Programs & Events
Discover the outdoors, explore history, learn about nature and more. See what's happening at your favorite park or browse programs across all parks below.
Registration opens the third Wednesday of each month at 8 AM for programs that take place two months later.
Register online below or by calling 763-559-6700.
Online Programs | Baker Park Reserve | Baker Outdoor Learning Center | Bryant | Carver | Cedar Lake Farm | Cleary Lake | Crow-Hassan | Doyle-Kennefick | Eastman Nature Center | Elm Creek | Fish Lake | French | Gale Woods Farm | Hyland Lake | Lake Minnetonka | Lake Rebecca | Lowry Nature Center | Mississippi Gateway | Murphy-Hanrehan | Noerenberg Gardens | Richardson Nature Center | Silverwood | Sochacki | Spring Lake | The Landing
Accessibility
Nearly all of our program offerings can be adapted or modified. Please call 763-559-9000 (for relay services dial 711) or email access@ThreeRiversParks.org to request free modifications and learn about available options.
Signature Events
Find out more about our Signature Events, which celebrate the changing seasons in Minnesota by welcoming everyone to experience our stunning parks, trails, facilities and offerings.
All Upcoming Programs
Off-site Public Programming
There are no programs at this time.
Online Programs
There are no programs at this time.
Baker Park Reserve
Saturday, September 28: Fall Colors Family Canoe
Baker Outdoor Learning Center
Sunday, September 15: Volunteer Buckthorn Removal
Sunday, September 22: Free Family Fun Day: Wilderness Skills
Monday, September 23: Scouts—Brownies Climbing Adventure Badge
Sunday, September 29: Campfire Cooking: Bug Edition
Tuesday, October 8: Cadettes Archery Badge
Friday–Sunday, October 18–20: Fall Cabin
Sunday, October 27: Geocaching for Treats
Bryant Lake Regional Park
Sunday, September 15: Family Fishing
Sunday, October 20: Family Fishing
Carver Park Reserve
Friday–Saturday, September 13–14: Mountain Bike Fundamental Skills
Saturday, September 21: Family Archery
Saturday, September 21: Archery for Women
Monday, September 23: 19th Century Laundry Day
Sundays, September 29–October 13 : Adapted Mountain Bike Club
Saturday, October 5: Open Archery Range
Tuesday, October 22: Apple Cidering at Grimm Farm
Lowry Nature Center
Mondays, September 9–30: Homeschool Family Series—Recreation throughout Carver Park
Saturday, September 14: Community Buckthorn Pull
Saturday, September 14: Movie in the Park: A Bug's Life
Sunday, September 15: Raptors Up Close
Sunday, September 15: Field Sketching Fall Leaves in the Big Woods
Monday, September 16: My Preschooler & Me: Lowry Little Explorers—Bugs
Saturday, September 21: Bird Banding
Monday, September 23: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades—Migrating Monarchs
Saturday, September 28: All About Cattails
Sunday, September 29: Happy Goose Day!
Monday, September 30: My Preschooler & Me: Lowry Bookworms—The Prairie that Nature Built by Marybeth Lorbieki
Saturday, October 5: Lowry Open House
Sunday, October 6: Woods, Walk and Watercolor Leaves
Monday, October 7: My Preschooler & Me: Lowry Little Explorers—Trees and Leaves
Mondays, October 7–28: Homeschool Family Series: The Craft of Nature Art
Friday, October 11: Saw-whet Owl Banding
Saturday, October 12: Saw-whet Owl Banding
Friday, October 18: Throw a Spear like a Prehistoric Hunter
Saturday, October 19: Bird Banding
Sunday, October 20: Raptors Up Close
Monday, October 21: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades—The Last Acorn
Saturday, October 26: Lowry's Enchanted Forest Halloween
Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park
Sunday, September 29: Hidden History Hike: Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park
Saturday, October 5: Fall Women's Wellness Day
Saturday, October 12: Beginner Archery
Saturday, October 12: Family Archery
Cleary Lake Regional Park
Sunday, September 22: Outdoor Qigong on the Equinox
Sunday, September 22: Fall Colors Family Canoe
Sunday, September 22: 50+ Adventures: Autumn Canoe
Mondays, September 30–October 28 : Fall Hiking Club
Sunday, October 13: Autumn Outdoor Qigong
Saturdays, October 19–26: Friends & Family Archery Series
Tuesday, October 22: Fall Colors Guided Mindfulness Walk at Sunset
Sunday, October 27: Halloween Geocaching
Crow-Hassan Park Reserve
Monday, September 9: Monarchs on the Prairie
Tuesday, September 17: Prairie Seed Collection
Thursday, September 26: Prairie Seed Collection
Tuesday, October 1: Prairie Seed Collection
Saturday, October 5: Prairie Seed Collection
Tuesday, October 8: Prairie Seed Collection
Doyle-Kennefick Regional Park
Monday, September 23: Nordic Walking at Doyle-Kennefick Regional Park
Tuesday, September 24: Step & Stretch into Wellness: Wildflower Walk in the Prairie
Friday, September 27: Harvest Moon Guided Prairie Bathing
Saturday, September 28: Geocaching Adventure: Explore Doyle-Kennefick Regional Park
Elm Creek Park Reserve
Saturday, September 14: Family Archery
Saturday, September 14: Archery for Women
Sunday, September 22: Open Archery Range
Sunday, October 20: Beginner Archery
Sunday, October 20: 50+ Adventures: Archery
Eastman Nature Center
Tuesday, September 10: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades—Seeds
Tuesdays, September 10–November 19: Homeschool Drop-off Series—Expressions in Nature
Wednesday, September 11: Wellness Wednesdays
Thursdays, September 12–November 21: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs
Saturday, September 14: 50th Anniversary Bird Hike
Saturday, September 14: Every Body Can Bird
Sunday, September 15: Free Funday Sunday: Feeding Frenzy—Bugs in the Food Chain
