Maple Sugar Festival

kids gather around a tree with a blue tap extracting the sap

Join us for the Maple Sugar Festival at Austin Gardens on Sunday, March 8 from 11:00A-1:00P. This is a free event, no registration required.

Learn how to identify and tap a maple tree, including drilling and setting the tap. Then, we’ll simmer the sap over a fire to make syrup and maple candy!

Plus, enjoy maple-themed activities in the Austin Gardens Nature Center.

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.

Shamrock Scavenger Hunt

shamrocks

Head to the Oak Park Conservatory and find the hidden shamrocks! Prizes are awarded to this that find all seven scattered among our plants.

Live shamrocks will also be available for purchase.

This is a free event, no registration required. Please note that the Conservatory is closed on Mondays.

Indoor Pool Referendum Community Information Session

lap pool with clear divider in background showing additional pools and waterslides captioned view from lap pool

Residents who would like to learn more about the Park District of Oak Park referendum are encouraged to attend one of the upcoming community information sessions. Please stop by the CRC to learn and ask questions so you can make an informed decision when you vote on Tuesday, March 17.

Childcare is provided. If you plan to bring your child(ren), please RSVP by clicking here.

Lunar New Year

purple dragon dancing on the rubinstein patio at the conservatory

Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s ZAP! Conservation Science Adventures is joining the Oak Park Conservatory to celebrate Lunar New Year, Year of the Goat. Experience wildlife, hands-on activities, crafts, scavenger hunts, and more! All ages.

Registration is required to attend this free event. This is a timed entry event.