May 2025
Kite Day – FREE EVENT
🪁✨ Ready for a sky-high adventure? Join us at Fabbrini Park for a FREE Family Kite Day hosted by Hoffman Estates Park District! Bring your kites, family, and friends for a day filled with breezes and smiles. 🌤️🌬️ Don’t have a kite? Buy one at the event! ✨ Watch stunning professional kite demos.🎨 Fun crafts & activities for kids.📚 Learn about the history of kites. May 3, 2025 10am-2pm Fabbrini Park
Find out more »Live Music @ Bridges Beer Garden: The Dynamix
FREE to attend & open to the public! The Dynamix – with an X - is composed of fantastic musicians playing all your favorite songs of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. The band is made up of vocals, keyboard, guitar, trombone, saxophone, trumpet, electric bass, and drums, occasionally expanding to include percussion and a second keyboard.
Find out more »Spring Seed Bombing
Join Us for Spring Seed Bombing! Volunteer and Make a Difference! Help us create seed bombs to spread greenery and joy in our community! Date: Spring Seed Bombing Event Location: South Ridge Park | Time: 8 AM–10 AM Ages 13+ welcome! This event is FREE for everyone, but registration is required. REGISTER HERE
Find out more »Community Garage Sale
Community Garage Sale It’s the perfect time to discover treasures and connect with neighbors. Free to shop - See you there!!! May 10, 2025 9am-2pm Seascape ***Vendors can use this as a chance to also declutter, and earn some money while participating in this fun community event. Each vendor will receive one parking lot spot to sell their merchandise and one spot for their vehicle. Vendors will be required to provide their own tables and chairs. $30-35 for Vendors to…
Find out more »Kids to Parks Day – FREE
Get Outdoors with HEParks for KIDS TO PARKS DAY! Celebrate the 15th anniversary of Kids to Parks Day with us! Bring the family to Fabbrini Park for a FREE day filled with outdoor games, exploration, and fun activities. 📅 Date: Saturday, May 17 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM 🗣️ Mayor Proclamation: 10:00 AM 📍 Location: Fabbrini Park, 1704 Glenlake Rd. ☀️ Event Highlights: - Enjoy inflatables, featuring an obstacle course and caterpillar climb and slide - Watch performances…
Find out more »June 2025
Friends of HEParks – Golf the Green
🏌️♀️ Swing for a Cause - Golf the Green🏌️♂️ 📅 Date: June 2, 2025📍 Location: Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club Come enjoy a day on the green and make a difference! 100% of daily play tee times and green fees will benefit the Friends of HEParks Foundation, supporting at-risk families in Hoffman Estates by providing access to recreational programs. Tee times can be booked up to 7 days in advance here Learn more about the foundation or donate here…
Find out more »Freezy Fridays
🚓 Freezy Friday Fun with the HEPD 🚓 Cool down with a frozen goody and meet the coolest cops in town. Don’t miss the fun – we’ll see you there! 🚓 South Ridge Park 🚓 12-1 PM
Find out more »Friday Fun Day In The Park – Barefoot Hawaiian
Live Performance by the Barefoot Hawaiian 📅 Date: June 6 🕠 Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM 📍 Location: Seascape Aquatic Center Kicking off our Children's Entertainment Series Fun Day in the Park: Join us at Seascape for the beautiful sounds of island and tropical performance by Barefoot Hawaiian. For more than 40 years, the Barefoot Hawaiian has been bringing the sights and sounds of Hawaii to the Mainland. 🌺 Dive into the rhythms of the islands! With 16 professional…
Find out more »Fitness & Fun at the Hideaway
Join us for a Zumba Party with Michele then stay for the band: Rod Tuffcurls and the Benchpress FREE class & open to the public! Hideaway is located at: 5510 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Find out more »Yoga in the Park – Free Event
🌞✨ Free Yoga in the Park! ✨🌞 🧘♀️🌳 Join us at Fabbrini Park 🧘♀️🌳9-10 AM. Start your day with some peace and positivity! Connect with nature, unwind, and flow through a relaxing session with our expert instructor, Toni. Bring your mat, water bottle, and good vibes. All levels are welcome.
Find out more »Family Zumba & Bollywood Party in the Park
Join us for a Family Zumba & Bollywood Party in the park with Lucy, Michele, & Arthi! FREE class & open to the public! Bring your energy, your smiles, and your best dance moves – all ages welcome! Location: South Ridge Park, 1450 Freeman Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192 Feel the beat of Bollywood and the fun of Zumba under the open sky. It’s the perfect way to enjoy fresh air, family time, and some serious dancing fun!
