City of South Bend Venues Parks & Arts

"Love all of the fun community-building activities and services that South Bend Venues Parks & Arts provides! Have you been to Howard Park? It's the gem of South Bend."

"We have really enjoyed the family friendly environment VPA has created at Howard Park. The ice skating is especially our favorite."

"After reading the 2020 Annual Report for SBVPA, I am amazed at how our city is thriving with VPA's help. The amount of trees planted across our public spaces is delightful and the programming opportunities are simply so fun! The mobile unit "Boomer" is one of the best ideas - it has so many capabilities that it can be used as a movie screen, a concert stage, AND a mobile boombox. This concept is brilliant to bring fun to our community, no matter where they live! We just need to spread the good news!"

"I am sick of them removing all the perfectly healthy trees on the East Bank bike trail. For a city with the slogan "A 21st Century City", the Parks department sure seems to be stuck in the 1950s."

"My son and I enjoyed our night at the Mommy and son dance. He had a fun night of playing and dancing. We both dressed up in nice clothing but, was surprised a lot dressed in attire of the theme. I think we will do that for next year."