NCPRDC is coming to New Bern!
February 10-11, 2027

Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County
203 S Front St, New Bern, NC 28560

The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Directors Conference is an annual education and networking event for North Carolina’s park and recreation directors. The first event was organized in 1947 under the leadership of the Department of Leisure Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. Recreation Resources Service now coordinates and manages the conference. The conference mission, both then and now is to bring department directors together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for improving parks and recreation both within their own departments, and the state. Support for the conference from professionals, universities, sponsors, and leaders from NC park and recreation departments have maintained its relevance and purpose over 75 years later.