Activities

Ok, here’s what you came to the Villages to do!!

There are so many activities and recreation and clubs and events, and, and, and……some activities are directly sponsored by The Villages Recreation & Parks, while other clubs are self-managed by one or more residents. You might find it more comfortable to join an activity that is sponsored by the Recs & Parks department as a first dive into recreation.

Just take a peek at the daily calendar of events:

  • On The Villages web site <HERE>
  • On the Villages district government site (recreation dept.) <HERE>
  • On The Villages mobile app <HERE>
  • In the Daily Sun newspaper <HERE>. They publish a weekly events and clubs tabloid every Thursday. That magazine is available at most recreation centers.

Lucy’s tip:
Download The Villages app before you visit/stay. Get yourself pre-registered with the Recreation and Parks department <HERE>. You will also want your owner/landlord to submit the application on your behalf for short-term “resident ID” cards, which you’ll need for almost everything.

The Villages Recreation department also publishes an online flipbook that detail the recreation centers and daily activities <HERE>. If this current link is broken as they revise the flipbook, just go to the Rec department’s home page <HERE>.

The Villages district government manages the process for establishing and maintaining a “lifestyle club” within The Villages. A complete listing of all clubs and the point of contact can be found <HERE>…BUT, don’t print it out (haha!), as the list is currently over 192 pages long. If you see a club you’re interested in, just give a call or e-mail to the person listed and they will surely share more info about joining their club. Many of these smaller lifestyle clubs also have their own web site and/or social media presence.