The Daddy Daughter Dance at the Clay Madsen Recreation Center is a perfect time to create a special and memorable experience with your daughter! Dress up, take pictures and dance the night away! Enjoy dancing to all types of music, a dance contest, refreshments, activities and professional photography at the event. This year's theme is : "You Are My Shining Star"
There will be 2 identical dances for 2 age groups this Saturday, February 4:
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Girls age infant through 7
8:00 to 10:00 p.m. - Girls age 8 and up
Tickets are only $7 per person and can be purchased online at www.roundrockrecreation.com or in person at the Clay Madsen Recreation Center or the Parks & Recreation office located at 301 West Bagdad, Suite 250. You may also purchase tickets by phone by calling 218-5540.
Both dances are identical. If you have multiple daughters, we recommend selecting one of the two dances for you all to attend. This event usually sells out so get your tickets early!
We want your input! The Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a design charrette open house to gather community input on the new Rabb House Redevelopment Project Community Rental Facility. The design charrette is an opportunity for residents and local business owners to be involved in the actual design of the project and the surrounding outdoor area. City staff and the design consultants will spend the meeting drawing multiple ideas and design concepts. The charrette format allows the residents and business owners to sit at a table with the design professionals and help them create a design concept for the project.
Join us 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Allen R. Baca Center Grand Room located at 301 W. Bagdad, Bldg 2.
City staff and the design teams will be present at the meeting to present and gather feedback on the proposed design concepts. The input gathered at this meeting will result in the development of a final design concept that will be presented to the City Council. For more information call 218-5540. This is a drop by event and no registration is required.
Round Rock's Play for All Abilities Park is almost completed and will open with a Grand Opening Celebration February 2012! The City of Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a Play for All Abilities Park Volunteer Day and we need at least 300 people to help. Come join us for this historic occasion as we put the finishing touches on this one of a kind park. Come join us Saturday, January 28 from 9:00am to 12:00 noon and help us Sod various park areas, paint, general clean up and other light construction duties.
Please RSVP your attendance and we look forward to seeing you at the Play for All Abilities Park Community Volunteer Day! Please check out the latest VIDEO UPDATE on the park progress. Any questions can be directed to Roger Heaney at rheaney@round-rock.tx.us.
The Daddy Daughter Dance at the Clay Madsen Recreation Center is a perfect time to create a special and memorable experience with your daughter! Dress up, take pictures and dance the night away! Enjoy dancing to all types of music, a dance contest, refreshments, activities and professional photography at the event. This year's theme is : "You Are My Shining Star"
There will be 2 identical dances for 2 age groups on Saturday, February 4, 2011:
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. - Girls age infant through 7
8:00 to 10:00 p.m. - Girls age 8 and up
Tickets are only $7 per person and can be purchased online at www.roundrockrecreation.com or in person at the Clay Madsen Recreation Center or the Parks & Recreation office located at 301 West Bagdad, Suite 250. You may also purchase tickets by phone by calling 218-5540.
Both dances are identical. If you have multiple daughters, we recommend selecting one of the two dances for you all to attend. This event usually sells out so get your tickets early!
The City of Round Rock encourages residents to recycle their Christmas trees on Saturday, December 31, 2011 and Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Round Rock Brush Recycling Center located at 310 Deepwood Drive. 
Round Rock residents will get more than just a good feeling from recycling their Christmas trees, the City will give away small trees (while supplies last) and provide volunteers to help unload trees for residents who bring their Christmas trees for recycling during these special events. Additionally, residents may bring their Christmas trees for recycling to the Round Rock Brush Recycling Center during any regular operating day.
Residents must remove all decorations, nails, wires, ornaments, tree stands, lights, and tinsel before bringing in their tree to the recycling center. The trees will be shredded into a fine, usable mulch which is free to Round Rock residents for pickup at the recycling center. The mulch can also be purchased by contractors and non-residents for $5 per cubic yard.
The center is open from Monday - Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The center is closed on Sundays.
Local businesses can also drop off their Christmas trees, and for a small fee ($15 per truckload), businesses that sell Christmas trees can recycle their leftovers as well. For more information, contact the city of Round Rock Forestry Manager Emsud Horozovic at (512) 218-5540.
Annual Christmas Family Night takes place this Friday, December 9th! The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with a welcome from Round Rock Mayor Alan McGraw, followed by the illumination of the street and water tower with holiday lights. Then Santa makes his grand entrance in a horse-drawn sleigh. 
During Christmas Family Night, downtown historic Round Rock is decorated with small wooden houses which "house" various free games and activities. This free event includes activities for the entire family including live music, dancers, candle making, carriage rides, game booths, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus and more.
