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Useful News from
Windham Parks & Recreation
September & October 2025
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Join Windham Parks & Recreation for Family Trivia Nights through out the school year! Families of all ages are invited to join us on select Friday nights from 6:00-7:30pm for fun trivia competitions. Snacks and drink provided!
In October, the topic is Halloween! From movies, traditions and candy, we will cover it all!
How will Trivia work? There will be a variety of ways we will play, including naming the characters, answering audio questions and naming specific food and treats. Trivia will consist of 4 rounds, with each team receiving 4 pieces of paper and pens to answer questions. At the end of each round, teams will turn in their answers and we will score them. We will go over all the answers at the end of each round.
The top trivia teams will receive prizes!
Date: Friday, October 17
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Windham Town Hall Gym
Fee: FREE!
Register by Wednesday, October 15!
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Trunk-or-Treat
Saturday, October 25
5:30 - 7:30pm
Behind the Windham Mall
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Businesses • Community Organizations • Individuals & Families
Help us host our annual Trunk or Treat so that families in our community can make spook-tacular Halloween memories! Trunk hosts will decorate their vehicles in fun, spooky, or creative ways and distribute individually packaged treats to
pre-registered participants.
Participating families will WALK through Trunk or Treat to receive candy or treats.
Trunk hosts MUST pre-register in order to participate in this event. Registration closes Monday, October 20.
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This FREE community event is open to families with children in 8th grade
and younger, but
pre-registration is REQUIRED!
- In lieu of an admission fee, we will collect donations for the Windham Food Pantry.
- Participating families will WALK through Trunk or Treat.
- Prepackaged candy and goodies will be distributed at each trunk.
- Families will only be permitted to enter the Trunk or Treat at their designated time.
- Event capacity is limited, so ALL trick-or-treaters are REQUIRED to pre-register.
Registration for trick-or-treaters who are Windham residents opens Monday, September 22 at 8:00am.
If space is available, registration for non-Windham residents will open Monday, October 6 at 8:00am.
| | Halloween Costume Contest | | Our annual costume contest is back, and we can’t wait to see your amazing Halloween costumes! Kids ages 18 & under are invited to participate in the 2024 costume contest by submitting a photo of themselves for our judges. | | |
How to Enter: Simply email a photo of your child in costume by Thursday, November 6 by 4:00pm to Parks&Recreation@windhammaine.us with the subject line “Costume Contest Entry”. Along with the photo, please include the following information:
- Child's Name
- Child’s Age
- Parent’s Name
- Address (must be a Windham resident)
- Description of Costume
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Judging Info: As always, our friends from the Windham Lions Club will act as judges. Winners will be selected in 6 different age groups. The following
criteria will be taken into consideration:
- Creativity
- Originality
- Effort
- Authenticity
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Any photos received for the costume contest may be shared on Windham Parks and Recreation social media and used in promotional materials.
Entries must be received by Thursday, November 6 by 4:00pm
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This fall, Windham Parks and Recreation challenges you to get outside and explore the local trails—and win a prize!
We've placed "Autumn Windham Trails Passport" stations at six local parks and preserves: Donnabeth Lippman Park, Lowell Preserve, Mountain Division Trail, Windham Community Park, East Windham Conservation Area and Black Brook Preserve. Hit the trails and see if you can find them all!
Trail passports may be downloaded by clicking here, or you may pick one up at the Parks and Recreation office. Take your passport on your outings, and stamp the correct square on your passport; if you cannot locate the stamp you may draw the image of the stamp displayed on the sign at the passport station.
Don’t forget to take photos of your adventures! Share your trail selfies and other fun photos with us by tagging #wprtrailpassport on social media, and we might share your picture on our pages as well.
Every completed passport will earn a prize when submitted at the Parks and Recreation office in Windham Town Hall.
Windham Trails Passport challenge begins Monday, September 15.
All passports must be submitted by Thursday, November 13th at 4pm.
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Creative Kiddie Craft Time
For Children Ages 2-5
| | Children ages 2-5 and their adult caregivers are invited to craft and create together! Moms and dads, grandparents, babysitters, aunts and uncles… All are welcome to join us at Town Hall for simple craft projects with all supplies provided. | | |
This popular program can fill quickly, so be sure
to pre-register!
