Columbia Heights Recreation

02/05/2025

Does your 10-16 year old love drawing? Comic Book Design classes start this Saturday, but you can still get registered! More info below
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ComicBookW

02/05/2025

There's still time to register for Family Snow Tubing!

Need a fun family outing this winter? Join CH Recreation for Family Snow Tubing. Save money by registering with us and have a fun family-friendly snow tubing evening.
You can either meet us there and check in with our group leader, or ride in our city vans to Wild Mountain.

02/01/2025

Bring your skates and appetite for S’mores and more!

02/01/2025

See you at SnowBLAST!

SnowBLAST 2025 Sponsored by Barna, Guzy & Steffen is today, Feb 1, from 4-7 pm at Huset Park (3965 Jefferson St NE)!

• Live music from Pickle
• Joah's Ark Pony rides
• Columbia Heights Athletic Boosters food truck
• Heightsnext s'mores station
• Columbia Heights Lions beer sales
• Hot cocoa from Community Grounds
• Name a snowplow contest
• Fire pits
• Hay rides, street hockey & soccer

The Columbia Heights Police Department will be collecting donations for its winter clothing supply drive. Please bring new or gently used winter clothing items. These items will be given to community members in need.

01/31/2025

We hope to see you at SnowBLAST 2025 Sponsored by Barna, Guzy & Steffen tomorrow, Feb 1! Join us at Huset Park (3965 Jefferson St NE) between 4-7 pm!

01/23/2025

Need a fun family outing this winter? Join CH Recreation for Family Snow Tubing. Save money by registering with us and have a fun family-friendly snow tubing evening.
You can either meet us there and check in with our group leader, or ride in our city vans to Wild Mountain.

01/18/2025

We'll be at SnowBLAST! Will you?

SnowBLAST 2025 Sponsored by Barna, Guzy & Steffen is in two weeks! We hope you can join us for this free family-friendly event.

The fifth-annual SnowBLAST event takes place on Sat, Feb 1, at Huset Park (3965 Jefferson St NE) from 4-7 pm.

• Live music from Pickle
• Joah's Ark Pony rides
• Columbia Heights Athletic Boosters food truck
• Heightsnext s'mores station
• Columbia Heights Lions beer sales
• Hot cocoa from Community Grounds
• Name a snowplow contest
• Fire pits
• Ice skating, sledding, hay rides, and hockey

The Columbia Heights Police Department will be collecting donations for its winter clothing supply drive. Please bring new or gently used winter clothing items. These items will be given to community members in need.

01/16/2025

Dances classes start soon!
--Adult/Child dance classes, Ages 2-3 with an adult
--Creative Movement Dance with Ballet and Jazz elements Ages 4-7
--Musical Theatre Dance, Ages 9-15
Registration & information at columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com

01/09/2025

Looking soccer skills classes for 1st-3rd grade? Last day to register is this Friday. We have wonderful coaches ready to teach dribbling, ball handling, teamwork, rules of the game and more! Get your soccer skills ready for summer. Classes run on Saturdays from 11:30am-1pm through March. Only $40 for all classes!
Register here:

1st-3rd Grade This soccer skills class is held inside the Hylander Center gym and is designed for kids who want to build soccer skills through the winter season. Coaches will teach dribbling, passing, ball-handling, the rules of the game, teamwork, and more! There will be time for drills and skill-b...

01/08/2025

Last day to register for Improv Theatre for 13-17 years old!

Join Columbia Heights Recreation for another season of Improv Theater! Only 1.5 days to register! Ages 13-17 years
This class teaches improvisation fundamentals, including quick thinking, collaboration, and creative expression. This class does not involve line-memorization as it is all improvised. Participants will build confidence, enhance communication skills, and enjoy creating stories through fun games and exercises.
Every-other Thursday: Jan 9-Apr 3 from 6-8pm
$25 for the whole session!
REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/ImprovW25

01/07/2025

Join Columbia Heights Recreation for another season of Improv Theater! Only 1.5 days to register! Ages 13-17 years
This class teaches improvisation fundamentals, including quick thinking, collaboration, and creative expression. This class does not involve line-memorization as it is all improvised. Participants will build confidence, enhance communication skills, and enjoy creating stories through fun games and exercises.
Every-other Thursday: Jan 9-Apr 3 from 6-8pm
$25 for the whole session!
REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/ImprovW25

01/03/2025

Register now for 6-12 year olds Beginners Ice-Skating (for skaters who have been on skates and need more instruction)! There is still time to get skating lessons in this winter. Learn another way to enjoy the outdoors in the winter months, while learning a new skill! Skates required. Rentals can be found at Dave's Sport Shop in Fridley.
Lessons are Saturdays, Jan-Feb from 2:45-3:30 at Huset Park East. Warming house open. Lesson time 2:45-3:15 and practice/free-skate from 3:15-3:30pm.

REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/CHskating2

12/23/2024

The skating rinks are open!

Does your child need lessons? Our skating classes begin on Sat, Jan 4 - register today!

Beginners Level 1 (Age 5-9):
https://columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1131

Beginners Level 2 (Age 6-12):
https://columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1132

Grab your skates, the City's three skating rinks are now open:
Huset Park East (3665 Jefferson St NE)
Ostrander Park (1500 40th Ave NE)
McKenna Park (4757 7th St NE)

Beginning Jan 4, the warming house at Huset Park will be open on Saturdays from 10 am-1:30 pm (weather permitting).

12/18/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended our Cookies & Cocoa event last night at Murzyn Hall! We hope you had a great time!

Thank you to the Columbia Heights-Fridley Kiwanis Key Club for volunteering their time and to Magnifi Financial for their financial support of the event.

We have a lot of great programming scheduled this winter; register today!

https://bit.ly/3EQbeyy

12/17/2024

Join us for a night of holiday fun, tonight! The Holiday City Tour brings a festively decorated firetruck with special guests that ends at Murzyn Hall for free cookies and cocoa, a Puppet Show at 6:15pm, crafts, and photos with our Jolly special guest! Doors open at 6pm and goes until 8pm. For more information, see below.
Route map here: columbiaheightsmn.gov/santa

12/16/2024

We hope to see you tomorrow night!

12/11/2024

December 19th! Join us at Rec for a Holiday-themed Toy Theater-making class! This is great for 3rd grade and up, parents/guardians welcome to join as it is also a great family creative night.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/HolidayTH

12/10/2024

Following the tour of the City, stop by Murzyn Hall (530 Mill St) for holiday festivities from 6-8 pm. We'll have a Puppet Show at 6:15pm, free cocoa, cider, cookies, crafts, games, photo opportunities, and more! Thank you to Magnifi Financial for sponsoring the cookies and cocoa event at Murzyn Hall!

We'll also have a collection bin for SACA Food Shelf's toy drive at Murzyn Hall.