Daphne

Boardwalks and Sunset Walks

Centennial Park - a quaint, charming children's playground located across from City Hall on Main Street.

Records indicate April 9, 1874 as the actual establishment of the town to be called Daphne with the classification of a Postmaster and official Post Office for the Community. This city was a resort area prior to the War between the States. In the early 1900′s, several Italian families settled in Daphne and brought with them great expertise in agriculture and a tradition of foods and wine. Their family names remain an important part of Daphne’s heritage. The “Festa Italiana,” sponsored by Christ the King Church Sodality, held each spring in partnership with the Eastern Shore Chamber’s Arts and Crafts Festival, entices the crowd with local pastas, sauces, and delicious foods and crafts prepared from family traditions. The Festa truly emphasizes the wonderful heritage brought to this area from Italy.

• Daphne Sports Complex – opened in 2019, a stunning ten field baseball and softball complex.
• Trione Park – a large multi-field sports complex with football, soccer, softball/baseball fields.
• Lott Park – located in Olde Towne Daphne features new tennis and pickleball courts opened in 2020. Legacy playground, bocce, basketball and practice baseball/softball facilities round out this charming Main Street park highlighted by signature live oak trees.
• Centennial Park – a lovely, charming children’s playground located across from Daphne City Hall on Main Street.
• May Day Park – Waterfront park that includes a huge playground for young children, a boat launch and a pier on Mobile Bay.
• Bayfront Park – Waterfront park overlooks the bay. A boardwalk entrance to Village Point Park Preserve.
• Village Point Park Preserve -the largest park in Daphne with walking trails in a nature setting. The park is an estuary for wildlife and is also home to the historic D’olive family cemetery .