Hannibal Parks & Recreation Recent News

Pickleball league registration open

12/15/2023

Registration for Hannibal Parks & Recreation Winter Pickleball League is open and play begins Jan. 16, 2024. Participants may sign up for leisure, intermediate or competitive league. Play will be on Tuesdays at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center through Feb. 21. There will be…

Hearts installed at Lover’s Leap

12/15/2023

A double heart made of steel has been installed at Lover’s Leap as a way to keep a romantic tradition from ruining the fence at the park. Hannibal Parks & Recreation employees mounted the 10 foot-by-10-foot structure on a concrete pad this week at…

Riverview Park public forum set Jan. 11

12/14/2023

Improvements to Riverview Park will be the focus of a public forum at 6 p.m. Jan. 11 in the City Council chambers of City Hall. Planning Design Studio, a landscape architecture firm dedicated to creating exceptional outdoor spaces, is working on a master plan…

Pedal Power Jan. 6

12/07/2023

If Santa Claus puts a tricycle under the tree, there is a time to ride it this winter even if the weather doesn’t cooperate. Pedal Power is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday Jan. 6 at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. The event is annually…

Pickleball class being offered

12/01/2023

A free class for anyone interested in learning the game of pickleball will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2 at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center. Equipment will be provided. Tom Batenhorst, Park Board president and USA Pickleball ambassador for Marion County, will teach the…

Toys needed for babies and teens

12/01/2023

The amount of children in need of toys this holiday season is near record levels, according to Toys for Tots Coordinator Stacey Nicholas. Toys for Tots of Northeast Missouri will provide toys to about 1,300 children during the holiday season. Managerial support for Toys…

Choir Department to perform

11/28/2023

A holiday celebration always includes the music of the season. Hannibal Parks & Recreation is hosting the annual Music, Marshmallows, Mistletoe and Snowball Toss Dec. 2 as part of downtown Hannibal’s Victorian Festival of Christmas. All the festivities take place 3-5 p.m. at the…

North Pole Express mailbox now at City Hall

11/21/2023

Hannibal Parks & Recreation has a contact at the North Pole. There is a special North Pole Express Mailbox at City Hall for letters to Santa. Children are encouraged to drop off letters in the mailbox on the west side of City Hall, next…

Input about Riverview Park being sought

11/20/2023

Hannibal Parks & Recreation is seeking input into the usage and possible changes to Riverview Park. Planning Design Studio, a landscape architecture firm dedicated to creating exceptional outdoor spaces, is working on a master plan for a Riverview Park renovation. The plan will identify…

Toys for Tots donations accepted

11/17/2023

City Hall and the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center are two of many sites that are collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program. More than 1,300 children in Northeast Missouri received gifts through the Toys for Tots program last year. Locally sponsored by Douglass…

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