Dates: Wednesday, October 29
Time: 9:30-10:30am
Location: Windham Town Hall Gym
Fee: $10 per child
Registration closes 2 days before each date
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Creative Movement
For Children Ages 2-5
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Creative Movement is back at Windham Parks & Recreation! Join us on Monday mornings at the Windham Public Library for a creative twist on dancing! Instructors from the Drouin Dance Center will use props and music to inspire creative movement and dance. This is a fun and exciting way to introduce your little one to the world of dance!
Creative Movement for ages 2 to 3 is a 30 minute class that keeps your little dancer moving. We will play dance games, dance with props, and learn concepts like stop/go, fast/slow and high/low. This class is a great first experience for your child to be in a group setting independently.
Creative Movement for ages 3 to 5 is a 40 minute dance/movement class. We will be exploring movement, basic ballet terms, and dancing with props. Skills such as taking turns, sharing, forming a line, and respect will be encouraged.
Fall Session 1 2025
Dates: Mondays, September 15 - October 27 (Excluding 10/13)
Times: 10:00-10:30am for ages 2-3; 10:40-11:20am for ages 3-5
Location: Windham Public Library - 217 Windham Center Rd
Fee: $60
Registration closes September 11
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Tennis in the Parks
For Grades 1-6
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The tennis program where kids play while they learn! This program is for brand-new, beginner, or returning novice youth players. Led by a USTA-approved coach, we focus on FUN and learning the basics. This program uses modified tennis balls, age-appropriate rackets and engaging activities that help players successfully learn and play the game quicker.
All players in their first session receive and keep a new age-appropriate racket and a ball!
Dates: Saturdays, September 13 - October 18
Times: Grades 1-3: 9:00 - 10:00am
Grades 4-6: 10:00 - 11:00am
Location: Windham High School Tennis Courts (behind the school)
406 Gray Road, Windham, ME
Fee: $75 per person (includes a racket)
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Kids from grades K-5 can learn traditional martial arts with Lisa Magiera of Bushido Karate Dojo and learn how karate makes you stronger, safer and smarter!
Fall 2025
Grades: K-5
Dates: Tuesdays, September 2 - November 25 (Excluding 11/11)
Time: 3:15-4:15pm
Location: Windham Primary School Gym
Fee: $130 (12 Sessions); $35 for Gi (uniform)
Transportation: RSU14 will be transporting Manchester School participants to the Primary School for Karate on bus #12.
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High Touch High Tech
For Grades K-3
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Plant Lab Fun
Are plants alive? What do they need to survive & thrive? Do we (mammals) have something in common with plants? Answer those questions as we explore everything plants. Use plants for art, learn about invasive species, explore all the ways plants defend themselves, learn about extinct plants, make a plant fossil and much more fun hands-on plants science!
Grades: K-3
Dates: Wednesday's, September 17 – October 22
Time: 1:15-2:15PM
Location: Windham Primary School Art Room
Fee: $108 (6 classes)
Sign up before September 10 for the Early Bird pricing of $108. Any registrations after September 10 will be $118.
SuperPowers: The Amazing Powers of Nature
Does nature have superpowers? In this series we will explore the amazing powers found in nature. From flying squirrels to the survivors of the big extinction. Are there any species that lived during the Jurassic period and can still be spotted alive on Earth? We will examine those and so many other questions through hands-on, fun, science activities.
Grades: K-3
Dates: Wednesdays, October 29 – December 10 (no class on 11/26).
Time: 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Fee: $108 (6 Classes)
Sign up before October 22 for the Early Bird pricing of $108. Any registrations after October 22 will be $118.
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Discovery Science
For Grades 4 & 5
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We are excited to bring back Discovery Science, presented by SparkYou! This program will offer different, fun, and interactive experiments each class, with the first class consisting of the students picking what they want to learn each week! Most lessons will be chemistry and physics based. Price includes all 9 classes, all materials, supplies and safety gear that are required for each experiment!
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Grades: 4 & 5
Dates: Wednesdays, October 15 - December 17 (Exclusion date 11/26)
Time: 1:15 - 2:15 pm
Location: Manchester School Band Room
Fee: $235 (9 classes)
Register before October 12, and receive the early bird pricing of $235. Any registrations after the deadline will increase by $10.
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No School Rec Days
For Grades K-5
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Kids in grades K-5, join Windham Parks & Recreation for fun no school days and school vacation days with games, crafts and trips to local destinations like Smitty's, Spare Time and Seacoast! We’ll start off most days with gym games, crafts and outdoor play at the Town Hall gym and park. We will have lunch and head out to the local destination for the afternoon!
