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Parks and Recreation
Department
Youth/Teen/Events/
Facilities Division
Presentations
October 1, 2026
Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation Department
Youth/Teen/Events/Facilities Division
Youth and Event Programs
Youth/Teen/Events/Facilities
Division
•Preschool and Youth
•Teens
•Events and Festivals
•Front Desk Operations
•Facilities
Who Are We
Nataly
Front Office
Ruben
Front Office Ofelia
Front Office Randy
Mariah
Preschool/Bobby
Youth/Teens
Christina
Events/Festivals/
Sonya
Recreation
Preschool Program
Socials
Ice Cream Social
BBF Day
Sweetheart Social
(combined with public)
Fun Events for the Kids
Mother’s Day Tea
Touch A Truck
Egg Hunt
Events for Program
Classroom Visits
Open House
Program Participants Residency
FY 24-25 112 91%
FY 25-26 143 95%
Holiday Events
Pumpkin Patch
Trick or Treating
Visit with Santa
Classes and Programs
Wilson Park Ceramics
Art Camp
Teen Art Camp
Potter’s Wheel
Adult Handbuilding
Clay Your Way
Drop in Studio
Ceramic Private
Lessons and Parties
Art for Homeschoolers
Music
Music Camp
Group Drumming
Beethoven Beginners
Guitar
Keyboard
Group Ukulele
Violin
Little Mozart
Math Olympiads
2nd and 3rd Grade
Contests Only
Division E
Division M
Honors, Accelerated and
beyond
Communication Academy
Public Speaking
Academic Writing – Journalism
Academic Writing – Debate
Academic Writing – Narrative Authors
Academic Writing – Short Stories
Public Speaking – Improv
Confident Debate – Mock Trial
Adult Special Interest
Ikebana
Retirement Planning
Music and Art Classes
CampsQuinlan Community Center
Junior Chemical -
Engineering and Robo
Coding
STEM Discovery Using Legos
Art Adventures
Fizz, Build, and Thrill -
Chemical Engineering
Lego Stop Motion Flix
Building with Minecraft
Origami
Painting and Drawing
Sculpture Camp
Center Stage
Flight Academy
Drones, Rockets, & Flying
Hogwarts Camp
Mixtures and Motion
Animation and Minecraft
Movie
Code Retro Games
Adventure Camps
Creekside Park
Junior Inventors
Machine Maniacs
NASA: Journey to Space
Checkmate Chess
Monta Vista
Amusement Park Engineering
Cardboard Engineering
Designing Trinkets
Engineering Fundamentals
Storytelling with Lego
Mega Machine Robotics
Coding with Scratch
European Baking
Cupcake Masters
Farm to Fork
Tropical Treats and Island Eats
Video Game Design
Life Science Biology
Math Games
Coding with Arduino
Origami
Portal Park
RoboPets Robotics
Space War Robotics
GameBots Robotics
Mega Machines
Robotics with DASH
Machines and Contraptions
Battlebots and Attack Bots
Youth/Teen/Adult
Special Interest Programs and
Camps
Total # Programs
FY 24-25 783
FY 25-26 896
Program Participants Residency
FY 24-25 4,511 72%
FY 25-26 4,351 72%
19 Contractors
3 Staff Run Camps
1 School Year Preschool
Teen Organizations and Programs
•Youth Activity Board – 13 members
•Leaders in Training – 30 members
•Recreation Event Volunteers – 68 members
•Techie Teens – 9 members
•Teen Commission – 9 members
YAB Events
Speaker Series
Pizza and Politics
Spelling Bee
Teen Resource Fair
HACK Cupertino
Cupertino Café
Teen Movie Nights
Splash Bash
REV Events
Monster Mash
Tree Lighting
Breakfast with Santa
Signing Santa
Big Bunny 5K
Sweetheart Social
Earth Day Celebration
July 4th Celebration
Cupertino Campout
LIT Summer Programs
●Preschool Adventures
●Adventure Camp
●Science Camp
●Nature Camp
Techie Teens
The Techie Teens program gives teens
the opportunity to give back to the
community by helping adults 50+ build
their technology skills and confidence.