Monday, September 16: Homeschool Family—Butterflies and Monarch Tagging
Tuesdays, September 17–May 20: Homeschool Drop-off Series—Junior Scientist
Tuesday, September 17: Foraged Watercolors
Friday, September 20: Nature Photographers
Saturday, September 21: 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, September 22: Free Funday Sunday: Color Hiking
Monday, September 23: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour—Turtle Time
Wednesday, September 25: Wellness Wednesdays
Saturday, September 28: A Hike Designed for Neurodivergent Kids
Sunday, September 29: Free Funday Sunday: Nature Journaling 101
Friday, October 4: Nature Photographers
Sunday, October 6: Free Funday Sunday: Spider Hunt—Catch and Release
Wednesday, October 9: Wellness Wednesdays
Saturday, October 12: Fall Galls and Ink Making
Sunday, October 13: Free Funday Sunday: Botanical Monoprinting
Monday, October 14: Homeschool Family: Invasion of Fungi
Wednesday, October 16: Women, Woods and Wine Hike
Thursday, October 17: Free Family Fun Day—Youth Wellness Journaling
Friday, October 18: Chemistry Cafe
Saturday, October 19: Chemistry Cafe
Saturday, October 19: Night on the Prairie
Sunday, October 20: Free Funday Sunday: Fall Hiking Adventure
Tuesday, October 22: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour—Fall Trees Fun
Wednesday, October 23: Wellness Wednesdays
Saturday, October 26: Big Woods Halloween
Fish Lake Regional Park
Sunday, September 15: Family Kayaking
Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday, September 17, 21 & 22: American Canoe Association Instructor Training: Advanced Communications Workshop—Paddle Instructor Training
Thursday, October 24: How Nature Heals Us
French Regional Park
Tuesdays, September 10–November 12: Homeschool Family Series—Fall Recreation Adventures
Tuesdays, September 10–November 5: Trails Club for Women
Thursdays, September 12–November 14: GreenFit Club: Nordic Walking
Wednesday, September 25: My Preschooler & Me: Art Adventures
Monday, September 30: My Child & Me: Eco Art—Butterflies and Screen Printing
Saturday, October 5: Fall Colors Canoe
Sunday, October 20: Free Family Fun Day: Walk with a Naturalist
Saturday, October 26: Halloween Geocaching
Monday, October 28: My Child & Me: Eco Art—Spiders and Screen Printing
Tuesday, October 29: Awe In Auroras
Tuesday, October 29: Rooted in Art: A Nature and Art Experience
Wednesday, October 30: My Preschooler & Me: Art Adventures
Gale Woods Farm
Monday, September 9: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Mondays, September 9–October 28 : Preschool Drop-off Series: Little Farmhands
Saturday, September 14: Saturday Mornings on the Farm
Saturday, September 14: Biking Through History: P.I.N.T
Saturday, September 21: Saturday Mornings on the Farm
Saturday, September 21: Family Pizza Night
Thursday, September 26: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Saturday, September 28: Saturday Mornings on the Farm: Make-and-Take Saturday
Sunday, September 29: Farm Craft Social: Wet & Needle Felting
Friday, October 4: Spirit of the Season: Hard Cider
Thursday, October 10: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Sunday, October 13: Fall Fest
Tuesday, October 15: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades
Saturday, October 19: Saori Weaving
Saturday, October 19: Sheep to Felted Wearable
Mondays, October 21–November 4: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Growing Roots
Mondays, October 21–November 4: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Exploring Livestock
Tuesdays, October 22–November 5: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Growing Roots
Tuesdays, October 22–November 5: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Exploring Livestock
Wednesday, October 23: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Saturday, October 26: Introduction to Knitting
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Thursdays, September 19–November 27: Dryland Cross-country Ski Training Club
Friday, October 18: Full Moon Hike & Bonfire for Women
Richardson Nature Center
Tuesday, September 10: Prairie Seed Collection
Tuesdays, September 10–24: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs
Saturday, September 14: Bugs, Blankets and Bluegrass
Friday, September 20: My Preschooler & Me: Fall Harvest
Saturday, September 21: Prairie Seed Collection
Sunday, September 22: Free Family Fun Day: Reptiles
Sunday, September 29: Free Family Fun Day: Fort Building
Tuesdays, October 1–29: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs
Friday, October 4: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades—Spiders and Webs
Sunday, October 6: Free Family Fun Day: Prairie Insects
Saturday, October 12: Apple Cidering
Sunday, October 13: Free Family Fun Day: Big Year of Bugs—Forest Habitat
Thursday, October 17: Lantern-lit Trail Nights
Friday, October 18: My Preschooler & Me: Leaves and Fall Colors
Saturday, October 19: Apple Cidering
Sunday, October 20: Free Family Fun Day: Atlatl Spear Throwing
Thursday, October 24: Lantern-lit Trail Nights
Sunday, October 27: Free Family Fun Day: Honey Bees
Hyland Hills Ski Area
Saturday, October 5: Chairlift Rides
Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
Friday, September 13: Hidden History Hike: Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
Friday, September 20: Biking through History: Lake Minnetonka in the Gilded Age
Friday, October 11: Geocache for German-American History
Saturday, October 12: Heathside History: Minnesota Apples
Lake Rebecca Park Reserve
There are no programs at this time.