Dates: October 10 - Pumpkin Valley
Location: Windham Town Hall Gym
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Fee: $50 per person/per day
Lunch/Pack: Please bring a cold lunch, water bottle, sneakers for gym games & appropriate clothes for outside play. See each trip for additional items needed.
Registration closes Tuesday, October 7
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WMS Early Release Days
For Grades 6-8
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Looking for something to do on the Windham Middle School early release days? Windham Parks & Recreation offers a full day program that includes outings to local destinations and supervised games, activities and free time.
Date: Thursday, October 9
Trip: Movie and Lunch at Smitty's
Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Location: Windham Middle School Cafeteria
Fee: $30
Lunch: No lunch needed as it will be provided at Smitty's! Snacks are recommended in case they are hungry before the movie.
Registration will close on 10/2/2025
Sign up before the registration deadline ends to pay the early bird price of $30. Price will increase to $40 after the deadline passes.
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Middle School Pickleball Lessons
For Grades 6-8
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Does your child have interest in pickleball? Sign them up for a 6 week session of pickleball lessons provided by The Picklr! Located right in Westbrook, the Picklr will teach your child all they need to know.
The Picklr will also supply all equipment, but your child is welcome to bring their own if they have it!
Windham Parks & Recreation will pick all participants up at the Middle School and will transport them to the Picklr in Westbrook on our vehicles. Parents are responsible for picking their children at the Picklr after practice ends.
Location: The Picklr, 17 Main Street, Westbrook, ME
Time: Thursdays, starting September 11 and running through October 16, 3:15pm-4:45pm
Fee: $95
Registration closes on Wednesday, September 3rd. If space allows, a late fee will be applied if registering after the registration deadline.
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Middle & High School Practice and Play Tennis
For Grades 6-12
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For youth players who have completed at least one session of Tennis in the Parks or a similar introductory program and are now ready to practice, improve their game and have FUN! This program is run by a USTA-approved coach, players will receive instruction and do rotating match play to gain experience. Players should bring their own racket, the coach will provide tennis balls.
Please visit our Tennis in the Parks website, https://tennisintheparks.com/tennis-in-the-parks/, for more information regarding:
- Learn to Play scholarships available for those in need of financial assistance
- USTA's Parent Support Guide
- Opportunities to volunteer
Mondays
9/8 - 9/29, Rain Date if needed: 10/6
Grades: 6-8 5:00 -6:30 pm, minimum 7 players - maximum 10
Fee: $75
Location: Windham High School Tennis Courts (behind the school)
Wednesdays
9/3 - 9/24, Rain Date if Needed: 10/1
Grades: 9-12 5:00 -6:30 pm, minimum 7 players - maximum 10
Fee: $75
Location: Windham High School Tennis Courts (behind the school)
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Babysitter Training Course
For Ages 11-16
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Babysitting is a big responsibility. Are you ready for the challenge?
What happens if the kids don't listen when you tell them it is time for bed?
What will you do if a stranger comes to the door?
How will you handle fighting or temper tantrums?
Are you prepared for a medical emergency?
As the babysitter, you're the leader. Parents rely on you to keep their children safe when they are away. Children look up to you as the person in charge.
Course participants will develop leadership skills, learn how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and others safe and help children behave: and learn about basic child care and basic first aid. This training is designed for youths age 11 +
Date: Tuesday October 7th
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Windham Town Hall Council Chambers
Fee: $60 all materials included
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Red Cross First Aid & CPR Training
For Ages 11-16
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The American Red Cross is a leading provider of CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) training, offering courses that empower individuals with the skills and confidence to respond to cardiac and breathing emergencies. Whether for professional requirements or personal preparedness, Red Cross certification is widely recognized and respected.
Red Cross CPR courses are built on the latest science and a proven curriculum. You can expect to learn how to:
CPR:
Recognize the signs of a cardiac or breathing emergency.
Activate the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
Perform high-quality CPR on adults, children, and infants.
Care for a person who is choking.
First Aid:
Respond to common injuries and illnesses, such as cuts, scrapes, burns, sprains, and allergic reactions.
Control bleeding and treat for shock.
Recognize and care for medical emergencies like strokes and seizures.
Safely respond to environmental emergencies, including heat-related and cold-related illnesses.
Date: Wednesday, October 15th
Time: 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: Windham Town Hall Council Chambers
Fee: $60 all materials included
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Adult Tennis - Practice and Play
For Ages 18+
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For adult players who have completed at least one session of Tennis in the Parks or a similar introductory program and are now ready to practice, improve their game and have FUN! This program is run by a USTA-approved coach, players will receive instruction and do rotating match play to gain experience. Players should bring their own racket, the coach will provide tennis balls.
