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Stroop Road Bridge

Status Update: January 29, 2018: The Stroop Road Bridge is open to all traffic. Additional restoration work is scheduled for this Spring, and may require intermittent lane closures while maintaining traffic. Project Description: The City of Kettering and the Montgomery County Engineer are partnering to replace the deteriorating bridge on East Stroop Road over the...

Community members volunteer at DelcoParks and Recreation

Recently, two young women, both Kettering residents, were spotted doing a good deed at Delco Park. Samantha Sowards and Anna Spragg took it upon themselves to pick up litter in the park earlier this month to help our staff prepare for Kettering’s annual Go 4th Independence Day celebration. “This is the first time we’ve done...

Art on the CommonsParks and Recreation

The 37th Annual Art on the Commons Fine Arts and Crafts Festival presented by Rosewood Arts Center Aug. 10, 2025 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Back for its 37th year, the Art on the Commons Fine Arts and Crafts Festival features approximately 100 artists from around the country. Located in a scenic park within the...

2024 Community Block PartyParks and Recreation

2024 Community Block Party Were you spotted with Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts mascot Recs during the event on May 29, 2024?

Art Ed, 2016Parks and Recreation

November 28 – December 30, 2016 Reception: Saturday, December 3, 11am-3pm, in conjunction with A Rosewood Holiday Arts Festival. Art Ed began in 2011 at Rosewood Gallery as a way to celebrate our local art educators. The 49 participants in this year’s exhibition are current or retired art teachers in Dayton and the surrounding areas. Participating artists:...

The Thursday Five - September 1Parks and Recreation

The long weekend is almost here! Get out and explore something new. Here are our five picks for fun around Kettering during the days ahead: The J.F. Kennedy Park Splash Pad Pool season may be over, but the splash pad remains open weekends through September, weather permitting. Kids love the farm-themed splash pad and playground...

Residential Leaf Collection Program

Leaf Collection Update: As of Monday, Dec. 17, 2024: Leaf pick up for the 2024 season has been completed. There will be a single pass in the spring beginning: April 21, 2025. Street Division Hotline (937) 296-3255 Spring Leaf Pick-up Monday, April 21, 2025 Crews will make a single pass through the city. Please...

Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl, Nature's Interplay, 2016Parks and Recreation

Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl Nature’s Interplay, 2016 Concrete, aluminum, ceramic, glaze, glass Location: Habitat Environmental Center, 3036 Bellflower Street, Kettering Artists Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl designed, fabricated and installed a permanent, site-specific artwork at the Habitat Environmental Center, incorporating approximately 120 aluminum tiles created by Kettering City School students. The following thematic concepts...

Kettering Safety Village

Mission Statement To teach basic concepts of traffic safety, to provide injury prevention awareness and life safety skills for children entering the kindergarten grade level. About Safety Village Kettering Safety Village is a week-long program sponsored by the Dor-Wood Optimist Club. The City of Kettering’s Safety Section in collaboration with Kettering City Schools is proud...

Velislav Minekov, Untitled, 2002Parks and Recreation

Image courtesy of Mark Flatch Velislav Minekov (Bulgaria) Untitled, 2002 Indiana Limestone Location: Indian Riffle Park Velislav Minekov’s Untitled sculpture weighs approximately 13,500 pounds and depicts a recurring theme from his artwork, incorporating stalactites which are leg and foot extensions sandwiched between a parted egg shape. The whimsical nature of his work is well known throughout Bulgaria. Velislav...

NurseryParks and Recreation

While you enjoy the programs through the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, we can provide childcare services for your child. Our nursery is staffed with sitters who are trained in First Aid and CPR. We constantly strive to maintain a sufficient number of staff to respond to individual needs of each...

Adult KickballParks and Recreation

**Per Kettering City Ordinance, absolutely NO ALCOHOL is allowed at the parks. The Kettering Police Department will take appropriate enforcement action towards anyone found violating this ordinance. This will be strictly enforced.*

The Thursday Five - September 8Parks and Recreation

The weekend is almost here! Get out and explore something new. Here are our five picks for fun around Kettering during the days ahead: The J.F. Kennedy Park Splash Pad Pool season may be over, but the splash pad remains open weekends through September, weather permitting. The extended forecast looks like it's cooling off, so...

Kettering Summer Food ProgramParks and Recreation

KETTERING SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM WHEN? June 2 through Aug. 8, Noon – 2 p.m. NOTE: No Summer Food Program June 30 – July 4 (Holiday Week) WHERE? Two locations Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Tuesdays & Thursdays Trails of Oak Creek Parking Lot Van Buren Park Shelter 1785 Renee Drive, Kettering, OH ...

Works on Paper Juried ExhibitionParks and Recreation

This call is now closed. The Call for the 35th Annual Works on Paper exhibition will be announced on September 1, 2026. Rosewood Arts Center in Kettering, Ohio announces a call for entries for the 34th annual Works on Paper exhibition, a juried exhibition for artists living within a 40-mile radius of Dayton, Ohio. Entries...

Kettering announces formation of an all-new Tree CommitteeParks and Recreation

The City of Kettering Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts is pleased to announce the formation of an all-new Tree Committee to organize efforts in the city’s management, preservation, and conservation of public trees. In 2020, the City’s Parks Division completed a citywide tree inventory and risk assessment of all trees that it maintains....

Jean Koeller, Kettering Painting SeriesParks and Recreation

Jean Koeller, Great Mulberry Tree, 2013, oil on canvas Jean Koeller (Dayton, Ohio) Great Mulberry Tree, 2013 Fraze Park, 2013 Passing, 2013 Oil on canvas Location: CitySites Collection, Government Center North Building, Upper Level Jean Koeller is a remarkable Dayton-area painter whose numerous commissions, exhibitions, presence in private and public collections, artist awards and her commercial...

The Thursday Five - August 25Parks and Recreation

The weekend is almost here! Get out and explore something new. Here are our five picks for fun around Kettering during the days ahead: Stop by Rosewood Gallery The gallery space is brand new, and so is Rosewood's main entrance. Currently on view is the top-notch HWD Juried Sculpture Exhibition, featuring 3-D artwork from across...

Recap: 2022 Community Survey ResultsParks and Recreation

The results are in! Our 2022 Community Survey results have arrived – and we’re blushing. Ninety-eight percent of the Kettering residents who answered the 2022 City of Kettering Community Survey rated the Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ when assessing our overall service to the community. The last time we...

KFWC Track ScheduleParks and Recreation

Track Schedule The schedule below outlines the closures and Limited Parking Availability for the walking and running track located at the Kettering Fitness and Wellness Center/Trent Arena. Closures are subject to change due to events held in the arena. This schedule is "live" and updated as information is available. For questions or concerns please call...

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