Grab a kit and create, discover, play at home. Check back often as new projects and activities are released each month. Pick up one or all. Share with neighbors and friends. A great surprise for your child or grandchildren or even for yourself.
1-2:30P: Motown Nation - Motown and 60s Smash Hits
3-4:30P: Dancing Queen - An ABBA Salute
Professional and student actors from Wheaton College Arena Theater present a new Shakespeare production each year with full sounds, lighting, and costumes.
6-7:30P: Jagged Little Pill - Tribute to Alanis Morissette
8-9:30P: Goddesses of Rock - A Tribute to Female Icons
6-7:30P: Landslide - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
8-9:30P: The PettyBreakers - Tom Petty Tribute Band
Month of October
Taking in the beautiful fall colors at Cosley Zoo is a must do! Come see the animals and take in the thousands of pumpkins scattered on the zoo’s lawn.
Enjoy a family-friendly evening in downtown Wheaton, complete with live entertainment, food, beer garden and children’s area.
Race through luminary lanes at the Light the Torch 5K Night Run and end with live entertainment, carnival rides, food, and beer garden at October Fest hosted by DuPage County Historical Museum! Presented in partnership by the Wheaton Park District and FT Cares Foundation, this 5K run/walk is a unique race through downtown Wheaton after sunset.
It’s a spooktacular night of crafts, games, and more! Join us for our traditional Halloween Happening event. Fun passes available. Check back for additional details to be posted.
Experience an evening stroll through the zoo while enjoying the family friendly decorations, activities and pumpkin decorating.
Come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy a three-floor flashlight scavenger hunt, movie and crafts. $10 per person.
November 26-December 30
A wintertime visit to Cosley Zoo has become a family tradition for many. Make it one of yours!
This winter 5K run features lots of spirit, post-race refreshments and holiday cheer!
Spring 2022
Show up in your brightest white shirts, shorts, and shoes and we shower you along the route with vibrant color made from safe, food-grade, biodegradable cornstarch. By the time you cross the finish line, you’ll be a brilliant color palette of warm and cool hues!
Summer 2022
The Wheaton Park District and the Kiwanis Club of Wheaton look forward to fishing with you in the summer of 2022.
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