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WEATHER UPDATE: ALL PARA ACTIVITY CENTERS & PARKS will delay opening Tuesday, January 27, 2026 until 10:00AM. Ol' Colony Golf Course greens are covered until Wednesday. Iron and Ember is open under regular business hours. We are continuing to monitor conditions and will post any additional updates to our PARA FACEBOOK PAGE. 

 

Effective Feb. 1, 2026, PARA will adopt an updated membership structure. See rates and details HERE.

 
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BECOME A PARA MEMBER — EXPLORE OUR 7 ACTIVITY CENTERS + TENNIS & GOLF

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MILLER
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TINGLE
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PHELPS
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BELK
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HUGHES
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OL' COLONY
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IRON & EMBER
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TENNIS CENTER

2026 UPCOMING EVENTS

 

January 22 — Rec Soccer Late Registration Deadline

January 25-31 — Miami, Fort Lauderdale & Key West MORE INFO

January 26 — JTAC Open House 8AM-7PM

January 27 — FBAC Open House 8AM-7PM

January 28 — Mary Ann Phelps Open House 8AM-12PM; 4PM-7PM

January 29 — BMAC Open House 8AM-7PM

February 1-3 — ARPA State Conference (Orange Beach, AL)

February 2-March 15 — New Year New You Fitness Challenge

February 5 — Adaptive Fitness Valentine's Party (FBAC)

February 7 — PARAkids Valentine's Parent's Night Out (Phelps) 7-9PM

February 7 — Youth Tee Ball, Baseball & Softball Registration Deadline

February 16-17 — PARAkids President's Day Holiday Day Camp

February 17-25 — Hawaii 3 Island Adventure MORE INFO

February 25 — BMAC Game Night in the Day Light 1-4PM

February 27 — PARA Employee Social - Chili Cookoff (Buddy Powell Pavilion)

March 5 — Juniors Soccer Regular Registration Deadline

March 16-20 — PARAkids Spring Break Holiday Day Camp

March 12 — Juniors Soccer Late Registration Deadline

March 21 — Community Health Fair (Buddy Powell Pavilion) 10AM-2PM

March 23-27 — Biloxi & New Orleans MORE INFO

March 23 — Dog Obedience Session I

April 4 — Easter EGGstravaganza (Sokol Park North) 9AM-12PM

April 4 — Tuscaloosa Tennis Center Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting

April 17-18 — Tuscaloosa Gauntlet Military-Style Obstacle Course Race MORE INFO

April 30 — Adaptive Fitness Special Olympics Pep Rally (FBAC)

May 1 — Special Olympics

May 11 — Dog Obedience Session II

May 17-23 — Mackinac Island MORE INFO

May 25 — Memorial Day Ceremony (Veterans Memorial Park) 9AM

June 1-August 7 — PARAkids Summer Day Camps

June 19-25 — Yellowstone & the Wild West MORE INFO

July 6 — Dog Obedience Session III

August 8 — BMAC Glow Party 5:30-8:30PM

August 19-27 — New York City & The Statue of Liberty MORE INFO

August 24 — Dog Obedience Session IV

September 15-23 — Boston, Salem & Cape Ann

October 1-9 — Alpine Countries MORE INFO

October 5-9 — Savannah, Jekyll Island & Beaufort, SC MORE INFO

October 31 — Boo! in the Park/Touch-A-Truck (Sokol North)

November 11 — Veterans Day Ceremony (Veterans Memorial Park) 10AM

December 7 — 50th Annual West Alabama Christmas Parade

December 7-10 — Biltmore Estate & Asheville, NC MORE INFO

December 12 — Breakfast with Santa (Miller) 8-11AM

 

June/Sept./Oct. — Grapes on the Green TBA
May — Paws in the Park TBA

 

* PARA4Life also has weekly breakfast & bingo, dances and more. For dates and details visit HERE

** Therapeutic Rec also has outings, dances, classes and events. For more info visit HERE
*** PARA Aquatics & Outdoor has seasonal swim lessons & training + archery classes. For more info AQUATICS | OUTDOOR

 

**** This list of events is subject to change. 

For questions about events and sponsorship opportunities contact hshipley@tcpara.org

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