June 2025, 2026 update: Check out the Marcy Park news and photos in the July newsletter.
July / August 2026 University City News newsletter PDF is now online; delivery begins this weekend
June 2026 announcement: It is UCCA‘s understanding that the University City Community Foundation, under the direction of Ruth DeSantis, UCCF President, will be hosting a grand reopening of Marcy Park on Saturday, June 20, beginning at 6 PM. The movie The Greatest Showman will be shown at sunset, around 8 PM. There will be a portable toilet and a food truck on site.
To celebrate the completion of this 16 year project, UCCF is hosting a ribbon cutting and movie in the park on Saturday, June 20th.
A ribbon cutting and movie in the park special event is planned for Saturday, June 20th at 6 PM.
- Visit University City Community Foundation Facebook: We are thrilled to announce that the renovation of Marcy Park is complete and the construction fencing will be removed.
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May 2026 announcement: On Saturday, June 20, there will be an event at Marcy Park with a showing of the movie “The Greatest Showman”. This event and movie is sponsored by University City Community Foundation and coordinated by Ruth DeSantis.
March 2026 announcement from UCCF Facebook @ University City Community Foundation : We are thrilled to announce that the renovation of Marcy Park is complete and the construction fencing will be removed.
March 2026 update: It’s UCCA’s understanding that the Marcy Park Renovation Project is nearing completion. The construction is essentially completed and the sod has been installed. The park playground area is now scheduled to reopen in March after the city staff ensures that all construction is complete and the irrigation system is working properly,
Please note that Marcy Park is maintained by the Parks & Recreation staff at Standley Recreation Center. Residents can attend the Standley Recreation Group CRG meetings on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 pm, for the most up-to-date information from Parks & Recreation staff.
As of November 1, 2019, the information below is no longer being updated. It remains on UCCA’s website for historical reference only.
- Visit the UCCF Facebook at: University City Community Foundation
- For recent Marcy Park news, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/?s=marcy+park
Marcy Park at 5504 Stresemann Street in University City is a diamond in the rough. It is located on the rim of a beautiful and quiet canyon. Marcy Park is adjacent to lovely single family homes and the prestigious Mission Bay Montessori Academy (MBMA).
It should be a park that makes residents proud, yet it has fallen into a sad state over the decades and many liken it to the forgotten child. For years Marcy Park has received the least funding and attention of all our area parks. Several trees have come down over the years without being replanted, park benches destroyed but never replaced and playground equipment inaccessible to those children with special needs.
The Marcy Park Renovation Project proposes to upgrade Marcy Park through the replacement of lost trees and park benches/tables, renovation of the existing play structure to be limited to 1-5 year-olds, with the addition of a new play area for older children with their own swings and climbing equipment.