Find out more »Friday Fun Day In The Park- Carole Stevens
Friday Fun Day in the Park: Macaroni Soup Concert with Miss Carole 📅 Date: June 13 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 📍 Location: Fabbrini Park Get to the park early—this one draws a crowd! Miss Carole’s energy, humor, and interactive music will have kids (and grown-ups!) wiggling, giggling, hopping, and singing along. About Miss Carole Carole Stephens—better known as “Miss Carole”—has been the Pied Piper of children’s music in the Chicago area since 1989. Her concerts get everyone…
Find out more »COMMUNITY FISHING DERBY
SAVE THE DATE - 2025 COMMUNITY FISHING DERBY Saturday, June 14, 2025 9:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m. South Ridge Lake Freeman & Mumford Roads (1450 Freeman Road) Hoffman Estates 🐟 Cash Prizes Awarded for Tagged Fish 🐟 Learn to Fish Clinic 8:00 - 9:00 AM 🐟 No Fishing License Needed 🐟 Worms will be available for purchase
Find out more »Live Music @ Bridges Beer Garden: The StingRays
The StingRays always get the crowd dancing and singing to songs from Rockabilly – tons of sixties – to the 70’s. FREE to attend & open to the public! Food and beverages available for purchase.
Find out more »Freezy Friday
🚓 Freezy Friday Fun with the HEPD 🚓 Cool down with a frozen goody and meet the coolest cops in town. Don’t miss the fun – we’ll see you there! 🚓 Seascape Family Aquatic Center 🚓 12-1 PM
Find out more »Friends of HEParks Days – Dolphin Derby
🐬🏁Dolphin Derby at HEParks🐬🏁Friends of HEParks Event Get ready for the Seascape Dolphin Derby—a fun-filled event supporting the Friends of HEParks Foundation! Dolphin races featuring miniature dolphins speeding through our water slides. Sponsor your dolphins and cheer them on as they race to raise funds for recreational opportunities for families in need. Get ready to make a splash for a great cause! 💙 📅 June 21 ⏰ 2 PM Drop 📍 Seascape Family Aquatic Center 🎟️ $5 for…
Find out more »Yoga in the Park – Free Event
🌞✨ Free Yoga in the Park! ✨🌞 🧘♀️🌳 Join us at Fabbrini Park 🧘♀️🌳9-10 AM. Start your day with some peace and positivity! Connect with nature, unwind, and flow through a relaxing session with our expert instructor, Agnes. Bring your mat, water bottle, and good vibes. All levels are welcome.
Find out more »Zumba & Bollywood Party in the Park
Join us for a Zumba & Bollywood Party in the park with Lucy & Arthi! FREE class & open to the public! Bring your energy, your smiles, and your best dance moves! Location: South Ridge Park, 1450 Freeman Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192 Feel the beat of Bollywood and the fun of Zumba under the open sky. It’s the perfect way to enjoy fresh air, and some serious dancing fun!
