Registration
To register for our programs, stop by the Parks and Recreation Office or call (660) 826.4930.
Payment is required at the time of registration. We accept Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
You can also register online (for most activities) at https://secure.rec1.com/MO/sedalia-mo-/catalog
Late Registration Policy: If availability allows, and we accept registration after the deadline, a $5 late fee will apply to programs and a $20 late fee will apply to all leagues.
Permission to use Names/Images: Periodically, the SPR will take pictures or videotapes of participants while they are engaged in programs or while enjoying parks and other facilities. These photos may appear in Parks and Recreation brochures, website and publications. If you see a staff member or photographer taking pictures and you do not want your picture taken, please speak to the photographer and request your photo not be taken and deleted if necessary.
Outdoor Movie Night Encanto
Things that GO!
September 17th, 2022
Liberty Park
9:30am-11am
All Ages
Free
Join us for the 10th annual Things that “Go!” – a morning of fun exploring trucks and other vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Kids can admire, wander around, climb on, and sit in all the vehicles on display. Registration not required; event is FREE.
Kids Night In
Register by September 23rd
September 30th, 2022
Heckart Community Center
5pm – 10pm
Ages 5-12ys
$15 per child
Parents looking for a night out? Lets the kids have a night IN at the Heckart Community Center! This night includes pizza, swimming, games, and FUN! Pre-registration is required and there is limited space. This a drop off program.
Outdoor Movie Night
October 7th, 2022
Liberty Park
Free Admission
Approx. start time 7:30pm
Grab your blanket and chairs and head to Liberty Park for our outdoor movie in the park! Enjoy an evening outdoors while watching Nightmare Before Christmas with your family and friends! This event is free to attend! Popcorn and your favorite move snacks will be available for purchase!
Scarecrow Contest
Scarecrows must be registered AND diaplyed by October 14th!
Join your neighbors and fellow businesses for this fun community challenge and build your own scarecrow. It can be scary or funny, silly or ridiculous. It is free to enter! The contest is open to Sedalia residents and businesses, but you must register to compete!
Other rules include:
• This is a family-friendly contest. Bloody or violent themes are not allowed, nor are advertising, political or religious statements. Sedalia Parks and Recreation has the right to disqualify any entry.
• Scarecrows must be handmade. Display needs to be able to handle the weather. Feel free to use props like straw bales, corn stalks, etc. Power for moving parts is allowed.
• Voting will be done Oct. 17-20th with a panel of judges.
• All scarecrows will be featured on the Sedalia Parks and Rec Facebook page.
• Winners will be notified by Oct. 21. Winners will be announced in each category: scariest, most original, kid’s choice, and most creative. All winners will receive a yard sign to display and a gift card to a local business of their choice.
Boo Bash
Register by October 18th – Limited space! No tickets will be sold at the door. You must purchase in advance.
October 21st
Heckart Community Center
$10 per person
All Ages
6pm-8:30pm
This spooktacular event is for the whole family! Supper, costume contest, games, craft, hayride, spooky swim, and of course, TREATS will make up the great “ghoulish” fun! Sorry, no children drop-offs. Don’t miss out on the best family Halloween party around!
COSTUME CONTEST DETAILS: categories are: Cutest, Scariest, and Most Original. Prizes will be awarded in each group; approx. times are:
Up to 24 months: 6:30 p.m.
Ages 2 – 3: 6:45 p.m.
Ages 4 – 6: 7:00 p.m.
Ages 7 – 9: 7:15 p.m.
Ages 10 – 12: 7:30 p.m.
Family Entries: 7:45 p.m.
Trunk or Treat
October 28th, 2022
Centennial Park
Free Entry
6pm-8pm (or until candy runs out)
Join us for Trunk or Treat at Centennial Park! Trunks will be spaced out along the trail at Centennial Park to ensure safety! Walk up to the trunks and trick or treat!
Interested in decorating a trunk? Give us a call 660-826-4930 or register online for free! Everyone is welcome to enter; the more the merrier! Prize will be awarded to Scariest, Most Creative, and Most Original! Trunks must provide their own candy to pass out.
Family Pizza Bingo
Register by November 4th
November 11th, 2022
5:30pm – 7:30pm
$10 per person
Convention Hall
Looking for a fun family night? Family Pizza Bingo is back! Join us for a night full of bingo, prizes, and of course PIZZA!
