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Skokie Juneteenth Celebration! | |
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Love ~ Liberation ~ Life
Learn more about the history and traditions of 1865’s Emancipation Day.
Celebrate Juneteenth in Skokie!
Saturday, June 17, 1-7 p.m.
Oakton Park
4701 Oakton St.
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Bring your chairs and blankets to the park for music, magic, dance and fun!
*Corey Bless Productions to DJ in-between musical sets.
1 p.m. – African Drums by Tony Garrett
1:15 p.m. – Storytime with Nonku Kunene Adumetey
1:30 p.m. – Magic of WhoSay
1:45 p.m. – GreanTTea Band
2 p.m. – Welcome & Black National Anthem
2:15 p.m. – Praise Dance Performance by De’Erin Hickman and Javonte Barber
2:20 p.m. – Juneteenth Proclamation: Dr. Keith Robinson, Skokie Board of Trustees
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2:30 p.m. – Keynote Speaker: Cherese Ledet, CEO YWCA Evanston/North Shore
2:40 p.m. – Gospel performance by Bessie Simmons
3 p.m. – South Shore Drill Team
3:45 p.m. – Phillip Michael Scales
4:30 p.m. – Eric Dozier
5:20 p.m. – Seth Watson
6 p.m. – J Grant Experience
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Bring the family to Skokie Pride! | |
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A free, family-friendly party in the park celebrating LGBTQ Pride!
Skokie Pride features entertainment including live music, dance, and more.
Sunday, June 18, 1-4 p.m.
Oakton Park
4701 Oakton St.
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Join us for our June Drive-In Movie: Up | |
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Bring the kids in the family car for the Skokie Park District drive-in movie showing of "Up!"
A 78-year-old curmudgeonly balloon salesman is not your average hero. When he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America, he finally fulfills his lifelong dream of adventure.
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After Carl discovers an 8-year-old stowaway named Russell, this unlikely duo soon finds themselves on a hilarious journey in a lost world filled with danger and surprises.
Thursday, June 22, 8 p.m.
Skokie Sports Park East
3459 Oakton St.
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Flea Market Frenzy in June | |
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Browse hidden treasures and find great prices on items such as antiques, holiday decor, dishes, clothing, tools, electronics, video games, jewelry, books, music, movies, art, vinyl, and other totally weird stuff! Flea Market Frenzy is held one Sunday a month through October.
Free admission!
Sunday, June 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Oakton Community Center Parking Lot
4701 Oakton St.
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Sports Park –– golf equipment garage sale! | |
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Skokie Sports Park is cleaning out its attic and is selling (at a discount) all new and used golf clubs, head covers and club heads. Prices as marked. No price negotiations.
Everything must go. Stop by Sunday, buy some clubs and play the golf range!
Sunday, June 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Skokie Sports Park tent
3459 Oakton St.
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Peccia Park Hot Dog event rescheduled for July 26 | | |
Skokie Story Stroll first stop: Shabonee Park | |
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Bring the family to various Skokie parks this summer and read the free children's stories on display!
Every three weeks, a designated park will feature a children’s book attached to kiosks along the 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!
June 5–22
Shabonee Park – "The Year We Learned to Fly "
Two siblings use their imaginations to escape their immediate surroundings throughout the seasons. "The Year We Learned to Fly" offers a narrative rich with literary and visual symbolism, simultaneously simple and profound. With this book, Jacqueline Woodson creates a path that children may follow as they gain confidence and imagine a way forward no matter what challenges arise.
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Shabonee Park is located at 9811 Kedvale Ave.
Also coming this summer
June 26–July 13: Navajo Park
July 17–August 3: Emerson Park
August 7–24: Devonshire Park
August 28–September 29: Peccia Park
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Skokie Water Playground now open | |
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Spend an afternoon at the Skokie Water Playground, where you and your family can take a leisurely dip in a 14,000 square foot main pool with beach entry, play in a fully accessible splash pad, take a ride down one of our three giant slides, or take the challenge and stand beneath the big red bucket and get drenched by 300 gallons of water! Then take a break and visit the concession stand and have a cool drink or a frozen treat.
Buy a day pass or save on a Pool Pass for the entire summer, good at both Devonshire Aquatic Center and Skokie Water Playground.
Purchase a pass online below, or at the Devonshire Community Center, the Oakton Community Center or the Weber Leisure Center. Passes are valid for anyone 2-years-old and older and are non-refundable.
Click here for more Skokie pool information.
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Find new fun in our June Happenings calendar! | |
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If you are looking for new and unique ways to have fun in June, the Skokie Park District offers great one-day events, workshops, outings, special events and more!
Click on the calendar below to view it and access its links.
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The Summer Program Guide is here
Registration ongoing
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Summer is here and the park district's summer classes and events are now online –– and with them the district's Summer Program Guide for 2023.
This guide offers you and your family a convenient look at an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including many summer outdoor special events.
Celebrate summer by finding a new program, class or hobby at your Skokie Park District!
Click the button below to plan your summer fun.
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