Sponsorship Opportunities
2027 information coming soon!
Commercial FRPA Members and other entities are invited to sponsor events through FRPA that reach Florida park and recreation professionals. There are opportunities throughout the year to connect with our members and let them know about your products, services, or initiatives. We hope you will find what you’re looking for in the events listed below. If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call. All limited sponsorships will be first come, first served. Sponsorships that include an onsite component may require insurance to be provided naming FRPA as additional insured.
2027 information coming soon!
Commercial FRPA Members and other entities are invited to sponsor events through FRPA that reach Florida park and recreation professionals. There are opportunities throughout the year to connect with our members and let them know about your products, services, or initiatives. We hope you will find what you’re looking for in the events listed below. If you have any questions, please feel free to give us a call. All limited sponsorships will be first come, first served. Sponsorships that include an onsite component may require insurance to be provided naming FRPA as additional insured.
REGIONAL EDUCATION EVENTS
Regional Education Events take place in the different regions of Florida: Southeast, Southwest, Central, and North Florida. These are generally half to full day events that offer education and networking to professionals. There are anywhere from 25-100 registrants for these. For your $250 investment you will receive the following: opportunity to address group for two minutes, sponsor table, listing in all material when received by deadline for brochure distribution.
TURF RODEOS
Regional Turf Rodeo Events take place in the different regions of Florida: Southeast, Southwest, and North Florida. These are generally half to full day events that offer an education component as well as the ability to compete against other departments in the area. There are generally 80-100 registrants for these. For your investment you will receive the following: sponsorship of set number of "events" determined by level of commitment, sponsor table, listing in all material when received by deadline for brochure distribution.
SUMMER CAMP STAFF TRAINING
Training for camp leaders, counselors, and directors. Focus is on games, activities, crafts, games, behavior modification, working with children and parents, and more. For your $150 investment you will receive: onsite sponsor table, listing in all marketing materials (when received by deadline for brochure distribution).
FRPA’S VIRTUAL EDUCATION SERIES
The Virtual Education Series features a one - two hour online education program via zoom. Attendees range from frontline employees to directors of departments—depending on the content. Sponsorship is $250 and sponsor will have logo placed on registration information, on marketing emails and will have the opportunity to either address the attendees live for up to two minutes or provide a two minute video to be played during the live session. Sessions are offered to participants outside the state of Florida so the audience is potentially nation-wide.
Sessions are offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays in November 2025—June 2026. Work with FRPA Office on open dates. SOLD
SOUTHEAST HOLIDAY LUNCH
A Southeast FRPA tradition, this fun lunch brings together the Southeast community of park and recreation professionals for a time to share good together, participate in the annual silent auction, and perhaps play a few games. $300 investment gives your company a table top display area, recognition in the registration brochure and onsite materials, and two lunch tickets (option to purchase additional tickets at $25 each)
December 3, 2026 | Parkland, FL
PARK MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
FRPA’s Park Management Institute is an intensive and comprehensive learning journey appropriate for those responsible for senior level leadership in the Parks area. We have two options to support this event. There is one Presenting Sponsorship available at the $750 level and includes an address to the participants during the opening comments and the ability to play a short video; as well as the items listed under the vendor sponsorship items following. For your $325 Vendor Sponsorship investment you will receive: Sponsor table located in premier location with high exposure to workshop attendees to be set up all day on Thursday, Prominent recognition in the meeting emails, listing on onsite slides and program during the event, one lunch ticket (may purchase additional lunches for representatives) for Thursday.
AGENCY SUMMIT
The FRPA Agency Summit is a premier educational experience for Directors, Assistant Directors and Superintendents in key decision making positions within public agencies providing parks, recreation, and similar community services.
EVENING EVENT SPONSOR | $3,000
Sponsor receives: Recognition signage, recognition in registration materials, attendance for two (2) company representatives on Thursday and Friday during the Summit, opportunity for two (2) company representatives to welcome attendees at the Evening Event*, opportunity to include information in the participant materials, recognition in pre-event emails. *NOTE: The evening event is attended by agency participants and Evening Event Sponsors ONLY
SUMMIT TITLE SPONSOR | $2,500
Sponsor receives: Recognition signage, recognition in registration materials, attendance for two (2) company representatives on Thursday and Friday during the Summit, opportunity to include information in the participant materials, recognition in pre-event emails
SUMMIT SUPPORT SPONSOR | $1,500
Sponsor receives: Recognition signage, recognition in registration materials, attendance for one (1) company representative on Thursday and Friday during the Summit, opportunity to include information in the participant materials, recognition in pre-event emails
2026 ANNUAL FRPA CONFERENCE
The Florida Recreation and Park Association annually hosts its Conference and Trade Show in August. This much anticipated event offers over 100 educational sessions for park and recreation professionals from across the State of Florida. Also highly popular, is the seven-hour trade show and exhibit hall, featuring product and service providers for the field of parks and recreation. The 2026 Annual Conference will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, August 30-September 2, 2026.