February 14, 2025

Check out our spring programs!

Spring classes and events (April and May) are viewable online –– and with them the district's Spring Program Guide '25.

This guide offers you and your family a convenient look at an enormous variety of recreational, educational and fitness alternatives, including many spring indoor and outdoor special events.

Celebrate spring by finding a new program, class or hobby at your Skokie Park District!

Registration begins:

Skokie residents: Saturday, March 15

Non-residents: Saturday, March 22

Click the button below to plan your winter fun!

This weekend! Winter Chilly Fest at Emily Oaks

Enjoy winter fun under the stars and a cozy indoor chili dinner for all ages!

The event features glittering lights and wildlife treat trees, creative snow and ice games, snowshoeing and hayrides through the woodland, ice skating on the pond, a campfire with hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows, and a delicious chili dinner in a rustic room overlooking the pond.

The menu for this fundraiser includes vegetarian chili with toppings, cornbread, apple juice, coffee, and dessert. Turkey hot dogs are available for children.

Saturday & Sunday

February 15 & 16, 4-8 p.m.

Emily Oaks Nature Center

4650 Brummel St.

Tickets are limited and are for specific dining times.

Admissions without Chili Dinner: $8/person

Admissions with Chili Dinner: $17 ($13 for children under age 10) 

Devonshire Playhouse: To Gillian on her 37th Birthday

A grieving widower is obsessed with the memory of his deceased wife, Gillian. As he isolates himself emotionally, he interacts with Gillian's spirit, which complicates his relationships with his teenage daughter, Rachel, and other family and friends. The play explores themes of loss, healing, and the complexities of moving on after a loved one's death.

Saturdays, February 15 & 22, 7 p.m.

Sundays, February 16 & 23, 3 p.m.

Devonshire Playhouse

4400 Greenwood St.

Adults–$23 / Students and Seniors–$18

Celebrate the Weber Leisure Center going solar!

The Skokie Park District is proud to announce the completion of a 458,000 watt solar system at the Weber Leisure Center. The district’s “Solarbration” and official ribbon cutting will be open to the public on Monday, February 24 at 1 p.m. at the Weber Leisure Center located at 9300 Weber Park Place in Skokie.

This no-cost project is an initiative to benefit the community and the environment in a partnership with Realgy Energy Services and Love Energy & Construction. Under a 24-year contract, the Skokie Park District will receive clean, renewable energy at a guaranteed low price. This innovative partnership also allows the park district to avoid delivery costs on the solar energy, allowing for a reduction in operating costs.

“We are thrilled to partner with Realgy Energy and Love Energy & Construction on this exciting project,” said Corrie Guynn, the district’s superintendent of parks, planning & facilities. “This solar system will lower our costs and benefit our community by providing clean energy and help us reduce our carbon footprint.”

Realgy Energy Services is underwriting the project and taking advantage of incentives that are unavailable to the park district. This allows them to invest in the solar system while securing a long-term commercial customer for the energy they sell. Love Energy & Construction designed, built, and will provide ongoing maintenance for the system.

The Skokie Park District’s Weber Leisure Center project is the fourth park district and the eighth project in the Chicago area to participate in Realgy’s unique Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) program. Realgy plans to partner with more for-profit and non-profit organizations in the next several years to build approximately 4.5 million watts of new solar projects in the Chicagoland area.

Summer Camp '25 resident registration is still on!

Opens for non-residents on February 22

Summer Camp registration for residents is now open, with space still available in some camps, including waitlist spots. You may register online or at one of the following facilities:

Weber Leisure Center, 9300 Weber Park Pl.

Oakton Community Center, 4701 Oakton St.

Devonshire Cultural Center, 4400 Greenwood St.

Skatium Ice Arena, 9340 Weber Park Pl.

Emily Oaks Nature Center, 4650 Brummel St.

Still haven't registered for camp?

Click here for Tips and Tricks on how to register.

Residents Registration

ongoing now

Non-Residents Registration

beginning Saturday, February 22 at 8:30 a.m.

Choose from art camps, general camps, nature camps, sports camps, teen and tween camps, and special interest camps. Click below or on the camp graphic to view the online camp guide.

Fun in February!

If you are looking for new and unique ways to have fun in February, 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 event links.

Click here for the entire calendar of events at the Skokie Park District.