Free Play

Free Play • Passive • Drop-in • Informal • Play

What Is the Free Play Program and Who Can Play?

Free Play is field time set aside for the community to enjoy passive, drop-in, and informal play outdoors. Free Play space is intended to be welcoming and to safely benefit multiple community members from a variety of households/neighborhoods at the same time. The Program is perfect for personal, casual, spontaneous use, like a mom and son tossing a ball, friends playing Ultimate Frisbee, or a family enjoying kickball.

Free Play Schedule

  • The program is offered from March through October for natural grass, and year-round for synthetic turf. 
  • No Free Play on holiday weekends. Easter (Sunday, April 5th), Memorial Day Weekend (May 23rd-25th), Juneteenth (June 19th), or 4th of July Weekend (July 4th-5th)
FREE PLAY SCHEDULE March 2, 2026 through August 2, 2026
Weekdays Athletic Fields Hours
Mondays Highlands Park 

 4 PM to 8 PM or dusk,
whichever comes first
Tuesdays Crestwoods Park Field 3
Wednesdays Crestwoods Park Field 3
Thursdays Spinney Homestead Park
Fridays Terrace Park
 Weekends Athletic Fields  Hours
Saturdays 132nd Square Park Fields 2/3   4 PM to 7 PM
Sundays 132nd Square Park Fields 2/3  12 PM to 3 PM
  Juanita Beach Park Field 1  3 PM to 6 PM

*This schedule is subject to change when necessary to accommodate new City programs.

FREE PLAY SCHEDULE August 3, 2026 through November 1, 2026
Weekdays Athletic Fields Hours
Mondays Terrace Park (8/13-8/17 only)
Everest Park Field 4 (8/24-10/12 only)

 4 PM to 7 PM or dusk,
whichever comes first
Tuesdays Spinney Homestead Park (8/4 only)
Juanita Beach Park Field 1 (8/11-10/13 only) 
Wednesdays Terrace Park (8/5-8/19 only)
Crestwoods Park Field 4 (8/26-10/14 only)
Thursdays Highlands Park
Fridays 132nd Square Park Fields 2/3 Combined  7 PM to 10 PM
 Weekends Athletic Fields  Hours
Saturdays 132nd Square Park Fields 2/3   6 PM to 9 PM
Sundays 132nd Square Park Fields 2/3  4 PM to 7 PM
  Crestwoods Park Field 3  11 AM to 2 PM

*This schedule is subject to change when necessary to accommodate new City programs.

Are Any Activities Not Allowed During Free Play?

Certain categories of uses are not and instead require a Facility Use Permit or a contract with the City to use a park.

  • Examples are business uses, like instructors serving clients for payment or for free (dog trainers, personal trainers), and league/team use (one on one coaching, team players practicing with or without a coach, etc.). 
  • Groups/clubs which are organized, and/or repetitive, and/or large are also not permissible.
    • Examples are running clubs, Ultimate Frisbee/Soccer clubs, etc.
  • Unsafe, high-risk, damaging activities are also not allowed.
    • Examples of high-risk activities include golf, archery, remote control activities, laser tag, Bubble Soccer, etc.
    • Examples of damaging activities are digging, stakes that may penetrate irrigation, paint, etc.
  • On Synthetic Turf fields, dogs, metal cleats, glass, seeds, stakes, and gum are not allowed.

Questions

We appreciate your cooperation to make this program a success and hope you enjoy this opportunity to get outdoors and be active!

Contact Us

Nicci Osborn
Program Coordinator
425-587-3330
FieldRentals@kirklandwa.gov

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