Children can bring their "wish lists" for Santa Claus (pictures are a nominal fee) and parents are encouraged to bring their own cameras for pictures with Santa. Plus, enjoy free hot dogs, popcorn, hot chocolate, and other refreshments, activities and snacks. Enjoy performances throughout the evening. Numerous booths will feature activities and crafts for children from cookie decorating to candle making.
Christmas Family Night is organized by the City of Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department and made possible thanks to the help of community groups and organizations that donate their services to offer this fun and free event to the community. Free parking is available in the City Hall parking garage, at the library and along side streets.
Schedule:
6:30 p.m. -- Mayor's welcome and tree & water tower lighting ceremony
6:35 p.m. -- Santa arrives
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m. -- Three performance areas with local performers and artists
The Round Rock Public Library hosts a puppet show and has Christmas ornament crafts, letters to Santa and a craft sale. Don't miss this FREE annual holiday event!
The Rotary Club of Round Rock Sunrise and the Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department present the second annual Reindeer Run, a 5k timed run and family fun run to raise funds for building a Play for All Abilities Park now currently under construction at Rabb Park. The 2011 Reindeer Run takes place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 11 at Old Settlers Park.
Packet pickup and registration information:
Packet and t-shirt pickup is now under way at the Round Rock Parks and Recreation main office from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. until December 9th. Registration and packet pickup will also take place at the event.
Cost:
Adult $25 per participant includes t-shirt, Youth (11-17) $20 includes t-shirt, Kids (2-10) FREE with parent or guardian-no shirt and no registration required.
Schedule:
5:00 p.m. - 5k Timed Run (no walkers)
6:15 p.m. - 5k Family 5k Fun Run at dusk
Register online now at www.5r5k.org, in person at the event, or at the Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department main office.
Participants enjoy holiday decorations and Christmas music as they run/walk through the City of Round Rock's premiere park! The event will also feature holiday crafts and activities for the entire family and refreshments will be served, compliments of Starbucks Coffee. More information about the park can be found at www.roundrocktexas.gov/playforall
The Rotary Club of Round Rock Sunrise and the Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department present the second annual Reindeer Run, a 5k timed run and family fun run to raise funds for building a Play for All Abilities Park now currently under construction at Rabb Park. The 2011 Reindeer Run is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, December 4 at Old Settlers Park.
Cost:
Adult $25 per participant includes t-shirt, Youth (11-17) $20 includes t-shirt, Kids (2-10) FREE with parent or guardian-no shirt and no registration required.
Schedule:
5:00 p.m. - 5k Timed Run (no walkers)
6:15 p.m. - 5k Family 5k Fun Run at dusk
Register online now at www.5r5k.org
Participants enjoy holiday decorations and Christmas music as they run/walk through the City of Round Rock's premiere park!
The City of Round Rock's Clay Madsen Recreation Center invites you to the 10th Annual Rockin Around the Holidays Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Sat
urday, November 12th. Admission is FREE so come shop from more than 70 vendors selling arts, crafts, jewelry, and more.
Santa will visit from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Professional pictures available with Santa for additional fee. Bring the entire family to this FREE event!
Overflow parking is available offsite at nearby parking lots. For more information about the event, call the Clay Madsen Recreation Center at (512) 218-3220.
The Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department Fall Fun Festival 2011 will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 31st at the Lakeview Pavilion festival area at Old Settlers Park. This event is FREE and open to the public!
All residents are encouraged to come on down to the “Circus Fantasy” themed Fall Fun Festival. This is a fun and FREE event for toddlers and preschoolers. Participants will receive goodie bags full of candy at the entrance and then can go run and play all of the carnival games including cookie stacking, spider ring toss, pumpkin knock down and much more! Residents may also enjoy hayrides through the park and cookies and punch! Guest are encouraged to come in costume.
Round Rock Public Library staff will be at the event reading books at the festival and guests can climb on board a fire truck and meet the Round Rock firemen. Guests are encouraged to bring a canned food item to donate to the Round Rock Serving Center. The Round Rock Area Serving Center, a Texas non-profit corporation, also known as the Serving Center, carries out a community-wide mission of churches, other organizations and individuals serving human needs in the City of Round Rock and surrounding areas.
Bring the entire family and take part in this FREE annual event!
The City of Round Rock is excited to announce that the Main Street Plaza is almost completed and we're ready to celebrate! Join us for a FR
EE Street and Plaza Festival on Saturday, October 1 from 5:30 pm to 11:00 pm to officially open the Main Street Plaza for public use.
The celebration will include live entertainment provided by Quinns and Junior's Grill & Icehouse, food and refreshments, vendor booths, plaza light show, surprise entertainment as well as the unveiling of the new interactive water fountain. The festival will also include face painting, FREE ice cream from Maggie Moo's and a petting zoo with the Round Rock Library. The festivities will lead up to a Movie in the Plaza at dusk featuring Toy Story 3 brought to you by University Federal Credit Union.
