Livonia Parks and Recreation News

Tour de Livonia

Register today for the third-annual Tour de Livonia charity bike ride! This ride for a cause will be on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 8 at Bicentennial Park! Two routes are available for registrants.

The full route is 20 miles, and cyclists will take off at 9 a.m. This route is only for those ages 16 and older, and registration costs $40 for each cyclist. The family route is seven miles, and it is perfect riders of all ages. Registration for this course is $30 per participant. Cyclists on the family route will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Register by Aug. 30 to guarantee yourself a t-shirt, and register before Aug. 15 to get the early bird prices! Prices for both courses will increase by $10 on Aug. 15. Day-of registration will be $65 for the full route and $55 for the family route. All participants must wear a helmet. Check out the official Facebook event or go to Tour de Livonia's website for more information!

A Greenmead Historical Park building with fall foliage

Registration Now Open for Fall I Courses and Programs

Aug. 5 was the first day for Kirksey Recreation Center members to register for our Fall I classes. Check out the most recent issue of Connections magazine for all the latest events and classes coming up this fall. The online edition is also available at Livonia.gov/1574 via LivoniaParks.org. Rec Center members can register starting Monday, Aug. 5. Non-member Livonia residents can register Tuesday, Aug. 6, and non-residents can register Thursday, Aug. 8. You can register online and, if you want to see all of the programs we're offering this year, you can check out our Connections magazine.

Sign for Greenmead Historical Park with crowd walking past

Greenmead Historical Park Village Tours

Have you ever driven past the vintage-looking structures on the southwest corner of Eight Mile and Newburgh Roads and wondered what their backstory is? Well, you don't have to wonder anymore; it's Greenmead Historical Park! You can join us and tour the village buildings during our self-paced tours 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11.

Start at Delia’s Treasures Gift Shop, located by the stop sign. Admission is by donation. Docents will be in each building to share information and answer questions. For more information about events and rental opportunities, please call (248) 477-7375, and for more information on our village tours, visit our website or respond to our Facebook event.

The Rec east lawn turned over and prepped for construction

#RecreatingTheRec

Construction began July 16, with exterior site work. The Rec will be closing the East FitHub (Strength Hub) Aug. 26, so interior construction can begin shortly afterward. The Main Gyms will close in July 2025 once the new West Gym is complete. The full project is expected to be completed in December 2025. You can visit our website to see the specific timeline for each phase. For more details, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.

In lieu of a full Kirksey Recreation Center closure this year, The Rec will have partial closures of several areas and gyms in the coming weeks. Both MAC Gyms will be closed Aug. 22-23, and both MAC Gyms and the FitHub will be closed Aug. 26-29, with the East FitHub remaining closed until the Livonia Senior Wellness Center is complete. Other facilities will continue operations uninterrupted. The LivoniaBuilt website includes each of these dates and the expanse of each upcoming closure.

Stay up to date on construction at the Kirksey Recreation Center and Livonia Senior Wellness Center at LivoniaBuilt.org. You've already subscribed to this e-newsletter, so make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and bookmark the website for all the latest details.

Tour de Livonia

Registration Now Open for Fall I Courses and Programs

Adult Softball League

Greenmead Historical Park Village Tours

#RecreatingTheRec

Two Weeks Out