When Does Registration Begin?
Registration for all 2024 winter/spring events and programs begins Monday, January 1st at 9:00am for residents, and Monday, January 8th at 9:00am for non-residents.
How Do I Register?
The Wildwood Park District offers multiple ways to register, including online, email, fax, mail, and in-person. Registering online is always fastest. For more details on registering, or to register once registration opens, please visit:
How Quickly Do Spots Fill?
Fast! We recommend viewing our website and 2024 Winter/Spring Brochure (hard copy and digital version coming mid-December) prior to open registration and having all your favorite events and programs picked out ahead of time so you can enroll as soon as registration opens.
Cookies and Milk with Santa
Join us at Grandwood Park Park District for some family holiday fun! Participants will have the chance to meet Santa, play games, do crafts, and enjoy some sweet refreshments! Holiday goodie bags available for every participant to take home.
Please pre-register by Wednesday, December 6th.
| Location | Grandwood Park Park District | Day | Friday |
| Time | 5:30-7:30pm | Date | 12/8 |
| Min/Max | N/A | Instructor | Park District Staff/Volunteers |
| Fee | $3 Per Child | Class ID: | 2337.14.01 |
Ice Jug Curling on the Lake
Join us at Grandwood Park Park District for some family holiday fun! Participants will have the chance to meet Santa, play games, do crafts, and enjoy some sweet refreshments! Holiday goodie bags available for every participant to take home.
Please pre-register by Friday, January 5th with Class ID 2417.03.01.
| Location | Pebble Beach Park | Day | Saturday |
| Time | 10 – 11am | Date | 1/13 |
| Min/Max | N/A | Instructor | Park District Staff/Volunteers |
| Fee | FREE | Class ID: | 2417.03.01 |
Snow Much Fun
Join us for some FREE winter wonderland fun! Enjoy ice skating, ice fishing, snowman building contest, kid’s winter games and crafts, ice painting, bonfire, and more! Please dress for the weather, and bring your own ice skates and used winter items (scarf, gloves, hat, etc.) for snowman building contest. Sponsored in part by the Gages Lake Conservation Committee- providing all ice fishing equipment and ice fishing demo. Makeup date February 17.
Please pre-register by Friday, January 12 using Class ID 2417.05.01.
| Location | Pebble Beach Park | Day | Saturday |
| Time | 10 – 11:30am | Date | 1/20 |
| Min/Max | N/A | Instructor | Park District Staff/Volunteers |
| Fee | FREE | Class ID: | 2417.05.01 |
Daddy Daughter Dance
Put on your dancing shoes, dress in your best formal wear, and join us for a special evening at our Daddy Daughter Dance! Enjoy a night of dancing, laughing, and making memories with your little girl. Fee includes a buffet dinner, beverages, dessert, and a keepsake framed photo for each child. Price is based on one adult/child pair. Please pre-register by Friday, January 26th.
Please pre-register by Friday, January 26th using Class ID 2417.06.02.
| Location | Grandwood Park Park District | Day | Friday |
| Time | 6:30 – 8:30pm | Date | 2/2 |
| Min/Max | N/A | Instructor | Park District Staff/Volunteers |
| Fee | $48R/$53NR per adult/child couple
$10 for each additional child |
Class ID: | 2417.06.01
Additional Child: 2417.06.02 |
Hit the Hills Sledding & Bonfire Event
Winter got you feeling cooped up? We’re taking the party outside! Bundle up and join us for some FREE good old fashioned neighborhood sledding and bonfire! Bring your own sled and hit the hill at Willow Point Park or cozy up by the bonfire with a cup of hot cocoa and s’mores provided by the Wildwood Park District. Meet at the end of Rule Ct. by the walking path entrance. No registration required.
| Location | Willow Point Park | Day | Saturday |
| Time | 11am – 12:30pm | Date | 2/3 |
| Min/Max | N/A | Instructor | Park District Staff/Volunteers |
| Fee | FREE | Class ID: | N/A |
Valley Lake Ice Fishing Derby
Join us at Valley Lake for an ice fishing derby! Prizes will be awarded for longest, shortest, and most caught fish. Please bring your own ice fishing rods and drill your own holes. An Illinois fishing license is required, and minnows are not permitted as bait. Makeup date is February 24.
Please pre-register by Friday, February 2 using Class ID 2417.09.01
| Location | Valley South Park | Day | Saturday |
| Time | 8:30 – 10:30am | Date | 2/10 |
| Min/Max | N/A | Instructor | Park District Staff/Volunteers |
| Fee | $8R/$10NR | Class ID: | 2417.09.01 |
Egg Hunt
Hop on over to Rule Park for an egg hunt for kids and dogs! Hunt areas will be divided by children’s age and dog’s size. Find the lucky golden egg and win a special prize! Event is rain or shine so please dress for the weather. Don’t forget to bring a basket! Note: We respectfully ask you to limit children to 7 and dogs to 5 eggs so everyone gets their share.
No pre-registration required!
| Location | Rule Park | Day | Saturday |
| Time | 11:00am Kids/11:30am Dogs | Date | 2/23 |
| Min/Max | N/A | Instructor | Park District Staff/Volunteers |
| Fee | FREE | Class ID: | N/A |