Find out more »The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson
🌊 The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson 🌊 📅 June 26, 2025⏰ 6pm–7:30 PM📍 Seascape Family Aquatic Center Join us for The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, a global event designed to raise awareness about the importance of water safety and drowning prevention. This FREE 30 minute lesson that introduces essential swim skills and water safety practices for ages 4-17. Whether you're new to the water or brushing up on basics, this program emphasizes: Personal responsibility around water Foundational swim skills Water…
Find out more »Friday Fun Day in the Park- JG’s Reptile Road Show
Friday Fun Day in the Park: JG’s Reptile Road Show 📅 Date: June 27 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 📍 Location: Fabbrini Park Join us for a wildly fun and educational reptile adventure with JG’s Reptile Road Show! This live, interactive experience brings kids face-to-face with some of nature’s coolest creatures. From snakes and turtles to lizards of all sizes, this hands-on show introduces children and families to the fascinating world of reptiles. Expert handlers will guide…
Find out more »Freezy Friday
🚓 Freezy Friday Fun with the HEPD 🚓 Cool down with a frozen goody and meet the coolest cops in town. Don’t miss the fun – we’ll see you there! 🚓 South Ridge Park 🚓 12-1 PM
Find out more »Invasive Plant Removal
Invasive Plant Removal - Support HEParks by Volunteering! This is a FREE event. Help us eradicate plant invaders in our natural areas. Project will require manual labor including, digging, cutting and the use of hand-tools. Tools and Gloves provided. June 28, 2025 | 9am-12pm THREE locations to choose from: 🍃• Cannon Crossings 🌿• Highland Park 🍃 • South Ridge REGISTER HERE
Find out more »Yappy Hour @ Bridges Beer Garden
FREE to attend & open to the public! Live music, games, auction & raffles. Benefitting: Midwest Australian Shepard Rescue
Find out more »July 2025
Friends of HEParks Days – Decorate the Deck
🎨 Decorate the Deck at Seascape! 🎨Friends of HEParks Event 📅 July 9⏰ 12 PM - 7 PM Unleash your creative side and join us for a fun-filled day at Seascape! Help "decorate" the deck with your unique flair while enjoying all the summer fun. Best of all, 100% of the day's admission fees go to the Friends of HEParks Foundation, supporting at-risk families in Hoffman Estates with access to recreational programs. Learn more about the foundation or donate here.…
Find out more »Friday Fun Day in the Park- Jeanie B Concert
Friday Fun Day in the Park: Jeanie B. Live! 📅 Date: July 11 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 📍 Location: Fabbrini Park Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and kick off your morning with an energizing concert from Jeanie B.—a fan favorite the kids love! Strumming her guitar and bursting with joyful energy, Jeanie B. invites children to sing, dance, laugh, and play along. As a family entertainer and children’s musician, she’s been making music fun for over…
Find out more »Fitness & Fun at the Hideaway
Join us for a Zumba Party with Lucy then stay for the band: Too Fighters & Santeria FREE class & open to the public! Hideaway is located at: 5510 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Find out more »Yoga in the Park – Free Event
🌞✨ Free Yoga in the Park! ✨🌞 🧘♀️🌳 Join us at Fabbrini Park 🧘♀️🌳9-10 AM. Start your day with some peace and positivity! Connect with nature, unwind, and flow through a relaxing session with our expert instructor, Shaza. Bring your mat, water bottle, and good vibes. All levels are welcome.
Find out more »Zumba in the Park
Join us for Zumba in the park with Michele! FREE class & open to the public! Bring your energy, your smiles, and your best dance moves! Location: South Ridge Park, 1450 Freeman Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192
Find out more »Freezy Friday
🚓 Freezy Friday Fun with the HEPD 🚓 Cool down with a frozen goody and meet the coolest cops in town. Don’t miss the fun – we’ll see you there! 🚓 South Ridge Park 🚓 12-1 PM
Find out more »Live Music @ Bridges Beer Garden: LakeSide City
Enjoy the sounds of LakeSide City! FREE to attend & open to the public! Food & beverages available for purchase.
Find out more »Fun Day in the Park – Shrek Jr. the Musical
A Magical Morning Awaits at Fun Days in the Park! Catch the talented Youth HOTT students as they bring Shrek Jr. the Musical to life in this FREE 45-minute performance. In partnership with Hoffman Estates Park District, this is a perfect way to start your day with music, laughter, and fun! 💚 HOTT Productions, NFP, an all-volunteer inclusive community theater, furthers its mission of Helping Others Through Theatre by creating quality, family-friendly musicals. They deepened their community impact by partnering…
Find out more »Yoga in the Park – Free Event
🌞✨ Free Yoga in the Park! ✨🌞 🧘♀️🌳 Join us at Fabbrini Park 🧘♀️🌳9-10 AM. Start your day with some peace and positivity! Connect with nature, unwind, and flow through a relaxing session with our expert instructor, Toni. Bring your mat, water bottle, and good vibes. All levels are welcome.
Find out more »Zumba in the Park
Join us for Zumba in the park with Lucy! FREE class & open to the public! Bring your energy, your smiles, and your best dance moves! Location: South Ridge Park, 1450 Freeman Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192
Find out more »August 2025
Freezy Friday
🚓 Freezy Friday Fun with the HEPD 🚓 Cool down with a frozen goody and meet the coolest cops in town. Don’t miss the fun – we’ll see you there! 🚓 South Ridge Park 🚓 12-1 PM
Find out more »Yappy Hour @ Bridges Beer Garden
FREE to attend & open to the public! Benefitting: as Good as Gold Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois
Find out more »Yoga in the Park – Free Event
🌞✨ Free Yoga in the Park! ✨🌞 🧘♀️🌳 Join us at Fabbrini Park 🧘♀️🌳9-10 AM. Start your day with some peace and positivity! Connect with nature, unwind, and flow through a relaxing session with our expert instructor, Gina. Bring your mat, water bottle, and good vibes. All levels are welcome.
