Activity Information and Registration

General Information

The Parks and Recreation Department offers activities throughout the year for all ages.

Occasionally school activities or inclement weather will force cancellation of some sessions.  In such cases, we will attempt to reschedule, however, there is no guarantee.  Activities will not be held on school holidays and may not necessarily meet every week due to school events or facility availability.  

Children must be the age specified by the first scheduled session.  Adults are 18 and older.

Avoid waiting until the last minute to register.  Activities with low enrollment may be cancelled before the first scheduled class.

Fees are not pro-rated.  To cancel or receive a refund, see the Cancellation/Refund Policy below.

Please notify the office if you have any medical condition, special need, or if you require special assistance to participate in a program.

NOTE:  The on-line registration site requires a JavaScript-enabled browser and minimum resolution of 800 x 600.  The site also uses Transport Layer Security (TLS).  If you are using a browser older than Internet Explorer 7,  you must turn on TLS 1.0 on the browser or you will receive the message "Page Cannot be Displayed".  To turn on TLS, from your browser window, click Tools - Internet Options.  Click the Advanced tab, scroll down to the bottom and click on "Use TLS 1.0".  Make sure "Use SSL 3.0" is also checked.

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Activity Lottery Spin

At the beginning of each registration season, an activity lottery spin will be performed.  Check the current season's brochure for "spin" dates.  Lottery “Spin” is our new computer generated activity lottery drawing system. Here’s how it works:

1. All activity registrations received from the Household Form in the current brochure will be entered into the Lottery.
2. OR you may enter the Lottery using the Online Registration System.
3. Your registration fee will be deposited immediately.
4. You will receive an e-mail (if an e-mail address was provided on the household form) stating you have been entered into the Lottery.
5. Following the Lottery Spin you will receive another e-mail informing you of your enrollment status.
6. If you are not selected for desired activities you will be placed on a wait list. See waiting list policy below.

You may continue to enroll in open activities after the Lottery Spin, however, during the actual computerized "spin" of the lottery, the Online Registration System will be unavailable.

"Buddy" Activity Enrollment

When registering for the Lottery Spin online, the “Buddy” link allows you to link an activity enrollment to another member in your household so that both the member and the household buddy are enrolled in an activity together (if space permits). REMEMBER you must ENROLL BOTH members and LINK BOTH members as “buddies” in order for this to work. 

If you would like a buddy link with someone not in your own household you will need to enter the Lottery Spin by mail.

General Rules and Policies

Payment Options
Payment is due at time of registration.  We accept cash, personal checks, credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discovery only).  Please make checks payable to "Town of Bethlehem".  For phone-in and online registration, payments must be made by credit card.

Activity Cancellation and Refund Policy
- To withdraw from an activity, participants must notify the office (439-4955 Option 3).  Activity supervisors do not report cancellations to the office.
- A cancellation fee of $5.00 per person per refund request will be deducted from all refunds OR your refund may be applied to your household as a credit with no cancellation fee.
- A pro-rated refund will be granted if the office is notified prior to the second class following the participant’s registration date.
- If the Parks and Recreation Department must cancel an activity, no cancellation fee is charged.
- Refunds may take 2-4 weeks.
- If an activity fills, you will be placed on a waitlist and your payment processed.  You will be notified if an opening occurs.  If not selected, your payment will be applied to your household as a credit or you may request a refund.

Age Policy
Unless otherwise noted, recreation activities require participants to reach the minimum age by the first scheduled class.  Note: The Town reserves the right to request age verification at the initial arrival to any activity.

Residency Policy
Activity registration is open to residents and non-residents.  Fees and enrollment dates may vary for non-residents.  Residents are persons living in, or owning property in, the Town of Bethlehem town limits.  The Town requires proof of residency when enrolling a new household.

Waiting List Policy
If an activity fills you will be placed on a waitlist and your payment will be processed. You will be notified if an opening in the activity occurs.  If you are not selected from the waiting list your payment will be applied to your household as a credit or you may request a refund.