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Family Summer Concert: Kitty Orca Music & Piano
Tuesday, July 14 | 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Prospect Park, 733 N. Prospect Ave.
Ages 5 and under

Join Miss Jennifer with her guitar and ukulele for a FREE concert celebrating our favorite parts of summer! Embrace your inner child as we sing about popsicles, fireflies, bugs, parks, fishing, swimming, animals, and more! Old favorites combined with original songs, and shakers, instruments, and bubbles add to the summer fun! This sing-along, dance-along, clap-along, play-along concert will get kids and grownups movin’ and groovin’ to the sounds of summer!

Hinkley Flick & Float: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Friday, July 17 | 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Fee: $10R/$15NR
Hinkley Pool, 25 Busse Hwy.
All ages

Join us at Hinkley Pool as we float around and enjoy the movie The Super Mario Galaxy after dark! Bring your favorite pool float for this event to help you relax under the stars. Admission begins at 7:30pm and the movie begins at dusk. Pre-registration is not required.

S’mores, Stories, Songs, and Strolls
Friday, July 17 | 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Wildwood Nature Center, 531 Forestview Ave.
For ages 2+ with adult

Enjoy a summer night of s’mores, stories, and songs with your family. Sit around Wildwood’s campfire circle to sing and cook yummy s’mores, and head out around the pond for a nighttime stroll.

Early Childhood Expo & Kite Fest
Saturday, July 18 | 10:00am – Noon
Maine Park Leisure Center, 2701 W. Sibley St
For ages 5 and under

Parents and children, sample everything the Park District has to offer children age 5 and under, all in one place! Follow our scavenger hunt through the facility to try out our classes and activities. Drop in any time!

Schedule of Events:
10:00am-10:30am – Kitty Orca Music & Piano
10:30am-11:00am – Kid Rock
11:00am-11:30am – The Stage School
11:30am-Noon – Hot Shot Sports

Kite Fest is teaming up with our Early Childhood Expo at Maine Park! Help us decorate the hallways with colorful kites and make your own kite to take home. Kite kits are first come, first serve while supplies last. This event promotes the Park District Youth License Plate. $25 from the sale and renewals of each plate goes toward park district youth programming. Learn more at 4KIDSplate.com

Smart Cycling for Youth
Saturday, July 18 | 9:00am – 10:30am
Centennial Park Parking Lot, 100 S. Western Ave.
For ages 8-14
Be prepared for a summer of safe cycling in Park Ridge. This 90-minute on bike instruction course for youth between 8-14 years of age will cover basics of bike handling, safety, and rules of the road.

Sundae Funday
Sunday, July 19 | Noon-12:30pm or 3:30pm-4:00pm
Prospect Park Splash Pad, 733 Prospect Ave.
All ages

Enjoy a sweet ice cream treat at the Splash Pad between 12:00pm-12:30pm or 3:30pm-4:00pm at the Prospect Park Splash Pad.
While supplies last.

Regular pool admission fees apply.

Movies in the Park: The Grinch
Thursday, July 23 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Prospect Park, 733 N. Prospect Ave.
All ages

Grab the family and join us for a movie in the park! Movie begins at dusk. In the event of inclement weather, movies are shown indoors at the Paula Hassell O’Connor Community Building at Prospect Park.

The Grinch attempts to undermine the annual Christmas celebration at Whoville with the help of his loyal dog and reindeer. Disguised as Santa Claus he tries to steal all the presents, but his cover is threatened by an earnest young girl. Don’t miss a special appearance by The Grinch!

Zombie Tag at Wildwood
Thursday, July 23 | 6:00pm – 7:15pm
Wildwood Nature Center, 531 Forestview Ave.
For ages 2+ with adult

Are you ready for Wildwood’s twist on the classic game of tag? Zombie Tag, is a prairie wide invasion to escape and evade getting tagged by the group of Zombie players. If you get tagged twice, you become a full-fledge “Zombie” and you join the rest of the mob in the attack!

Country Farm Fair
Saturday, July 25 | Noon – 3:00pm
Wildwood Nature Center, 531 Forestview Ave.
All ages

Enjoy a day down on the farm! Pet cows, chickens, goats, and more in the petting zoo featuring over 20 animals. Head out on a 50¢ hayride through Wildwood and hop on a pony ($5/ride). Have a rootin’ tootin’ good time with bingo, pig races, games, activities, and crafts. During the event, cowpokes big and small can try their hand at fun free contests like pie eating, potato sack races, tug of war, and a water balloon toss. Food and drinks are available for sale.

Free family events include:
1:00pm   Pie Eating Contest
1:30pm   Potato Sack Races
2:00pm   Tug of War
2:30pm   Water Balloon Toss

Family Summer Concert: Zydeco VooDoo Band
Tuesday, July 28 | 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Prospect Park, 733 N. Prospect Ave.
Ages 5 and under

Zydeco Voodoo is an interactive, family-friendly band channeling the fun of New Orleans and the bayou! Rooted in traditional Zydeco and Cajun dance music, the band also dives deep into NOLA Funk, Swamp Pop, R & B, and reinvents modern songs with a Louisiana/New Orleans flavor. Join in the fun by dancing and playing percussion instruments that the band brings for the audience to use!

Movie in the Park: Cars
Thursday, August 6 | 7:00am – 10:00pm
Prospect Park, 733 N. Prospect Ave.
All ages

Grab the family and join us for a movie in the park! Movie begins at dusk. In the event of inclement weather, movies are shown indoors at the Paula Hassell O’Connor Community Building at Prospect Park.

A cocky hot rod gets stranded in a desert town en route to a big race, and gets a long-overdue lesson in humility. With the help of the town’s quirky car population, he learns that sometimes life is more about the voyage than the outcome of the race.

Homegrown Harvest: Midseason Garden Tune-Up
Tuesday, August 11 | 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Centennial Activity Center, 100 S. Western Ave.
For ages 18+

Our Homegrown Harvest series is a hands-on, seasonal gardening series to help you grow more food with less guesswork—learn what to do, when to do it, and how to keep your garden thriving from summer through fall. Each series is led by Katie Shamis of VK Gardens. Katie is a sustainability, garden consultant and educator who helps gardeners grow abundant, organic food with practical, low-stress methods that fit into real life.