Light Up Liberty
•Tyson
•Rick Ball Ford
•WK Chevy
•Bryant Motors
•The Heckart Foundation
•RE/MAX of Sedalia
•Coldwell Banker
•Jen’s Get Fit
•Joe Gay and Family
•Bothwell
•The Sedalia School District Foundation
•Phillips Automotive
•DeFeet.org
•Owens Corning
•VF Granite
•Sedalia Pickleball
•Donald and Edith Donath
Holiday Craft Show
Vendor Booths on sale now! Limited space
$50 for a space without electric access
$60 for a space with electric access
**Spaces are given priority to those with homemade items**
December 3rd
Heckart Community Center Court 1 & 2
9am-4pm
Join us for our 2nd annual holiday craft show held at the Heckart Community Center! Support local crafters and buy local this holiday season!
Letters to Santa
Must be mailed in North Pole Mailbox by December 17th
December 1st – December 17th
Provide your own stationary and drop off your letters to Santa in The North Pole Mail is located in the lobby of the Heckart Community Center! Mail your letters to Santa before December 17th to receive a letter from Santa! Letters are free to mail to residents in Pettis County! Please include a return address to make sure Santa mails you a letter back!
Breakfast with Santa
Register by December 1st
December 3rd, 2022
Heckart Community Center
Select Your Session Time: 8am-9am or 9:30am – 10:30am
$8 per person
Santa and his family want to have breakfast with you! Join Santa, Mrs. Claus, and his elves for a yummy breakfast, fun holiday crafts, and some reindeer games. Get your picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus and tell them what’s on your Christmas wish list.
Santa’s elves must know how many to cook for so we need you to register by December 1st! (Everyone in attendance must register/pay).
Flashlight Candy Cane Hunt
Register by December 4th
December 6th
Liberty Park
Ages 7-12ys
$10 per child
Santa and his elves will be visiting Liberty Park early and hiding candy canes all around the park. Bring your flashlight & bag and help us find them! Santa will make a visit to enjoy cookies and hot cocoa. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will be indoors. Pre-registration is required with the Parks & Rec office by December 4th. $10 person, and is limited to kids age 7-12. Participants will need to bring a flashlight and a bag.
Pizza and PJ’s with Santa
Register by December 2nd. Limited space!
December 9th, 2022
Convention Hall
6pm – 7:30pm
$8 per person
Santa and his family want to have dinner with you! Join Santa, Mrs. Claus, and his elves for a pizza in your PJ’s! Show off your fun Christmas PJs! Fun holiday crafts, snacks, and some reindeer games will kick off this fun evening! Get your picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus and tell them what’s on your Christmas wish list.
Santa’s elves must know how many to cook for so we need you to register by December 2nd! (Everyone in attendance must register/pay).
Cookies with the Clauses
Register by December 9th – limited space!
December 16th, 2022
Heckart Community Center
6pm-7:30pm
$10 per child
Ages 3-10ys
Calling all boys and girls ages 5 to 12 years. Mrs. Claus is coming to town and wants your help decorating some yummy desserts! You will also listen to holiday stories and enjoy some refreshments. Register by December 9th.
September 17th, 2022
Liberty Park
9:30am-11am
All Ages
Free
Join us for the 10th annual Things that “Go!” – a morning of fun exploring trucks and other vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Kids can admire, wander around, climb on, and sit in all the vehicles on display. Registration not required; event is FREE.
Register by September 23rd
September 30th, 2022
Heckart Community Center
5pm – 10pm
Ages 5-12ys
$15 per child
Parents looking for a night out? Lets the kids have a night IN at the Heckart Community Center! This night includes pizza, swimming, games, and FUN! Pre-registration is required and there is limited space. This a drop off program.
October 7th, 2022
Liberty Park
Free Admission
Approx. start time 7:30pm
Grab your blanket and chairs and head to Liberty Park for our outdoor movie in the park! Enjoy an evening outdoors while watching Nightmare Before Christmas with your family and friends! This event is free to attend! Popcorn and your favorite move snacks will be available for purchase!
Scarecrows must be registered AND diaplyed by October 14th!
Join your neighbors and fellow businesses for this fun community challenge and build your own scarecrow. It can be scary or funny, silly or ridiculous. It is free to enter! The contest is open to Sedalia residents and businesses, but you must register to compete!
Other rules include:
• This is a family-friendly contest. Bloody or violent themes are not allowed, nor are advertising, political or religious statements. Sedalia Parks and Recreation has the right to disqualify any entry.
• Scarecrows must be handmade. Display needs to be able to handle the weather. Feel free to use props like straw bales, corn stalks, etc. Power for moving parts is allowed.
• Voting will be done Oct. 17-20th with a panel of judges.
• All scarecrows will be featured on the Sedalia Parks and Rec Facebook page.
