Fall Fun at Bolingbrook Park District

Bolingbrook, Ill. - It's time to get out of the house and have fun before the snow starts flying! Bolingbrook Park District is offering plenty of fall fun for all ages. To help you get started, here's a quick checklist for the fall season:

• Get Halloween Costume
• Test costume out at Freaky Fun Friday while you check out some parrots, bird of prey, s’mores by the fire, walk the monster hunt and trick or treat trail, and eat s’mores by the fire.
• Swim around Pelican Harbor Indoor Aquatic Park to pick your pumpkin then decorate it
• Shoot said pumpkin with an arrow after Halloween.

Yes, when Halloween is over, instead of waiting for your pumpkin to rot on your doorstep, shoot it with an arrow! On Sunday, November 1 from noon-2:00 pm, destroy your pumpkins as a family by shooting it with an arrow at our first-ever Pumpkin Shoot! Our staff at Hidden Oaks Nature Center will teach you to shoot the bow and arrow, then you get to shoot your pumpkin!

Just $1 per arrow on-site (cash only) or $5 in advance for 10 arrows. All the money goes to help feed the animal residents at Hidden Oaks Nature Center. Register online at www.bolingbrookparks.org/pumpkinshoot. This program is just one of the many fall/Halloween-themed events coming up at Bolingbrook Park District. Here’s a list of what you can do for fun!

• Freaky Fun Friday - all ages welcome, Friday, October 16, 4:00-8:00 pm, Hidden Oaks Nature Center
• Parkie’s Pumpkin Patch – ages 0-12, Friday, October 23, 6:00-8:00 pm, Pelican Harbor Indoor Aquatic Park
• Halloween Hide & Seek (Fun Friday’s) – Ages 3-5 years – Friday, October 23 – 11:00-11:45 am, BRAC
• Free Fall Tree Walk sponsored by Meijer, all ages welcome, Sunday, November 1, 11:00 am-noon, Hidden Oaks Nature Center
• Art Projects (ages 16 years & up):
  • Fired Ceramic Workshop: Harvest Pumpkins, Wednesday, November 11, 1:00-4:00 pm, BRAC
  • Canvas Painting: Turkey Time, Wednesday, November 18, 1:00-4:00 pm, BRAC

• Preschool Pajama Party Be a Hero – ages 2.5-6 years – Friday, November 20 – 5:30-8:00 pm, BRAC
• Friendsgiving Party, ages 3-6 years, Wednesday, November 25, 10:00 am-Noon, BRAC
• Free Turkey Burner Workouts, ages 16 & up, Thursday, November 26, 7:00-10:00 am, LifeStyles Fitness Center

View our digital program guides here: September/October and November/December program guides for registration information.

The Bolingbrook Park District is celebrating 50 years of “Where the fun is!” throughout 2020. The public park and recreation agency located in Bolingbrook, Illinois operates two community centers, an indoor/outdoor aquatic park, golf course, banquet hall and restaurant, two fitness centers, two outdoor skate parks, a sports complex, nature center and conservation area, and 50 parks along with their many playgrounds, picnic shelters and over 1,106 acres of land.

For more information visit: www.bolingbrookparks.org or call (630) 739-0272.

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