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Dear Residents,
Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo, Council and the Parks and Recreation Department would like to take this opportunity to thank our community residents for sharing in the festivities of this year’s “Family Fall Festival” while spending quality time with family and friends. We sincerely hope that all those who joined us celebrating our wonderful community enjoyed the activities provided throughout the day as well as our evening concert and the amazing fireworks display that closed out the evening!
In addition to the “Family Fall Festival”, the Parks and Recreation Department hosted another well received frightfully fun evening with the return of “Family Fun Fright Night”. We know all those who participated in this year’s event had fun spending time together with family, ghosts, goblins and friends. The Parks and Recreation Department gives a big Thank You to our gracious business community sponsors Giant Markets, Shoprite of Bensalem, Metro Beverage, Ken Buckalew and the Bensalem Lions Club, Texas Roadhouse, Outback Bensalem, Tastykake Philadelphia and Sam’s Club Langhorne for their support and commitment to helping provide quality programming to our Bensalem community. We thank each of you listed above for assisting with making this community event an enjoyable evening for all who participated. Your gracious support and the participation of our community residents is what made this a “frightfully fun” and truly amazing and successful evening! The Parks and Recreation Department staff is truly honored to have served as your host and look forward to sharing
many more special events with our community residents.
In closing, we encourage you spend your leisure time at one of our Bensalem Township Parks or Playgrounds while the weather still permits to enjoy the “Great Outdoors”! We are certain that you will find a location which meets your recreational needs. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for our Township Tree Lighting which will be held on Sunday December 6th, 2026. We don’t want you to miss out on welcoming Santa back as he really looks forward to those magical smiles and holiday cheer the Bensalem community is known for!
Please take a minute to review our website for upcoming programs scheduled for the 2027 recreational season. Feel free to contact our office with any questions, concerns or suggestion and if you haven’t done so already, be sure to go to our program registration site bensalempa.recdesk.com to create your household accounts so as not to miss out on online program registrations as most have limited enrollment.
ANNUAL TOWNSHIP TREE LIGHTING🎄 & VISIT FROM SANTA🎅 WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 6TH
Bensalem Township Parks and Recreation Department, Mayor and Council would like to wish our residents and families peace, joy and happiness this holiday season.
This year’s Annual Township Tree Lighting will be held on Sunday, December 6th, beginning at 5:00 pm. Mayor Joseph DiGirolamo, Council and the Parks and Recreation Department invite our community residents to join us at the Municipal Complex at 2400 Byberry Road to usher in this special time of year!
Join us in welcoming Santa and Mrs. Claus to Bensalem! Santa and his helpers can’t wait to see you, take a photo with you in front of their sleigh and put a smile on your faces so, come on out and help us make this a joyous season for all!
Admittance to this event is a non-perishable food item to be distributed at a later date to those families who are in need! Have your food items ready to drop off at the collection station to receive a surprise appreciation gift while supplies last. Your food donations will be distributed to families in need so, keep a joyous spirit and give to those less fortunate! Hope to see you on Sunday, December 6th!
PLEASE remember, admittance is simply a non-perishable food item.
Bensalem Township’s Parks & Recreation Department is gathering Santa Letters from the children of Bensalem residents to send off to the North Pole. You can drop your letter in our special mailbox located in the front lobby of the Bensalem Township Municipal Building at 2400 Byberry Road, or mail them directly to:
SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE
Bensalem Parks & Recreation Department
2400 Byberry Road
Bensalem, PA 19020
Be sure your child’s name, age & address are included in your letter and send them in by December 11th so Santa has time to answer you before his big trip around the world.