• Winners will be notified by Oct. 21. Winners will be announced in each category: scariest, most original, kid’s choice, and most creative. All winners will receive a yard sign to display and a gift card to a local business of their choice.
Register by October 18th – Limited space! No tickets will be sold at the door. You must purchase in advance.
October 21st
Heckart Community Center
$10 per person
All Ages
6pm-8:30pm
This spooktacular event is for the whole family! Supper, costume contest, games, craft, hayride, spooky swim, and of course, TREATS will make up the great “ghoulish” fun! Sorry, no children drop-offs. Don’t miss out on the best family Halloween party around!
COSTUME CONTEST DETAILS: categories are: Cutest, Scariest, and Most Original. Prizes will be awarded in each group; approx. times are:
Up to 24 months: 6:30 p.m.
Ages 2 – 3: 6:45 p.m.
Ages 4 – 6: 7:00 p.m.
Ages 7 – 9: 7:15 p.m.
Ages 10 – 12: 7:30 p.m.
Family Entries: 7:45 p.m.
October 28th, 2022
Centennial Park
Free Entry
6pm-8pm (or until candy runs out)
Join us for Trunk or Treat at Centennial Park! Trunks will be spaced out along the trail at Centennial Park to ensure safety! Walk up to the trunks and trick or treat!
Interested in decorating a trunk? Give us a call 660-826-4930 or register online for free! Everyone is welcome to enter; the more the merrier! Prize will be awarded to Scariest, Most Creative, and Most Original! Trunks must provide their own candy to pass out.
Register by November 4th
November 11th, 2022
5:30pm – 7:30pm
$10 per person
Convention Hall
Looking for a fun family night? Family Pizza Bingo is back! Join us for a night full of bingo, prizes, and of course PIZZA!
•Tyson
•Rick Ball Ford
•WK Chevy
•Bryant Motors
•The Heckart Foundation
•RE/MAX of Sedalia
•Coldwell Banker
•Jen’s Get Fit
•Joe Gay and Family
•Bothwell
•The Sedalia School District Foundation
•Phillips Automotive
•DeFeet.org
•Owens Corning
•VF Granite
•Sedalia Pickleball
•Donald and Edith Donath
Vendor Booths on sale now! Limited space
$50 for a space without electric access
$60 for a space with electric access
**Spaces are given priority to those with homemade items**
December 3rd
Heckart Community Center Court 1 & 2
9am-4pm
Join us for our 2nd annual holiday craft show held at the Heckart Community Center! Support local crafters and buy local this holiday season!
Must be mailed in North Pole Mailbox by December 17th
December 1st – December 17th
Provide your own stationary and drop off your letters to Santa in The North Pole Mail is located in the lobby of the Heckart Community Center! Mail your letters to Santa before December 17th to receive a letter from Santa! Letters are free to mail to residents in Pettis County! Please include a return address to make sure Santa mails you a letter back!
Register by December 1st
December 3rd, 2022
Heckart Community Center
Select Your Session Time: 8am-9am or 9:30am – 10:30am
$8 per person
Santa and his family want to have breakfast with you! Join Santa, Mrs. Claus, and his elves for a yummy breakfast, fun holiday crafts, and some reindeer games. Get your picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus and tell them what’s on your Christmas wish list.
Santa’s elves must know how many to cook for so we need you to register by December 1st! (Everyone in attendance must register/pay).
Register by December 4th
December 6th
Liberty Park
Ages 7-12ys
$10 per child
Santa and his elves will be visiting Liberty Park early and hiding candy canes all around the park. Bring your flashlight & bag and help us find them! Santa will make a visit to enjoy cookies and hot cocoa. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will be indoors. Pre-registration is required with the Parks & Rec office by December 4th. $10 person, and is limited to kids age 7-12. Participants will need to bring a flashlight and a bag.
Register by December 2nd. Limited space!
December 9th, 2022
Convention Hall
6pm – 7:30pm
$8 per person
Santa and his family want to have dinner with you! Join Santa, Mrs. Claus, and his elves for a pizza in your PJ’s! Show off your fun Christmas PJs! Fun holiday crafts, snacks, and some reindeer games will kick off this fun evening! Get your picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus and tell them what’s on your Christmas wish list.
Santa’s elves must know how many to cook for so we need you to register by December 2nd! (Everyone in attendance must register/pay).
Register by December 9th – limited space!
December 16th, 2022
Heckart Community Center
6pm-7:30pm
$10 per child
Ages 3-10ys
Calling all boys and girls ages 5 to 12 years. Mrs. Claus is coming to town and wants your help decorating some yummy desserts! You will also listen to holiday stories and enjoy some refreshments. Register by December 9th.
