2023-2024 SCHOOL DAYS OFF & BREAK CAMPS Looking to book your coverage ahead of time for the 2023-2024 school year? Look no farther! CLICK HERE to view and register for School Days Off and Break Camps. Pre-Registration will open for current participants in April. General Registration will open 5/2/23 at 10 am.

GET YOUR TICKETS FOR: 2023 Yankee Doodle Dash 5K Start the Independence Day Celebration with our annual tradition, and dash the streets of Wilmette in our dandy 5K! TICKETS HERE starting May 3 at 9 am. *No household account with us? No problem! Select the "Continue as a Guest" option beneath the login screen and […]

Wilmette Children's Theater 2023 Student-Directed One-Act Plays: Fairytale Lane May 5 at 7 pm May 6 at 11 am May 7 at 11 am Each performance showcases: Sleeping Beauty Little Red Hen, by Joe Ferriero Pied Piper Fairytales all Wet, by Allyssa Hynes The Tale of Werewolf Cinderella, by Allyssa Hynes TICKETS $12 - Purchase tickets […]

SUMMER IS IN SIGHT! 2023 summer programs are posting online May 9 - check our our selection of seasonal favorites from swimming and diving, to SUP yoga! Registration opens at 10 am: 5/23 for residents 5/30 for non-residents  

2023 Spring Ice Show: Life's a Beach Come one, come all to another exciting and inspiring Spring Ice Show with our talented skaters! Performances: May 12 at 7 pm May 13 at 4 pm May 14 at 2 pm Enjoy our annual show at Centennial Ice Rinks (2300 Old Glenview Rd.) and cheer on our […]

TOUCH A TRUCK FREE EVENT for all ages Saturday, May 20 10 am-Noon Touch a Truck puts kids in the driver's seat! Join the Wilmette Park District, Village of Wilmette, US Coast Guard and more during this FREE and unique opportunity to explore trucks of all types all in one place. Inspect the equipment, meet […]

RESIDENT REGISTRATION OPENS! 2023 summer programs are posted - check our our selection of seasonal favorites from swimming and diving, to SUP yoga! Be ready to book your summer fun starting May 23 for residents. Registration opens at 10 am: 5/23 for residents 5/30 for non-residents  

Season passes are on sale all season long, but... ... THE LAST DAY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PRESEASON RATES IS MAY 26! Purchase your beach & pool passes early and save money before regular season rates begin on May 27. Click Here to purchase a season pass. Preseason Rates apply 1/15-5/26 Regular Season Rates begin 5/27 […]

NON-RESIDENT REGISTRATION OPENS! 2023 summer programs are posted - check our our selection of seasonal favorites from swimming and diving, to SUP yoga! Be ready to book your summer fun. Registration is open to ALL starting May 30. Registration opens at 10 am!  

Family Swim Pop-Up Thursday, June 1 from 4-8 pm SPECIAL OPENING: This time of year, we’re only open on the weekends (except for lap swim), but with the warm forecast we’re going to OPEN THE WADING and ACTIVITY pools for FAMILY SWIM on Thursday the 1st from 4-8 pm! **One day only; for families with […]

2023 Dance Team Showcase The Wilmette Dance Team is excited to perform their latest skills and choreography! Friday, June 2 at 7 pm FREE performance! Performance takes place at the Community Recreation Center, 3000 Glenview Rd.

2023 Spring Dance Recital Get Up! Get Out! & Dance! Support the Wilmette Center for the Arts dance students! Saturday & Sunday, June 3 & 4 Cast A at Noon Cast B at 2:30 pm Tickets: $12 (sales begin 5/16) Performances take place at the Community Recreation Center, 3000 Glenview Rd.

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

LEARN TO KAYAK Age 5 & up Build your confidence and learn new skills with this two-hour kayak lesson. No experience is necessary. We provide all the equipment (including wet suits). After an on-land safety briefing, your instructor(s) from The Northwest Passage will guide you through the basic skills and techniques to grow your kayak […]

Parent Night Out Going on a date night, and can't find a babysitter? Bring your kiddos to the Lakeview Center for an evening of crafts, a pajama dance party, and dinner! Slices of pizza will be provided for dinner with a small bottle of water. Age 4-13 R-$35/NR-$45 Friday, June 16 from 5-8 pm REGISTER

A Ouilmette Foundation Fundraiser Join us for the fifth annual Wilmette Open Water (WOW) swim. A fully supported one-mile open water swim race. Saturday, June 17th 7:00 a.m. start In the waters of Lake Michigan, just off of Wilmette's Gillson Beach TICKETS & more information No sharks, No salt, Occasionally frozen.

