Upcoming Events

Recommended for ages 55 and up
Wednesdays, September 9 – 30

LIFT UP focuses on six essential concepts to get us through trying times and boldly embrace life — Laugh, Inspire, Fellowship, Thrive, Uplift and Play. Each week, we will enjoy a laughter club, creative experience, group games and personal connection. This club is a fun and unique opportunity for adults to connect and develop tools against depression and isolation.

Registration deadline: Wednesday, September 2

Recommend for ages 3 – 5
Thursdays, September 10, October 8 & November 12

This take-home kit features crafts and activities revolving around a fun nature-based seasonal theme! There will be three different kits — one for each month!

Registration deadline: Thursday, September 3

Ages 6 and up with adult companion

Get ready to move, play, and shout BINGO! Compete in a variety of fun fitness challenges like jumping, balancing, and running to fill in a bingo card. Complete a row or go for a full blackout! This event is all about staying active while having a blast in the park.

Registration deadline: Thursday, September 3

Ages 18 and up

Join us on a stroll through your park! A naturalist will point out seasonal changes and discuss the wildlife we observe. Hike is on a natural path.

Registration deadline: Tuesday, September 8

All ages
Friday, September 11 – Sunday, September 20

At the park district, your losses are ours as well. This National Pet Memorial Day, we invite our community members to honor pets who have passed by adding their photos to the temporary Rainbow Bridge memorial. You can visit any time during daylight hours.

All ages (recommended for children 5 and under)
Fridays, September 11 & October 30

Families are invited to join us outside to listen to a story brought to you by the Washington-Centerville Public Library! Participate in nature-themed activities following the story. Families are encouraged to bring a blanket to sit on. All sessions are Tools to Trek programs.

Registration is not required but is recommended. This is a Tools to Trek program!

All ages

Grow Together Native Garden Club will focus on the entire household working as a team to manage your own native wildflower gardens at home. Each meeting, families will share their garden adventures, learn about garden ecology, give our small garden space a little TLC and spend some time creating or playing! This is a Tools to Trek program.

Registration deadline: Wednesday, September 9

Recommended for ages 2 – 5 with a parent/guardian

Start your morning with some mom talk during a toddler walk and playground playtime. We will meet at the shelter for introductions, coffee and breakfast snacks then walk along “Owlexander’s Wetland Walk.” Register one person per family. All siblings welcome.

Registration deadline: Sunday, September 6

Ages 14 and up

Experiment with the season’s beautiful leave. Learn two historical camera-less photographic processes while creating beautiful botanical images with local artist and educator Heather Ballard. We will collaborate with the sun and the park’s natural resources to create frameable works of art! All supplies are included. You may bring flowers or leaves from your yard or garden!

Registration deadline: Monday, September 7

Ages 16 and up (under 18 requires adult companion)

Airrosti’s Adelle Scott, Sr. Recovery Specialist, will teach you how to manage, reduce and eliminate musculoskeletal pain through preventative self-myofascial release techniques using a foam roller, lacrosse ball, and banded exercises. This class will focus on injury prevention. See Airrosti.com for more info on pain relief!

Registration deadline: Friday, September 11

All ages

We are offering an early arrival option for children needing a quieter, sensory-friendly Fairy and Gnome Home Festival experience. Registration is required for this time slot to allow for a more controlled environment for participants. Registration is by family. Please register only one family member.

Registration deadline: Wednesday, September 9

All ages

Celebrate your child’s imagination and creativity with CWPD! Build a fairy and gnome home out of natural materials for our woodland residents. Upon arrival, your family will receive special currency to purchase natural embellishments for your home. Visit the realtor to get your home lot number and build a lovely house for our forest friends. Other activities will include music provided by the Dayton Dulcimer Society, a craft and more! Sweet P’s Handcrafted Ice Pops will be available for purchase.

All ages with grandparents(s) (recommended for children ages 3 – 12)

This Grandparents Day, we invite you to celebrate yours with us! Grandchildren and their grandparent(s) will gather at the Kennard Nature Nook for an afternoon of nature crafts, stories in the shade, an indoor tea party and nature play! One registration per family (5 maximum per family). This program is geared towards grandparents and their grandchildren.

Registration deadline: Monday, September 7

Note: this program is being modified during construction on Activity Center Pickleball Courts

Ages 12 – 17 plus a family member over 21

Join a Park District pickleball league and play pickleball in the parks this summer! All leagues are six weeks long. Six Franklin X-40 pickleballs per team are included and can be picked up from Park District Headquarters prior to league play. This for-fun league is open to any doubles teams (men’s, women’s, or mixed doubles) comprised of a teen and their parent/guardian or other close family member over the age of 21. You may be assigned matches at either start time listed.

Registration deadline: Sunday, August 30