Editing Stafford, Texas (section)

== Parks and recreation ==
[[File:StaffordCivicCenter.JPG|thumb|Stafford Civic Center]]
About {{convert|35.6|acre|m2}} of greenspace in Stafford are designated as municipal parks. Stafford City Park, the largest, covers {{convert|16|acre|m2}} of land. The park includes baseball and softball fields, basketball courts, a pavilion, playground equipment, [[picnic table|picnic bench]]es, and soccer (football)/open fields. Gordon Fountain Lake Park, covering {{convert|9|acre|m2}}, is Stafford's second-largest park. It has a 1/2-mile, lighted, jogging trail, a lake, a pavilion, picnic benches, and playground equipment. The {{convert|4.5|acre|m2|adj=on}} Vaccaro Manor Park has a lighted, quarter-mile jogging trail, a pavilion, playground equipment, sidewalks, and soccer/open fields. The {{convert|3.14|acre|m2|adj=on}} Rubin Park has playground equipment and picnic benches. First Street Park has {{convert|3|acre|m2}} of land and includes baseball/softball fields, a jogging trail, lighting, and picnic benches. The Margaret Havens Historical Memorial Garden is next to Stafford City Hall. Its rose garden, benches, and fountain have attracted many couples to marry there.<ref>"[http://www.cityofstafford.com/city_services/parks.htm Stafford City Parks]." City of Stafford. Retrieved on May 2, 2012.</ref> Stafford operates a Civic Center and a City Pool in the Municipal Complex. City residents pay $10 a year for pool access. The Stafford Centre Performing Arts Theatre and Convention Centre has a 1,100-seat performing arts theater; 25,000 square feet of meeting, banquet, and exposition space, including a 20,000-ft<sup>2</sup> ballroom; and over 28 acres of outdoor festival green space.<ref>"[http://www.cityofstafford.com/city_services/pool.htm Pool & Recreation]." City of Stafford. Retrieved on June 12, 2009.</ref>

Fort Bend County operates the {{convert|5|acre|m2|adj=on}} Stafford Community Center in [[Fifth Street, Texas|Fifth Street]], an [[unincorporated area]] near Stafford.<ref>"[http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getSitePage.asp?sitePage=5721 Community Centers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604103311/http://www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/getSitePage.asp?sitePage=5721 |date=June 4, 2011 }}." Fort Bend County. Retrieved on October 11, 2009.</ref>

In 2014 the [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]] Youth Cricket Club, a children's [[cricket (sport)|cricket]] club, was established. In 2016 it played its home games at [[Islamic Education Institute of Texas|Everest Academy]] in Stafford.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kadifa, Margaret|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/Cricket-isn-t-a-bug-to-this-group-of-youngsters-6946946.php|title='Cricket' isn't a bug to this group of youngsters|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=2016-03-22|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref>