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==Parks and recreation== The city has bike and walking paths. High Park features fishing, soccer fields, softball diamonds, walking paths, and an amphitheatre. Annual events include [[Fourth of July]], and Derby BBQ Festival.<ref>{{cite book|title=City of Derby 2016 Approved Budget|date=August 11, 2015|location=Derby, Kansas|pages=10β160|url=http://derbyweb.com/DocumentCenter/View/2482}}</ref> Some Derby residents participate in Friends of McConnell and serve as Honorary Commanders at nearby [[McConnell Air Force Base]].<ref>{{cite book|title=City of Derby 2016 Approved Budget|date=August 11, 2015|location=Derby, Kansas|pages=10β160|url=http://derbyweb.com/DocumentCenter/View/2482}}</ref> The Derby Recreation Center features a fitness center, gymnasium, basketball and racquetball courts, and a pool.<ref>{{cite web|title=Derby Recreation Center|url=http://ks-derbyreccommission.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=146|website=ks-derbyreccommission.civicplus.com|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> Other attractions include: * Rock River Rapids Aquatic Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockriverrapids.com |title=Rock River Rapids |year=2017 |publisher=Derby Recreation Commission |access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref> * The Derby Historical Museum, located in a 1923 school building, featuring historical artifacts including an 1870 log cabin, one of the largest displayed collections of arrowheads in Kansas, a school room, a general store that has a collection of antique pharmaceutical items, and an original two-horse covered wagon that traveled to the Derby area from North Carolina in the 1860s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Derby Historical Museum|url=http://www.travelks.com/listings/Derby-Historical-Museum/6131/|website=travelks.com|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> * The Derby Skate Park.<ref>{{cite book|title=City of Derby 2016 Approved Budget|date=August 11, 2015 |publisher=City of Derby |pages=10β160|url=http://derbyweb.com/DocumentCenter/View/2482}}</ref>
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