August events, Story Stroll, SPACE registration & jobs +
August 6, 2021
Sponsor or volunteer for Skokie's Backlot Bash!

One way not to miss the party of the year is to donate a few hours of your time to Skokie's Backlot Bash, August 27-29. We have many fun tasks that need to be done and you can help us out!
Sponsor the Bash
Boost your business by sponsoring the Bash! For information about getting in on a prime spot for your brand, call Diane Hardy at (773) 569-1208.

Story Stroll at Emerson Park

Bring the family to various Skokie parks this summer and read the stories on display!

Every two weeks, a designated park will feature a children’s book laminated and attached to kiosks along our park path. As you stroll along the trail, you will be directed to the next page in the story.

Enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time! Book titles will be announced the week prior to each scheduled park date.

August 10-22
Book - Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley
Are there are other habitable planets out there besides Earth? And if there are...are they home to other beings like us? How would we interact with them. Follow a young girl as she explores these questions in this gorgeous book about the wondrous search for another Goldilocks planet.

Summer Story Stroll Locations
Through August 8: Shawnee Park
August 10–22: Emerson Park
August 24–September 6: Peccia Park
September 8–19: Gross Point Park
September 21–October 3: Hamlin Park


Skokie's Backlot Dash 5K
& Kid's Half Mile Color Fun Run

Before you rock out at Skokie’s Backlot Bash, you and the entire family can start your Saturday with a run through beautiful and historic downtown Skokie.

In addition, right before the Backlot Dash 5K, kids will run the Half Mile Youth Color Run, an out-and-back course with white t-shirts provided for runners who will then run through powdered colors thrown along the course.

Village Green, east of the Skokie Public Library
5200 Oakton Street
Saturday, August 28, 8 a.m.
Drive-in Movie: Coco

Join us for the Disney-Pixar Academy Award-winning family film, Coco, at Skokie's converted drive-in theater! COVID-19 guidelines observed.

Thursday, August 12
Sports Park East, 3459 Oakton St.
Gates opens at 7:15 p.m./ Movie starts at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets – $16/vehicle, on sale now.

For further information please contact Michael Van Den Bosch via email or call (847) 929-7710.
This month outdoors: Little Women

Bring your lawn chair and head to the Skokie Heritage Museum (8031 Floral Ave.) for a performance of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.

The musical focuses on the four March sisters and their beloved Marmee, at home in Concord, Massachusetts, while their father is away serving as a Union Army Chaplain during the Civil War. 

Saturdays, August 14 & 21 at 2:30P
Sunday, August 15 at 2:30P.
Sunday, August 22 at 5P.

Tickets – $15, on sale now.
Free Pro Wrestling

Check out free live pro wrestling on the streets of downtown Skokie, Sunday, August 22 at 2 p.m. at 8050 N. Lincoln Ave!

The show will feature WWE hall-of-famer Rikishi, who will sign autographs for a fee.
Last chance to register for
Before & After School Care!

The district's SPACE program will be ending registration today (Friday, August 6) for the 2021-22 school year at 5 p.m.
Be a SPACE program leader or site director!

Make a difference in a child's life! We have part-time openings for program leaders and site directors for our SPACE program at local Skokie schools.
Fitness First will hold its next member meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, August 25 at 6 p.m.
Find your fall programs today!

The Skokie Park District's fall programs are now online and with them the district's Fall Program Guide, readying our residents for fall registration on August 15.*

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

Click on the guide cover to fall into fall.
August Happenings!

Looking for fun next month? This is the place for ideas! The Skokie Park District offers great one-day events, workshops, outings, special events and more.

Click on the calendar below to view it.



Register for fall skating classes today!

Check out the new Fall Skatium Program Guide, as fall 2021 kicks off early at the Skatium Ice Arena, with figure skating and hockey class registration beginning in early August.

Learn to skate, play in leagues, or attend one of the Skatium's public skating sessions or special events!

Click on the guide cover to view.







CDC Mask Update

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Skokie Park District has followed all CDC and IDPH guidelines regarding mask usage. As the CDC and IDPH modify their recommendations based on transmission status, the park district will follow suit. For a full explanation of our up-to-date COVID-19 policies click here.