Events
The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association is pleased to host a variety of recreation and parks events on both an annual and biennial basis. Click on any of the event names below for more information.
Annual Conference and Energize Workshop
The ARPA Annual Conference and Energize Workshop is ARPA’s flagship event, and attracts both new and experienced professionals in the field of recreation and parks. A mix of both rural and urban professionals, volunteers, postsecondary students, academia, corporate personnel, and elected officials from across Alberta attend each year.
The biennial Parks Forum aims to provide educational and developmental opportunities that include the exchange of views, sharing of experiences, and learning of new and unique approaches to planning and managing parks in Alberta.
Youth Development through Recreation Services (YDRS) Symposium
The YDRS Symposium provides a forum to advance knowledge of youth development through recreation. This three-day educational opportunity is designed to allow delegates to learn first-hand about youth development and its application in recreation, learn from colleagues and peers through focused and themed presentations, enjoy networking opportunities, and return home with practical and applicable resources.
June is Recreation and Parks Month
Live it Everyday! expresses the need to embrace and participate in recreation and parks programs, services, and facilities so that the important and varied benefits of recreation and parks are experienced. The purpose of observing June as Recreation and Parks Month every year is to draw public attention to the important and varied benefits of recreation and parks to individuals, families, neighbourhoods, communities, and the province as a whole.
The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association hosts periodic provincial dialogues for the purpose of drawing together a variety of recreation and parks stakeholders to converse and strategize around topics or issues of shared interest.