The Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department strives to create lasting family memories and promote wellness for the residents of the City of Charlestown by providing family friendly activities, events and recreation facilities. The Parks and Recreation Department operates the Arts and Enrichment Center, the Greenway Park Concession Stand and the city’s community computer labs.

The Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department has hosted a variety of activities at Greenway Park since the completion of the concession stand in Greenway Park in the spring of 2009, including:

• Movie nights
• Music nights
• A back-to-school bash.

The Parks and Recreation Department also coordinates the city’s annual celebration of Christmas, Light Up Charlestown and the city’s Christmas displays. Each year, the city converts the city square along Main Street into a Christmas village, with festive light displays and activities, earning Charlestown its reputation as the Christmas Capital of Southern Indiana.

The Parks and Recreation Department is supervised by Rhonda Davidson, the assistant to the Charlestown Parks Advisory Board