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Safety City Knoxville

      Parks and Recreation Director

      Sheryl Ely
      [email protected]
      (865) 215-4311

      Lakeshore Park
      5930 Lyons View Pike
      Knoxville, TN 37919

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      Safety City is now an official City Park and under the supervision of our Parks and Recreation Team. Look for some exciting changes in 2025.


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      2025 SUMMER AT SAFETY CITY!
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      Monthly Calendar [PDF]

      CALENDAR AT A GLANCE
      January - May:        Second Grade Field Trips
      June - July:  Community Hours (Tues, Wed, Thurs 10am-2pm) (SEE SECTION ABOVE FOR DETAILS)
      August - December:  Second Grade Field Trips
      Nov
      December: Safety City Christmas (Tues, Wed, Thurs 4pm-8pm) (specific dates to be shared)
      Be on the lookout for additional opportunities to visit Safety City in 2025
      * Subject to changes due to weather and other factors

      Safety City is only open to the public during scheduled public hours.

      SAFETY CITY RULES
      - All riders must stay on the street.  Leave sidewalks clear for pedestrians.
      - All riders must have a helmet to ride.
      - Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
      - No pets
      - No motorized scooters/bikes, rollerskates, rollerblades, hoverboards, one wheels, or skateboards

      The objective of Safety City is to provide an early educational program for elementary school children (kindergarten-fourth grades). The program will teach children about vehicular, pedestrian, bicycle and fire safety. The skills taught at Safety City will empower youngsters with the ability to avoid needless accidents and instill good safety habits at an early age.

      The concept of Safety City is one of providing "hands-on" safety education within a child-size setting complete with buildings, paved streets and sidewalks, working traffic signals and traffic signs. Students receive classroom instruction in basic pedestrian, vehicular, bicycle and fire safety. Then, students are able to practice and demonstrate their safety skills in participatory activities on the Safety City site. Participatory instruction can include pedestrian exercises, traffic activities through driving child-size vehicles and bicycle and fire skills.


      Safety City KnoxvilleGOALS OF SAFETY CITY
      • To provide a creative and safe environment where elementary students will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in pedestrian, vehicular and bicycle safety.
      • To reduce injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicular related crashes
      • To reduce injuries and deaths resulting from fire
      • To provide other personal safety education programs as they develop

      Streets of Safety City

      Safety City Christmas
      SAFETY CITY CHRISTMAS

      Around the holiday season, Safety City hosts “Safety City Christmas,” when families are invited to bring their own bicycles, push scooters, battery-operated cars, doll buggies and the like to the display of Christmas lights around the miniature city.

      Running around buildings or grass is prohibited during “Safety City Christmas” due to lights and cords.

      These special evenings even include surprise visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus.

      “Safety City Christmas” hours dates and hours are posted on the Safety City Facebook page.

      Check out this video to get an idea of what to expect during “Safety City Christmas”!