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

Gillson Park Master Landscape Plan Open House  Tuesday, June 20 4-7 pm At the Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Rd., Wilmette We Need Your Input!  SEE Tree Cover Analysis DISCUSS Existing Conditions TELL US What You Think The Wilmette Park District and Upland Design are hosting an open house to discuss future landscape improvements at Gillson […]

Thursday, June 22, 7-8:30 pm Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute Wallace Bowl Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute is the ultimate tribute to the music of ABBA – sure to capture the hearts of fans and audiences of all ages! This live show is full of musical precision, fabulous flair and fashion, and promises a mesmerizing ABBA […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

LEARN TO SUP Our two-hour Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) lesson will introduce you to the techniques and skills required to comfortably set off on your SUP. Instructors from The Northwest Passage guide you through the basics of SUP from proper paddle techniques to the essential safety skills to confidently SUP. No experience is necessary. All […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

Sunday, June 25, 4-5:30 pm Illinois Brass Band Mallinckrodt Gazebo Illinois Brass Band: Dedicated to bringing British – style brass band music to audiences in Chicago and across the Midwest, George Foster and William Holmer founded The Illinois Brass Band in February of 1991 with assistance from Boosey and Hawkes. The band is composed of thirty […]

LEARN TO KAYAK Age 5 & up Build your confidence and learn new skills with this two-hour kayak lesson. No experience is necessary. We provide all the equipment (including wet suits). After an on-land safety briefing, your instructor(s) from The Northwest Passage will guide you through the basic skills and techniques to grow your kayak […]

Parent Night Out Going on a date night, and can't find a babysitter? Bring your kiddos to the Lakeview Center for an evening of crafts, a pajama dance party, and dinner! Slices of pizza will be provided for dinner with a small bottle of water. Age 4-13 R-$35/NR-$45 Friday, June 30 from 5-8 pm REGISTER

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

DASH THE DOODLE! 2023 Yankee Doodle Dash 5K Start the Independence Day Celebration with our annual tradition, and dash the streets of Wilmette in our dandy 5K! REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. *No on-site registration will be available - wish our runners luck! Packet Pickup ends 6/29. EVENT INFO: Date: Monday, July 3 Race Start: 8 am […]

NEW THIS YEAR: July 3 Star Spangled Splash! Event Details:  Date: July 3 Time: 11:30 am-1:30 pm Location: Centennial Park Fee: FREE family activities in the park Pool Fee: FREE for residents / daily fee applies for non-residents Event Schedule: Carnival Games Face Painting Bounce House Confetti “Fireworks Show” & MUCH, MUCH MORE! Centennial Pools are open 11 am-4 […]

Fun & Fireworks Event Details: Date: Monday, July 3 Time: 5-10 pm Location: Gillson Park Fee: FREE Family Event Enjoy an evening packed with Independence Day Celebration at Gillson Park! We’ll have food vendors, live music, performers and a fireworks show to kick off your 4th a day early. Bags are subject to search. No sparklers allowed. Event Schedule 5 […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

Join The Fat Shallot for a scrumptious beachside dinner! Sand, surf and a taste of Nawlins! We'll spread out crawfish and shrimp boiled with andouille sausage, corn on the cob, artichokes, potatoes and garlic. Price includes beer and wine and live New Orleans style music. Make your reservation here

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

LEARN TO KAYAK Age 5 & up Build your confidence and learn new skills with this two-hour kayak lesson. No experience is necessary. We provide all the equipment (including wet suits). After an on-land safety briefing, your instructor(s) from The Northwest Passage will guide you through the basic skills and techniques to grow your kayak […]

Thursday, July 13, 7-8:30 pm Shout Out Wallace Bowl Shout Out is comprised of some of Chicago’s finest professional musicians. Shout Out performs a wide variety of music from the 60s through today’s top hits. You will hear all of your favorite Top 40 radio hits from artists like Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, […]

Parent Night Out Going on a date night, and can't find a babysitter? Bring your kiddos to the Lakeview Center for an evening of crafts, a pajama dance party, and dinner! Slices of pizza will be provided for dinner with a small bottle of water. Age 4-13 R-$35/NR-$45 Friday, July 14 from 5-8 pm REGISTER

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

Sunday, July 16, 4-5:30 pm Rosie and the Rivets Mallinckrodt Gazebo Rosie & The Rivets perform the best danceable music of the 1950’s and early 1960’s along with some current hits with a retro twist. Not your typical ‘oldies playing oldies’ band, they perform a high energy show that’s fun for all ages. You’ll hear early […]

Pop-up Sundae Funday Let’s celebrate everyone’s favorite frozen treat in honor of National Ice Cream Month! Come by Mallinckrodt Park for a sweet treat on a hot summer day. Bring the whole family and keep cool as you stroll the park. Monday, July 17 3:30-5 pm Mallinckrodt Park (1041A Ridge Rd.) FREE All ages

You'll go nuts for our early fall programs! 2023 early fall programs are posting online 7/18 - check out all our classes, workshops and events as the seasons change!  Explore Early Fall 2023 Registration opens at 10 am: 8/1 for residents 8/8 for non-residents Early fall session runs 8/21-10/22.

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

GILLSON BEACH CAMPOUT Saturday-Sunday, July 22-23 7:30 pm-8 am Age 2 & up w/adult REGISTER **SOLD OUT - join the waitlist** Set up your own tent in a designated area on the beach and then join us for some early evening entertainment. As the sun sets, roast marshmallows around the campfire and enjoy some family-friendly […]

SUP Yoga Class Start your morning with a peaceful yoga class on Lake Michigan! SUP Yoga takes place on a Stand Up Paddleboard and is a combination of paddle boarding and yoga practice. This class will be a combination of a gentle flow vinyasa, and a connection to nature through a floating savasana. Age 12-99  […]

LEARN TO SUP Our two-hour Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) lesson will introduce you to the techniques and skills required to comfortably set off on your SUP. Instructors from The Northwest Passage guide you through the basics of SUP from proper paddle techniques to the essential safety skills to confidently SUP. No experience is necessary. All […]