Juneteenth, Skokie Pride, July events +
June 18, 2021
Celebrate Skokie Juneteenth this weekend!
In 2021, Skokie joins the 156-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of African Americans from enslavement.  
 
Join the celebration with opening ceremonies on the Village green tonight, food and fun at Devonshire Park tomorrow, followed by an evening at Sketchbook Brewery with virtuoso jazz trumpeter Corey Wilkes and Sketchbook's own Skokie Juneteenth beer!

Friday, June 18, 2021
Village Green –– 5127 Oakton St.
6 p.m. – Opening ceremonies with guest speakers, located between the Village Hall and the Skokie Public Library.

Saturday, June 19, 2021
Devonshire Park, 4400 Greenwood St. – see the map here
2-2:45 p.m. – Children’s activities by Skokie Public Library and Skokie Park District
2:45-3 p.m. – Storyteller Nonku Kunene Adumetey
3-5 p.m. – Whosay the Magician, Steel Drummer Nigel Thomas from the Caribbean Island of Grenada, S.O.U.L. Creations
3-5 p.m. – Vaccine Clinic. Pre-registration required here.
3-5 p.m. – Pre-ordered Babito's Bites pickup. No orders taken day-of-event. Deadline to pre-order was June 17.
Sketchbook Brewing Company –– 4901 Main St., 6-9 p.m.
Skokie's premier brewpub will celebrate Juneteenth with music food and of course, beer. Click here for required reservations.

  • Live performance by Corey Wilkes
  • Joshua Free with guest Sparkle Motion
  • Food for purchase by Soul and Smoke
  • Special Juneteenth brew available for purchase
  • Proceeds go to a not-for-profit.
June is Pride month!
Throughout the month of June, the district and the Skokie Public Library offer a number of Pride events for the Skokie LGBTQ+ community and all Skokie residents and their families.

Click the links below to check out every exciting Skokie Pride event!

Pride Month Scavenger Hunt – Seven Skokie Parks
Through July 2
June 19, 7:30 p.m.   

Design Iron-On Patches – Virtual, Skokie Public Library  
June 23, 5–6 p.m.

Civic Lab: Queer Representation in the Media – Virtual, Skokie Public Library
June 23, 7:30–8:30 p.m.

Food Science for the Win: Pride Popsicles – Virtual, Skokie Public Library
June 24, 11:30

Somewhere on the Rainbow Discussion – Virtual, Skokie Public Library  
June 26, 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Show Tune Sing-a-Long – Oakton Park
June 27, 12–2 p.m.

Book Discussion: Confessions of the Fox – Virtual, Skokie Public Library  
June 29, 7:30 p.m., ages 18+

Check out our new July Happenings calendar!
If you are ready to get out of the house and play, this is the place for ideas! In July, the Skokie Park District offers great one-day events, workshops, outings and more.

Click on the calendar to view it.

Families! Enjoy '4th of July in a Bag'
Keep your family entertained with activities on Independence Day!

Each bag contains the materials needed to create five crafts with detailed instructions.

Pick up will take place at the Devonshire Cultural Center, 4400 Greenwood Ave. between 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., June 30 to July 2.
 
Activities include:
 
  • Marble Fireworks painting (supplies for 4 pictures)
  • Pom-Pom flag craft (supplies for 2 crafts)
  • July 4 door banner (supplies for 1 banner)
  • Fireworks table decoration (supplies for 1 decoration)
  • July 4 window decoration (supplies for 2 decorations)
  • Additional ideas sheet for crafts at home
 
Price per bag: $35
 
Check out the new Playtime Park playground
Playtime Park's new playground is now open, making it the seventh playground renovated in Skokie this year.

One of the district's smallest parks, Playtime is located in an alley near the corner of Crain Street and Ridgeway Avenue on Skokie's northeast side.

Peccia, Pohatan and Shabonee Parks are also set for renovation this summer. All Skokie playgrounds have been uniquely and safely designed with state-of-the-art play structures and surfaces.

Click the photos below for a larger image.

Now offering Season Pool Passes
Season Pool Passes are now on sale –– online and at the Weber, Oakton and Devonshire Centers. Season Passes are valid at both the Devonshire Aquatic Center and the Skokie Water Playground for open swim and lap swim.

Skokie & Evanston residents: $50/person.
Non-residents: $85/person.

Check out the 2021 Summer Program Guide
The Skokie Park District's summer programs are now online and with them the district's Summer Program Guide, readying our residents for summer registration.

The Summer Program Guide offers you and your family an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including a huge number of summer special events.

Click on the guide cover to jump into summer!