steve’s most recent community connections was bringing Independent Pro Wrestling events to the Community Center. Thank you, Steve, for you dedication and loyalty to this department!

05/14/2026

We are excited to announce the return of our Picnic & Paddle nights on the S**o River! Join us for an evening paddle and picnic dinner in the park. We have a few paddle boards and canoes to rent, otherwise there is a "bring your own" option, and we provide the dinner for all. Everyone must register, and you can join us for just one evening or all 3!

For more details and to register please visit: www.sacorec.com or email Amelia at [email protected]

05/12/2026

Join us this Sunday, May 17th, for our 3rd Annual Spring Fest event at Diamond Riverside Park, (located on Irving Street in S**o). This is an event for all ages and the weather forecast is looking promising! Here are a few details & reminders about the day.

This event is from 12pm-3pm. Please stop by anytime during the 3-hour event! We will have Smokin Dad's food truck and A Sweet Ride ice cream truck on site for purchases, plus we will have disc golf demos & a practice area, crafts, seedling planting, a scavenger hunt, bucket golf, Pétanque, facepainting, and more!

Parking is available at the park and on Irving Street. Please abide by all posted parking rules. Because space is limited, we will also be providing a shuttle from the Community Center. Our minibus will constantly loop back and forth from the park to 75 Franklin Street. Please wait near the front door entrance and our lobby vestibule for the shuttle.
*Please note: 5+ Age restriction required to ride in minibus. Those ages 5-8 who require a booster seat must bring one for the bus!

This event will be rain or shine unless we get a last-minute, heavy storm. If there are any cancellations, we will post on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

We are fortunate to have this scenic park right on the S**o River. It’s the perfect place to just come enjoy a picnic and the playground. There is also a flat walking path that surrounds the park and it will host a new story walk this summer!

We hope to see you on May 17th! Please email Sarah Musgrave at [email protected] if you have any questions. No registrations required.

05/11/2026

Thank you, Amanda Kezal, for your dedication to our yoga programs within S**o Parks & Recreation SENIORity Programs ! You have built such a strong community of yogis and S**o is a better place because of it!

05/08/2026

Spring has sprung! Join our volunteers for a spring clean-up tomorrow, Saturday, May 9th, from 9:00-11:00am at Diamond Riverside Park (49 Irving Street S**o, ME). Water, snacks, and tools provided.

Clean Ups are a program of S**o Parks & Recreation Department’s Advisory Board.

*The group will still meet in the event of light drizzle but will be canceled if there is steady rain. Hope to see you there!