S3E1 · Go Big or Go Home

Complete story — includes the ending

Leslie ( Amy Poehler ) and the parks department return to work after three months, only to be told by state auditors Chris ( Rob Lowe ) and Ben ( Adam Scott ) that the budget crisis still looms. After unsuccessfully trying to have their budget restored by using Ann ( Rashida Jones ) to seduce Chris with a date, Leslie decides to make an all or nothing play by resurrecting the Pawnee harvest festival. Either the festival is a financial success, or the parks Department will be eliminated. After their bad date, Ann apologizes to Chris and asks to go out again, and he accepts. Meanwhile, Ben restarts the youth basketball league and instates Ron ( Nick Offerman ) and Andy ( Chris Pratt ) to coach the only two teams. Tom ( Aziz Ansari ) referees, but gives preferential treatment to Andy out of jealousy that Ron is dating Tom's ex-wife, Wendy ( Jama Williamson ). April, still angry with Andy for having kissed Ann, returns from a vacation with a new boyfriend from Venezuela, Eduardo. A disappointed Andy vows to win her back.