About the Noble Park 100th Anniversary Celebration
Bob Noble Park is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2026. The Noble Park 100 initiative focuses on recognizing the park’s history, celebrating the memories created there, and inspiring continued improvements and care for the future.
Tree Planting and Sponsorships
To commemorate the 100th anniversary, the city and volunteers will plant 100 trees in the park in 2026 to increase species diversity and complement the park’s older trees. Sponsorship opportunities are available for individuals and organizations. Stay tuned for sponsorship details. Email Assistant Director of Recreation Taylor Morsching or call the Parks and Recreation office at 270-444-8508 for more information.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
- One (1) Tree: $200
- Three (3) Trees: $600
- Five (5) Trees: $1000
- Ten (10) Trees: $2000
Gift Shop
A Noble Park 100 Gift Shop will be located in the Parks and Recreation office at the Robert Cherry Civic Center (2701 Park Avenue). It will offer items such as t-shirts, posters, and magnets.
Stay tuned for information about gift shop hours and items for purchase.
Noble Park 100 Celebration
The Noble Park 100 four-day celebration will be held July 30 through August 2 featuring movies in the park, concerts, recreation and kids’ activities, a history walk, a pop-up farmers’ market, and discounted admission to the Noble Park Pool.
Noble Park Amenities
Visit Noble Park to view the park’s amenities, facilities, and history.
Brief History
The park began in 1926 when Robert H. Noble donated $10,000 to establish the space, which was soon named Bob Noble Park. Early features included the iconic entrance “castle” and wall, a nine-hole golf course, tennis courts, a baseball field, and horseshoe pitching grounds.
Over the following decades, additional attractions were added, including the Noble Park Pool in 1937, Funland amusement area in 1953 (which closed in 1988), and various facilities such as the dedication of the Wacinton statue in 1985. The park also evolved socially and physically, including desegregation in the 1950s and multiple renovations to improve amenities.
From 1989 to today, the park has continued to grow with new facilities and improvements such as renovations to the pool, upgrades to Noble Park Lake, new playgrounds and sports courts, the amphitheatre, skatepark, and the Greenway Trail connection. Recent additions include the Music Garden, pickleball courts, and dog parks.