Saturdays, 9/6 - 10/18 , Rain Date: 10/25
3:30 - 5:00 pm
18 and over
Minimum 7 players - maximum 8 players
Location: Windham High School Tennis Courts (behind the school)
Fee: $85
Registration closes 8/30. Register by 8/30 to receive the early bird price of $85. Any registrations received after 8/30 will pay $95.
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In this four-week program, you’ll learn how to effectively strike the ball, maintain a rally, keep score, and the rules and basic gameplay. At the conclusion of these lessons, players will have the foundational understanding and skills to start playing Pickleball.
Coach Dave Cousins is a combined PTR, USPTA, and IFP (International Federation of Pickleball) Certified Professional with many years of teaching experience in Southern Maine. He loves working with both juniors and adults, whether just starting out or playing at competitive levels. Dave's belief is that racket sports have a place for EVERYONE, of any age, ability, or skill set.
Dates: Saturdays, September 6, 13, 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 25
Location: Community Park Basketball Court #1
Time: 2:00-3:00pm
Fee: $75 per month for 4 weeks
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Come join us for a game of Pickleball with friends, Dave Cousins will give specific coaching tips between rallies to help improve your game.
Saturday afternoons - for four weeks - must know basic rules of pickleball.
Dates: Saturdays, September 6, 13, 20, 27
October 4, 11, 18, 25
Location: Community Park Basketball Court #1
Time: 3:00-4:00pm
Fee: $75 per month for 4 weeks
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Adult Pick-Up Basketball
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
For Ages 18+
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Adults ages 18+, please join us on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights. Games will be played in a pick-up format.
Pre-registration is required for this program.
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September 15 - December 18
Mondays: 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Manchester School Gym
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Windham Primary School Gym
Exclusion Days: 10/13, 11/3,11/27
Fee: $40 per session
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Adult 4x4 Basketball League
Fall 2025
For Ages 18+
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Fall/Winter season begins September 11
Every Thursday
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Manchester School Gym/Town Hall Gym
Fee: $200 per team
| | Senior Programs & Trips (55+) | | |
September/October Fall 2025
September
- Mystery Lunch Wed. Sept. 10
- Old Fort Western, Augusta Mon. Sept. 15
- Age Friendly Community Luncheon Tues. Sept. 16
- Cumberland Fair Tues. Sept. 23
October
- Desert of Maine Wed. Oct. 1
- Loon Mountain Fair Foliage Wed. Oct. 8
- Boston Trip ‘Hamilton’ Sun. Oct. 12
- Good Theatre ‘It Shoulda Been You’ Wed. Oct 15
- Mystery Lunch Tues. Oct. 21
- Turkey Dinner Train Wed. Oct. 29
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Bingo
Bingo twice a month! Prizes to be won, guest callers each week & refreshments!
Mondays, September 8 & 22 October 6 & 20
Windham Town Hall Gym
1:00 -2:30pm
FREE!
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Join Our Craft Circle
Where Creativity Comes to Life!
Do you love to create, craft, and connect? Whether you're into knitting, scrap booking, painting, jewelry-making, or any other hands-on hobby, our Craft Circle is the perfect place for you! Bring your current project or start something new.
We can’t wait to see what you’re working on!
Let’s stitch, glue, paint, and sparkle together. Come craft with us!
Dates: Monday, September 29 & Monday, October 27
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Windham Town Hall, Council Chambers
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The sport of Candlepin is a bowling game unique to New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces. First played in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1880, Candlepin Bowling is an exciting skillful sport, requiring minimal physical strength while demanding great timing, dexterity and patience from each participant. Candlepin bowling is enjoyed by the young and old, the strong and the handicapped, by boys and girls, men and women.
Come join us once a month for a fun morning of bowling!
Dates: Tuesdays, Sept. 2, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2
Time: 10:30am - 1:00pm
Location: Westport Bowling Lanes - Westbrook
Fee: $15 per session or $55 for all 4 (shoes & games included)
Concessions available!
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Adult/Senior Weekly Programs
Fitness Foundation Chair Exercise - Monday thru Thursday Times: Monday & Wednesday 10:30am - 11:20am
Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am - 10:50am
Cribbage - Every Thursday, 1:30 - 3:30pm Town Hall Council Chambers
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