Perennial Pollinator Plant Sale

allium purple sensation flowers

June is National Perennial Gardening Month, and our greenhouses are bursting with our top perennial choices for your garden! Increase your garden’s biodiversity with our favorite selection of perennial pollinator plants for your home garden, including selections of natives, native cultivars, and heirloom perennials grown locally at the Conservatory greenhouses.

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

Order online beginning May 1.
Shop in-person and pick up orders May 29-30, 10:00A-4:00P.

KidsFest

child looks at owl at kids fest

Join us for KidsFest and celebrate Earth Day! We’ll discover the wonders of our planet with activities from our partners, including Trailside Museum, University of Illinois Extension, Brookfield Zoo, the Oak Park Library, and Northern Illinois Raptor Rehabilitation.

This is a free event, but tickets are required. Presented by the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory.

Arbor Day

preschool students help plant a tree

Join us at Field Park to celebrate trees and learn from experts about nurturing their care! Have tons of fun with a tree planting, crafts, and a visit with Cook County Forest Preserve District.

This is a free event, no registration required.

School of Rock Rocks the Rink

a group of tweens smile at the rink

Join us for a rockin’ concert on the ice with guest stars from School of Rock! Skate under multicolor lights while enjoying live music. Skate rental included. Open to all ages.

Free with rink pass!

Repair Cafe

repair cafe
Open the first Saturday of every month, 10:00A-1:30P at Fox Center (624 S Oak Park Ave)

Toss it? No way! The Oak Park Repair Café meets the first Saturday of the month at Fox Center. Repair coaches will be available to help you fix anything from small appliances to torn clothing.

The Oak Park Repair Café is free and open to the public; since we started in 2013 we’ve kept over 700 items out of the landfill!

Given the increase in volume we request each guest bring one item for repair.

Thank you, and looking forward to seeing you there!

To learn more about the international Repair Café movement, please go to www.repaircafe.org. The Oak Park Repair Café can be found at www.repaircafeoakparkil.org.