Parks After Dark brings free fun for San Diego kids this summer

The Parks After Dark summer campaign is lighting up parks throughout San Diego County including in Linda Vista with free initiatives for kids and families The fun takes place nearly every Thursday Friday and Saturday evening through early August Photo courtesy of San Diego Parks Foundation Five San Diego parks will light up the night with free family-friendly fun food films and more until August through the city s popular Parks After Dark venture The San Diego Parks Foundation s Parks After Dark series is returning for its fourth year and promises a fun-filled summer complete with movie nights under the stars live music free food for kids sports and arts and crafts Families looking for free fun this summer can flock to a handful of parks throughout San Diego County nearly every Thursday Friday and Saturday through early August for evening events The festivities take place nearly every week from - p m through Aug at these city parks City Heights Recreation Center Linda Vista Recreation Center Skyline Hills Recreation Center Dolores Magdaleno Memorial Recreation Center in Logan Heights Silver Wing Recreation Center in Otay Mesa through July Parks After Dark provides a space for everyone to come together in the summertime and play outside commented Andy Field director of the San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation We invite your family to join us This year s summer series kicked off on June and hundreds of families and kids have already flocked to their neighborhood parks every week for the fun Along with inflatables sports and other fun for kids Parks After Dark provides families with free tools from neighborhood organizations Photo courtesy of San Diego Parks Foundation The city is bringing the popular project back this summer in an effort to make neighborhoods with high crime rates safer and serve the families who live in them Since Parks After Dark first kicked off in the city declared the events have driven down crime in areas where the fun is held while also allowing families to come together celebrate and access free materials Even pets are typically allowed in on the festivities as long as they re on a leash No Parks After Dark events will be taking place this week due to Independence Day but they will return next week on July