Tag: Upcoming Events

Celebrate the wonderful mother figures in your life! Click here to see a full list of activities we’ve got going on at the Park District to celebrate.

Dock your spaceship at Ridgeland Common for a Star Wars themed afternoon with out-of-this-world decorations, activities, and music. Come dressed as your favorite character!

Skate rental included in the fee.

June is national perennial gardening month, and our greenhouses are bursting with our top perennial choices for your gardens! Shop the Oak Park Conservatory’s Perennial Pollinator Plant Sale and increase your garden’s biodiversity with our favorite selection of plants for your home garden, including selections of natives, native cultivars, and heirloom perennials grown locally at the Conservatory greenhouses. Order early online or shop in person!

Our experts will be on hand to answer questions on plant selection.

• • May 1: Online ordering opens
  • May 30-31: In-person shopping and order pick-up

Join us for KidsFest, the popular family event sponsored by the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory. Help us celebrate Earth Day with live raptors! Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab & Education is our featured presenter. Celebrate the wonders of our planet with activities from our partners: Trailside Museum, University of Illinois Extension, Brookfield Zoo, and the Oak Park Public Library.

Tickets are required for this free event.

Celebrate diversity and inclusion with a day of performances, workshops, and activities showcasing cultures from around the world! Hosted in partnership with D97, the Oak Park Public Library, and OPRF High School.

Performances:

11:00A: Spanish ‘Sevillanas’ with Mother and Daughters
11:40A: Traditional Irish Dancing with Foy School
12:10P: Dance of Hula with Halau i Ka Pono
12:40P: El Jarabe Tapata with Lincoln Elementary School
1:10P: Group Dance with Peruvian Performance
1:40P: Cultural Dances with Pan Asian Leadership Society

Food Vendors:

Bricks Pizza
Carnivore Oak Park
Ciro
Robinson’s Ribs
Khyber Pass