You've heard of Movies in the Park; well this is Movies in the Plaza! At sundown, Toy Story 3 will be shown on a giant screen in the plaza! Bring your own chairs or find a space in the built-in seating around the plaza. Sit back, relax, and enjoy FREE fun for the entire family at the Main Street Plaza Grand Opening Celebration!
Entertainment schedule:
5:30pm Ribbon cutting/Water fountain/Historic marker presentation
6:00pm LIVE music on main stage with Quinn's Jessie Gonzalez
7:00pm LIVE music on main stage with Quinn's Mike Goodrich
8:00pm Surprise performance!
8:45pm Movie in the Plaza Toy Story 3 on the main stage
Only 2 1/2 weeks left to register for the Outlaw Trail 100 Cycling Tour 2011! Register now! The first 1,000 who register will get a free commemorative 25th Anniversary bike seat cover. Each year, the Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department hosts the Outlaw Trail 100 Cycling Tour featuring 10 mile, 25 mile, 40 mile, 50 mile, 63
mile, 100 mile loop courses on county roads through historic Williamson County. This year’s event takes place Saturday, October 8th beginning at 8:00am.
Outlaw Trail isn't competitive; it is an opportunity to join cyclists from across Texas for a ride across Williamson County. There are 9 rest stops set up along the trail for cyclists to grab some snacks or a drink. Riders can ride at their own pace and rely on support from sag wagons and rest stops throughout their ride. The tour closes at 5:00 p.m. so cyclists should select a course they can finish within that time period. The event begins and ends in the Dell Diamond parking lot and is open to all ages.
Register online at www.outlawtrail100.com or print off the registration form and mail it to the Round Rock Parks & Recreation office at 301 West Bagdad Suite 250, Round Rock, TX 78664. Registration is limited to 1,000 cyclists so register now!
"like us" on our new Outlaw Trail 100 Facebook page.
Fall is in the air and the weather is perfect for camping. The Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department is bringing back family time through one of the great American past times. No, it's not baseball... it's camping! The whole family is invited to join in the fun during the Outdoor Family Campout on September 23 and 24 in
Old Settlers Park leading into National Hunting and Fishing Day. There will be an assortment of fun and educational activities for the entire family including geocaching, rock climbing, s'mores, hay rides, ice cream making and more.
Each person is required to register for the Outdoor Family Campout. The $10 registration fee includes two meals, instructional how-to sessions, use of demonstration equipment, and an event t-shirt. Register online at www.roundrockrecreation.com or in person at the Parks and Recreation office.
Set up your tents and unroll your sleeping bags for an evening of fun and excitement in the great outdoors! After the Campout Make sure you enjoy National Hunting and Fishing Day!
The Family Campout is sponsored by REI and Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union.
The Allen R. Baca Senior Center will celebrate their 18 year milestone and the Round Rock community is invited to celebrate. The entire community is invited to celebrate 18 years of award winning senior activities in Round Rock with a reception on August 31 from 12:30pm to 1:30pm in the Baca Center Grand Ballroom. Attendees will enjoy cake, punch, program and games. Additionally, the Baca Center staff will honor their 18 year anniversary with a special musical performance starring the staff of the Baca Center.
Eighteen years ago, in Round Rock, a group of seniors got together and had a dream of a place where seniors in the Round Rock area could go to play games, exercise, dance, eat and socialize. So they started planning and dreaming and in 2006 the Allen R. Baca Center for Senior and Community Activities was opened. Since then, the center has grown to over 1,000 active members and will continue to grow every day. Residents are invited to celebrate, and see all that the Baca Senior Center has to offer for independent seniors 50 and older. For more information about the Baca Center, visit www.roundrocktexas.gov/parksandrec
The Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department is bringing back family time through one of the great American past times. No, it's not baseball... it's camping! The whole family is invited to join in the fun during the Outdoor Family Campout on September 23 and 24 in Old Settlers Park leading into National Hunting and Fishing Day. There will be an assortment of fun and educational activities for the entire family including geocaching, rock climbing, s'mores, hay rides, ice cream making and more.
Each person is required to register for the Outdoor Family Campout and the deadline is September 21. The $10 registration fee includes two meals, instructional how-to sessions, use of demonstration equipment, and an event t-shirt. Register online at www.roundrockrecreation.com or in person at the Parks and Recreation office.
Set up your tents and unroll your sleeping bags for an evening of fun and excitement in the great outdoors! After the Campout Make sure you enjoy National Hunting and Fishing Day!
The Family Campout is sponsored by REI and Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union.
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