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)

*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

• Please email or call with questions eparks@kirklandwa.gov or 425-587-3330.
• Looking to rent an athletic field? Visit the Athletic Field Rental page.

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