After a much-improved registration opening for winter programs, Bend Park and Recreation District is pleased to announce the spring and summer 2023 registration opening dates. Read on below for details and please mark your calendar.
Sports programs, clinics and camps will now open on Day 1; Sports leagues to open on Day 3.
To help spread out opening day demand, winter program registration was staggered over three days. Combined with a virtual waiting room, the staggering was successful in helping to manage load on the registration website. With that success, our team learned that our technology can handle more.
So, for spring and summer, programs will open for registration as follows:
- Day 1: Recreation, enrichment and sports programs
- Day 2: Swim lessons and aquatics programs only
- Day 3: Sports leagues only
This change should allow for you to plan and register more readily for different types of programs at the same time on Day 1 while still not challenging the system (and those waiting in line) with large numbers of swim lesson or sports leagues sign-ups.
Other processes will remain the same for spring and summer registration opening including the use of the virtual waiting room and randomizing those waiting in line at 6:00 a.m. each day.
SPRING REGISTRATION
- Thursday, Feb. 2: Program descriptions and schedules are available for preview in the Spring 2023 Online Playbook or at the registration website, https://register.bendparksandrec.org. Email details to follow.
- Friday – Sunday, Feb. 3 – 5: Program preview continues. Add programs to your Wish List and make sure your account is ready for registration. Make note of opening dates of the programs you’re interested in.
- Monday, Feb. 6, 6:00 a.m.: Recreation, enrichment and sports programs registration opens. This includes art, crafts, sports, technology, fitness, cooking and more.
- Tuesday, Feb. 7, 6:00 a.m.: Swim lessons and aquatic programs registration opens. This includes lessons for youth and adults.
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 6:00 a.m.: Sports leagues registration opens. This includes adult and youth roller hockey, adult softball and adult and boys volleyball leagues.
SUMMER REGISTRATION
- Thursday, March 16: Program descriptions and schedules are available for preview in the Summer 2023 Online Playbook or at the registration website, https://register.bendparksandrec.org. Email details to follow.
- Friday – Sunday, March 17 – 19: Program preview continues. Add programs to your Wish List and make sure your account is ready for registration. Make note of opening dates of the programs you’re interested in.
- Monday, March 20, 6:00 a.m.: Recreation, enrichment and sports camps and programs registration opens. This includes summer camps, art, crafts, sports, technology, fitness, outdoors, cooking and more.
- Tuesday, March 21, 6:00 a.m.: Swim lessons and aquatic programs registration opens. This includes lessons for youth and adults.
- Wednesday, March 22, 6:00 a.m.: Sports leagues registration opens. This includes adult cornhole, adult fall softball, adult golf, adult kickball, adult roller hockey, youth flag football, kindergarten soccer, youth soccer and middle school tennis leagues.