Programs where Teen Commission
Represents Teens
•Spelling Bee as
Moderators and Judges
•Big Bunny as MC’s
•Earth and Arbor Day
Festival as MC’s
•Teen Resource Fair as
Representatives
•Hack as Workshop
Leaders
•Pizza and Politics as
Moderators
•Monster Mash as MC’s
Community Events Registered Events
Event FY
25-26
% Res FY 24-
25
% Res
Monster Mash 210 67%210 75%
Breakfast w/
Santa
304 57%304 62%
Big Bunny 5K 723 46%624 49%
Santa Visits 46 100%47 100%
Spelling Bee 40 100%40 100%
HACK
Cupertino
113 NA 88 NA
Sweetheart
Social
58 62%43 86%
Community Events
Free to the Public
•July 4 Morning
•Pancake Breakfast, Flag Raising, Parade,
Concert, Kids Activities
•July 4 Fireworks
•9 Thursday Night Summer Concerts
•4 Friday Night Movies at Creekside Park in August
•Shakespeare in the Park
•Tree Lighting at Quinlan first Friday in December
•Teen Resource Fair (includes Summer Job Fair)
Sponsorships
FY 25-26 – Total of $6,200
•The School of Rock
•July 4 and Movies
•Renewal by Anderson
•Big Bunny and July 4
•Kalos Health
•Big Bunny and July 4
•Leadways School
•Big Bunny
•AT & T
•Summer Concert and July 4
Community Events and FestivalsFree to the Public Kids N Fun Festival
●Taiwanese Sports Association
Day N Night Festival
●Rotary
India Heritage Festival
●Bhubaneswar Sister City
Diwali and Holi
●Chamber of Commerce
Ikebana Show
●WAFU Ikebana Society
Cherry Blossom Festival (2-day)
●Toyokawa Sister City
Dilli Haat
●Enacte Non-profit
Community Events and Festivals
•Letter and pass to Residents from staff
•Letter to residents from Organizer
•Parking Plan from Organizer
•Traffic Plan with Organizer, Public Works, and
Sheriffs
•Maintain Emergency Access
•No parking signs from Public Works
•Remind Sheriffs to Prioritize Residents
•Festival Layout and Entertainment Schedule from
Organizer
•Decibel Readings Throughout the Festival
Front Desk Operations
Quinlan Community Center
Main Contact for Parks and Recreation
Open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Class registration for Classes, Events, and Camps
Reservations for:
•Quinlan Community Center
•Creekside Park
•Picnic Sites
o Memorial Park
o Creekside Park
o Portal Park
o Linda Vista Park
o Blackberry Farm Picnics
•Internal Programs, Events, and Festivals
Our Highest Priority is Cupertino
•Cupertino residents receive better rates
than Non-Residents.
•Cupertino Non-Profits receive better rates
than Non-resident Non-Profits.
•Cupertino Non-Profits and Cupertino
Residents can reserve earlier than Non-
Resident Non-Profits and Non-Residents
Fee Categories
Fees for Quinlan Community
Center
Quinlan Community Center
for FY 26
Number of Bookings 428
Number of Hours 2,976
Revenue $142,557
Quinlan Community Center
Revenue
FY 2024 $117,630
FY 2025 $168,122
FY 2026 $142,557
Fees for Creekside Park
Creekside Park Building
Number of Bookings 152
Number of Hours 1,194
Revenue $14,846
Creekside Park Building
Revenue
FY 2024 $16,256
FY 2025 $14,875
FY 2026 $14,846
Picnic Areas
•Linda Vista Picnic
Number of Bookings 66
Revenue $10,226
Res $136 NR $186
•Portal Park Picnic
Number of Bookings 61
Revenue $5,518
Res $80 NR $109
Picnic Areas - Continued
•Creekside Picnic
Number of Bookings 66
Revenue $6,255
Res $80 NR $109
•Memorial Park Picnic
Number of Bookings 46
Revenue $6,659
Res $113 NR $154
Picnic Rental Revenue
FY 2024 $28,586
FY 2025 $28,743
FY 2026 $29,473
Questions?
PRC 10-01-2026
Staff and Commission
Reports
Presentations
Liaison’s Update
October 1, 2026
Parks and Recreation
Commission
Parks and Recreation Events
Na Leo Mokupuni ma Cupertino
•Saturday, October 3
•10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
•Community Hall
•Register at reg4rec.org
Parks and Recreation Events
Pooch Plunge –Sold Out!
•Saturday, October 10
•9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (45-min sessions)
•Blackberry Farm Pools
Parks and Recreation Events
Pizza and Politics
•Thursday, October 15
•Doors Open at 6 p.m.
•Event 6:30 to 8 p.m.
•Community Hall
•cupertino.gov/pizzaandpolitics
Parks and Recreation Events
Hidden Treasures
•Thursday, October 22
•9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Donations accepted
through October 2
•Cupertino Senior Center
•cupertino.gov/hiddentreasures
Parks and Recreation Events
Monster Mash
•Saturday, October 24
•5 to 8 p.m.
•Quinlan Community Center
•Register at reg4rec.org
City Events
Cupertino Community Service Awards
•Wednesday, October 28
•Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.
•Program Begins at 6 p.m.
•Quinlan Community Center