The Kokomo Parks & Recreation Department is celebrating Park and Recreation Month, an initiative of the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), and all the ways parks and recreation has the power to transform our daily lives.

Residents can help celebrate again this year by taking part in the “Play on Kokomo” photo contest. Take a photo at your favorite City of Kokomo park, such as Highland Park, Kokomo Beach, Foster Park or any of the local trails, showing how you “Play on Kokomo.”

Participants are asked to post photos in July to social media (Facebook, X, Threads and Instagram) with the hash tag #PlayOnKokomo2024.

The top 15 photos will be selected by the Kokomo Parks Department. The Kokomo Parks Board will then select three winners. The first-place winner will two season passes to Kokomo Beach for the 2025 season along with 25 day passes. Second place winner will get two season passes for the 2025 season to Kokomo Beach, while the third-place winner will receive one season pass to Kokomo Beach for 2025.

The contest begins Monday, July 1, 2024, and photos must be posted to Facebook, X, Threads, or Instagram with proper hashtag -- #PlayOnKokomo2024 -- by Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Submitted photos must have the hashtag in order to be considered,

Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than you. You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your submission of the photo and entry form is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo.

Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed on the City of Kokomo Facebook page or website. Entries (including non-winning entries) may be selected for promotional use by the City of Kokomo.