Find out more »Family Zumba in the Park
Join us for Family Zumba in the park with Michele & Lucy! FREE class & open to the public! Bring your energy, your smiles, and your best dance moves! Location: South Ridge Park, 1450 Freeman Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60192
Find out more »Friday Fun Day in the Park-Mr. Scott’s Amazing Musical Backpack
HEParks' Friday Fun Day in the Park: Mr. Scott’s Amazing Musical Backpack 📅 Date: August 8 🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 📍 Location: Fabbrini Park Get ready to sing, giggle, and be surprised! Mr. Scott brings his “Amazing Musical Backpack” full of music, puppets, balloon tricks, and outdoor fun. With more than 30 years of experience as a song leader and children’s entertainer, Scott Ingerson, also known as “Mr. Scott," knows how to connect with kids. His high-energy,…
Find out more »Freezy Friday
🚓 Freezy Friday Fun with the HEPD 🚓 Cool down with a frozen goody and meet the coolest cops in town. Don’t miss the fun – we’ll see you there! 🚓 South Ridge Park 🚓 12-1 PM
Find out more »Fitness & Fun at the Hideaway
Join us for a Zumba Party with Lucy & Michele then stay for the band: Breakfast Club FREE class & open to the public! Hideaway is located at: 5510 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Find out more »Live Music @ Bridges Beer Garden
PopFX delivers Pop, Dance & Disco tunes with energy and passion. Their music and show performances are energetic, fun and ”audience friendly.” FREE to attend & open to the public! Food & beverages available for purchase.
Find out more »September 2025
Friends of HEParks Days – Golf the Green
🏌️♀️ Swing for a Cause – Golf the Green🏌️♂️ 📅 Date: Sept 5, 2025📍 Location: Bridges of Poplar Creek Come enjoy a day on the green and make a difference! 100% of daily play tee times and green fees will benefit the Friends of HEParks Foundation, supporting at-risk families in Hoffman Estates by providing access to recreational programs. Tee times can be booked up to 7 days in advance here Learn more about the foundation or donate here The Friends…
Find out more »Yappy Hour @ Bridges Beer Garden
FREE to attend and open to the public! Enjoy therapy dogs, mini horses, raffles, and more! Benefitting Soul Harbour Ranch
Find out more »October 2025
Friends of HEParks Days – Toptracer Range
🎯Hit the Range – Help the Community🎯 📅 Date: October 4, 2025📍 Location: Toptracer Range, Bridges of Poplar Creek Come enjoy a day at the range and make a difference! A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Friends of HEParks Foundation, supporting at-risk families in Hoffman Estates by providing access to recreational programs. Learn more about the foundation or donate here. The Friends of HEParks Foundation is a dedicated group of community volunteers who raise money…
Find out more »Oktoberfest @ Bridges Beer Garden
Enjoy food, fun, and beer! Live music and German dancers provided by HOTT Productions!
Find out more »Seed Collection at Charlemagne
Seed Collection at Charlemagne Support HEParks by Volunteering for this FREE event! Come spend some time walking around the beautiful Charlemagne Park collecting native wildflower seeds and learning about conservation in this fun and educational activity. Tools and Gloves will be provided. All Ages Welcome 💚Charlemagne Park 💚October 11, 2025 💚8AM-10AM REGISTER HERE
Find out more »Yappy Hour: Costume Party
FREE to attend and open to the public! Show us your best costume!
Find out more »November 2025
Light Up The Garden
Join us in the Bridges Beer Garden! Enjoy carolers, hot cocoa and more! FREE to attend & open to the public! Carolers provided by HOTT Productions.
Find out more »Toptracer Range: Sensory Sensitive Event
Enjoy our driving range! Geared especially for children on the autism spectrum and those with sensory integration challenges. Food and beverages available for purchase. For more details and to register, contact Jenny Jones at (847) 781-3655.
Find out more »Toptracer Range: Family Day
Enjoy our interactive driving range! Fun for the whole family! Kids eat FREE with bay rental*. Special costumed character will make an appearance. Registration link and special code will be available 7 days before the event.
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