Simkus Recreation Center will be open the following hours for the holidays:

Dec 24: 5am-noon.
Dec 25: closed.
Dec 31: 5:30am-5pm
Jan 1: closed.

Delivery has begun for the Winter 2013 Youth and Adult Winter Activity Guides. New adult activities this season include the Below Zero Bags Tournament, and the first ever winter softball tournament at McCaslin Park. New youth activities include a Father/Daughter Sports Night at DuPage Training Academy, a four-day lacrosse camp in March and new kids cooking classes.

If you don’t receive a guide in your home by Dec 1, please fill out our activity guide request form. The guides are also available to view online.

When: Nov 26 - Dec 9
Where: Simkus Recreation Center

Drop off a letter to Santa that we will deliver to the North Pole, and your child will receive a personalized letter from Santa Claus! Look for the special mailbox inside Simkus Recreation Center. Please make sure that your child’s full name and address are included in the letter so that Santa knows where to send his reply.

You can also email him at santa@csparks.org. Don’t miss out on this special holiday tradition that is sure to put a smile on your child’s face!

In November the Carol Stream Park District Board of Commisioners chose Fountain View Recreation Center as the name of the new 90,846 square foot center. The center will include an indoor swimming pool, new fitness center and an indoor running track, and is scheduled to open in fall 2013.

When: Nov 12 - Feb 4
Where: Simkus Recreation Center

Have your holiday lights lost their sparkle? The Carol Stream Park District will be collecting old lights for recycling as part of the fourth annual village lights recycling program. Lights will be collected from Nov 12 – Feb 4 at Simkus Recreation Center, Carol Stream Library and the Carol Stream Village Hall. Accepted lights included Italian Mini-lights, traditional bulb lights, rope lights, LED lights and extension cords. Proceeds from recycling go to the Carol Stream Christmas Sharing program.