Fever SC and Bensalem Township Parks and Rec would like to thank all of the awesome kids and parents who returned to our 2026 Pee Wee Summer Program, as well as those who joined us for the first time. This truly was a fantastic 10 weeks which was thoroughly enjoyed by our coaches and we hope that our young future soccer players had loads of fun while being introduced to the exciting game of soccer. It is our sincere hope that your child’s learning experience with us was productive and as much fun for them as it was for their coaches. We extend a huge thank you to all of the Fever coaches who gave up their valuable time coaching the children while making their intro to soccer a fun skilled learning experience. We wish each of our talented young adults a fantastic return not only to the soccer field but also in their continued educational quest for excellence! We are very much looking forward to their return as our Pee Wee soccer coaches during our next spring/summer season.
The Bensalem Township Parks and Recreation Department and Fever SC is looking forward to seeing you all again next spring and summer so, keep your eyes glued to the Bensalem Township website and social media and the Fever website for the Spring programming registration dates.
Sign-ups Will Open in the Spring
Two 5 Week Sessions
Age Groups – Ages: 3 – 5 Ages: 6 – 8
We are offering field hockey in 2027!
Check back for program updates and online registration information. Keep those sticks ready for another fun hockey season!
Call 215-633-3616 for additional information.
Bensalem Township Parks and Recreation is excited to once again partner with Jumpstart Sports in providing new and returning programs to our Bensalem Community. Keep your eyes and ears open for the 2027 program registration details. We are looking forward to Lil Hoop Stars Basketball and Intro to Lacrosse returning. Added to the Jump Start lineup is a 6-week track and field program for 3-8 years old which will help our little athletes run,
jump and throw their way through a fun intro to Track as well a Volleyball program for those 6-12 years old where participants will focus on fundamentals and teamwork!
We look forward to having you join us for our spring programming lineup so, keep checking our website for additional information and registration details on spring programs that are sure to be of interest to you and your young athletes.
2027 TENNIS: Bensalem Township is part of BCTA’s county wide tennis network. Check out www.buckscountytennis.usta.com for more information on tennis opportunities available to Bensalem Residents. Be sure to visit our website for updates on the 2027 Tennis schedule and season. In addition, please be advised that Gilbert Drive facility will be reserved for Tennis only from 4:30pm to dusk during new scheduled programming dates!
Millcreek Tennis /Pickleball courts are open for your recreational use only. Courts may not be reserved by outside organizations or league play and may incur special court reservations for Township run programming periodically. Check the Parks and Recreation website for additional information on future Bensalem Township pickleball /programming for court time usage restrictions.
Bensalem Township Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to say that the 2026 full day playground camp program held at the Bensalem Community Park was a season full of excitement. An enjoyable fun time was had by all, new friendships were formed and great lasting memories made. If you missed out on our 2026 season, be sure to register early so you don’t miss out on the 2027 season as registration for this program is limited. Enrollment is on a first come first serve basis. This program is open to those entering 1st grade through 6th grade. Participants must be between 6 and 11 years of age and have not
completed 7th grade to be eligible for this program.
Early registration for our full day Playground Camp will begin Monday, February 1, 2027. This is a 9:00am – 5:00pm program with no drop offs prior to 8:30 am. All children must be picked up by 5:00 pm. No transportation will be provided for this program.
Please be advised this program will have strict guidelines and enrollment limits on registrations, which will be followed! Keep your eyes and ears open for 2027 updates on registration details as previous participation does NOT give you an automatic opening. You must register on line only at bensalempa.recdesk.com for the new season if you wish to participate, so don’t wait to create your online account to register or you will miss out!
The Parks and Recreation Department will start accepting applications for employment with our 2027 Summer Recreation Programs on Monday February 1, 2027. No applications will be given prior to this date! Applications must be obtained in-person from the Parks and Recreation Department, and applicants must be a Bensalem Resident and 16 years of age at the time the application is acquired. Please be advised that completing an application does not guarantee you a position as programming needs may change for the 2027 season making positions un-available!
All applications must be returned directly to the Parks and Recreation Department no later than 4:00pm on Friday, February 12, 2027. If you have additional questions or need further clarification regarding obtaining an application for possible employment, please feel free to contact Parks and Recreation at 215-633-3724 or 215-633-3615.