Category: Recreation
Embrace Winter with Beat the Bitter and Have Something to Look Forward To
Organizers of North Liberty’s Beat the Bitter are on a mission to turn Iowans into winter lovers, and have announced the post-holiday festival’s schedule with both free and paid events. The full schedule and registration for events, which offers a bright spot in the darkest days of winter, is now available at beatthebitter.com. So, forget…
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Activity Guide for Winter 2023 is Now Available
The seasonal North Liberty Activity Guide is now available online, covering recreation, aquatic, library and community programming and events offered January through April 2023. Registration for most recreation programs begins Dec. 5, 2022, for North Liberty residents. Registration is available in-person at the Community Center or online. Highlights of this guide include: Upcoming City…
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Make it Mondays: Carve a Jack-O-Lantern
The North Liberty Recreation Department’s Make It Monday craft for the week of Oct. 24, 2022, is a jack-o-lantern. Included in this week’s kit are is a pumpkin for you to carve! Each week, Make It Monday offers a free to-go activity for kids. To participate in the program, simply stop by the North Liberty…
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Free Weekend at Red Fern Dog Park Announced
North Liberty’s 5-acre off-leash dog park, Red Fern Dog Park, 980 North Liberty Road, will be open to all licensed dogs on Oct. 21, 22 and 23, even if they don’t have a dog park pass. The free weekend allows dogs and their caregivers to try to park before they buy a pass, which are good…
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It’s Easy to Join the Community Pumpkin Display. Any Questions?
Ghoulish — and goofy — faces will soon be flickering on front stoops throughout North Liberty, and the Ranshaw House, at the corner of Penn Street and Community Drive, will host its traditional community jack-o’-lantern display on the evenings of Oct. 30 and 31. This year we’re providing pumpkins. Pick Up a Pumpkin The Make…
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Join a Haunted Happening on Oct. 27 and 28
Some free, community Halloween fun, this year’s Haunted Happenings will be three sessions, and include some outdoor trick-or-treating, too. Costumes, as always, are encouraged. The five Ws Who: All are welcome, but this event is intended for preschool and grade school children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. What: Trick-or-treat the trail, make your…
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With Trick-or-Treating and Other Fall Fun, it’s Spooky Season
The leaves are juuuuuuust starting to turn, the days are getting shorter and pumpkin spice everything will soon be everywhere. It’s time to talk fall fun, and get some dates on your calendar, but let’s get this out of the way at the top: When are we trick-or-treating? If you’re not a transplant from central…
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Harvest a Pumpkin in our Aquatic Pumpkin Patch on Oct. 23
Our indoor pool will be full of pumpkins for participants to grab and decorate, plus some time for open swim in this free, seasonal swim event. The five Ws Who: Kids ages 1 to 10 and their caregivers What: A Halloween-themed pool party Where: Pacha Aquatics Center, North Liberty Community Center, 520 W. Cherry St.…
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Explore the Night Sky on Oct. 1
On a crisp fall night the stars are out. Join Take A Kid Outdoors at Penn Meadows Park’s main pavilion to view planets, stars and other celestial bodies with the help of local amateur astronomers. Even if there are clouds in the sky, we’ll have unplugged fun outdoors with nighttime activities ready to go. Here’s…
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Celebrate Welcoming Week with Neighbors & Flavors
The City of North Liberty is celebrating Welcoming Week with a free concert and a taste around the world on Sunday, Sept. 18, 1 to 3 p.m. Join us for Neighbors & Flavors at the Ranshaw House (515 Community Drive in North Liberty) for a performance from La Nueva Lokera and enjoy samples from local…
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