Articles filed under Park Districts
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Folk festival brings music and storytelling to Geneva for Labor Day weekendAug 26, 2025 10:29 pm - The Fox Valley Folklore Society's annual festival features live music, storytelling, workshops, and family activities over Labor Day weekend. The festival showcases local, national, and international talent across six stages, with over 20 featured performers and artists.
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Primrose Farm offers new science education opportunitiesAug 26, 2025 12:07 am - Former teacher David McAndrew has partnered with St. Charles Park District to teach a Barnyard Biotechnology Series exploring DNA, cloning extinct species, beating pandemics, dog genetics, antibiotic resistance, and GMOs.
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‘Everyone has fun’: Buffalo Grove pool season ends with cardboard boat regattaAug 23, 2025 3:53 pm - Willow Stream Pool’s season finished Saturday with Buffalo Grove Park District’s annual Cardboard Boat Regatta.
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Playhouse 38 holds auditions for fall comedyAug 20, 2025 10:41 pm - Auditions for the hilarious comedy "The One Act Play That Goes Wrong" are open at Geneva Park District's Playhouse 38 theater. No experience is needed, and all skill levels are welcome.
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Draft master plan released for Diamond Lake recreation center, beach and boat launchAug 19, 2025 6:48 am - Another measure of community input is being sought as a vision for Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s Diamond Lake recreation center beach and boat launch comes into focus.
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Beach at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich closed this weekendAug 15, 2025 3:32 pm - The beach at Paulus Park, 200 S. Rand Road (Route 12) in Lake Zurich, will be closed this weekend due to elevated bacteria levels.
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Fully accessible Hero Park in Round Lake Beach opening SaturdayAug 14, 2025 2:34 pm - The Round Lake Area Park District is hosting the grand opening of Hero Park from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 16.
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Partners for Our Communities to host golf outing Sept. 12Aug 13, 2025 12:07 am - Join Partners for Our Communities' golf outing on Sept. 12 to support their work empowering underserved individuals and families in the Northwest suburbs.
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New Depot Museum exhibit tells Batavia’s story through quirky and unique objectsAug 05, 2025 10:29 pm - Two exhibits are opening Aug. 8 at the Batavia Depot Museum. "Uncovered: Quirks and Curiosities of the Batavia HIstorical Society" is a collection of hidden treasures, unique and mysterious items in the collection. "Uncovered: Unconditional Love" details the close relationships Batavians have had with their pets over the decades.
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Hampshire’s Coon Creek Country Days returns with live music, parade and moreAug 04, 2025 1:02 am - The annual Coon Creek Country Days festival in Hampshire returns from Aug. 7-10 with four nights of live music, featuring seven bands.