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Summer Fun
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department offers free, minimal cost and fee based summer programs for children 3-18 years of age. These programs are offered at our facilities, golf courses, pools, tennis courts and parks. See below for more details.

Photo of child participating in Chalk Art contest at a Park
Photo of a children participating in the Summer Food Program
Photo of children participating in the Playground Program in 1938
Photo of child participating in the Neighborhood Swim Meet Program
Summer Playground Program: a FREE summer playground program for children K-5th grade and young teens 12-15 years old.

As part of the summer programs the department sponsors the Summer Food Service Program. This program provides lunch to children ages 1 to 18 years old at various locations througout the city of Austin. The U. S. Department of Agriculture through the Texas Department of Human Services funds the Summer Food Service Program.

Summer Daycamp Programs:
each of the 20 Recreation Centers the Dougherty Arts Center and the Austin Nature Center offer fee based daycamps for children 3-16. Registration dates vary from site to site, as well as, fees and activity schedules. Contact the site closest to your home or office for more information.

National Junior Tennis League(NJTL): this program is Austin's most comprehensive grass roots program for the development of young tennis players age 7-18.

Junior Golf Academy, Clinics and Tournaments: a high quality golf instruction program recommended for the young and the newcomer to the game.

Swimming Lessons, Diving Lessons and Swim Team Program: lessons are designed in a progressive levels and are taught in 2 week time frames per session. The Swim Team program is a recreational program for children 5-17 years of age.



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