Mississippi Gateway Regional Park
Tuesday, September 10: Fiendish Fungus: An Escape Room Without Walls
Saturday, September 14: Youth Drop-off: Young Birders Club—Birds in Art
Sunday, September 15: Free Family Fun Day: Stories Along the River
Mondays, September 16–December 9: Homeschool Drop-off Series—Habitat Explorer
Fridays, September 20–December 6 : My Child & Me: Park Pals
Saturday, September 21: River at Risk: An Escape Room Without Walls
Saturday, September 21: Fiendish Fungus: An Escape Room Without Walls
Sunday, September 22: Free Family Fun Day: Bird Games
Monday, September 23: Homeschool—Minnesota Rocks
Sunday, September 29: Free Family Fun Day: River Critters
Friday, October 4: Fall Evening Moth Hunt
Saturday, October 5: River Insects and Water Quality
Sunday, October 6: Free Family Fun Day: Fall Leaf Art
Tuesday, October 8: Water Colors at the River
Wednesday, October 9: Homeschool: Beginner Archery
Saturday, October 12: Youth Drop-off: Young Birders Club—Sit Spot Birding
Sunday, October 13: Free Family Fun Day: River of Words
Saturday, October 19: Seed Engineering
Sunday, October 20: Free Family Fun Day: Story Walk—Full of Fall and Color Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 26: Trick-or-Treat Geocaching
Sunday, October 27: Free Family Fun Day: Story Walk—The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve
Thursday, September 12: Prairie Seed Collection
Tuesday, September 17: Paint the Prairie: Family Wildflower Bingo & Watercolor Art
Noerenberg Gardens
Tuesday, October 1: Noerenberg Gardens History Walk
Silverwood Park
Monday, September 9: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Rivers
Tuesday, September 10: Sunset Yoga
Tuesdays, September 10–November 12: Preschool Drop-off Series: Doodlebugs
Wednesday, September 11: Mindful Creations
Wednesdays, September 11–18 : Craft Crossover Series: Natural Dye and Bookmaking
Thursdays, September 12–26: Homeschool Drop-off Series—Digging in Nature and Clay
Thursday, September 12: SPARK! Art and Nature for People Living with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners
Thursday, September 12: Opening Exhibition: Understory by Stephanie Hunder
Thursday, September 12: Opening Reception: Hinterland by Pattie Chalmers
Saturday, September 14: Field Trip 2024
Monday, September 16: Gentle Yoga Flow
Tuesday, September 17: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, September 18: Rooted in Art: A Nature and Art Experience
Saturday, September 21: Fly Fishing Basics
Monday, September 23: My Child & Me: Eco Art - Butterflies and Screen Printing
Tuesday, September 24: Make & Mingle Umami
Wednesdays, September 25–October 30: Open Studio: Clay Exploration Series
Tuesday, October 1: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, October 2: My Preschooler & Me: Acorn Club
Thursday, October 3: Bug-Inspired Creations: Insects and Weaving
Saturdays, October 5–12 & Sunday, October 13: Ceramic Barrel Firing Workshop Series
Monday, October 7: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Minnesota Canines
Tuesday, October 8: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, October 9: Mindful Creations
Thursday, October 10: SPARK! Art and Nature for People Living with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners
Thursday, October 10: Opening Reception: Ready, Set, GIF
Sunday, October 13: Free Family Fun Day: Walk with a Naturalist
Sunday, October 13: Free Family Fun Day: Puppet Art Adventures
Sunday, October 13: Sound Meditation with Waking Nomad
Monday, October 14: My Child & Me: Eco Art—Spiders and Screen Printing
Tuesday, October 15: Sunset Yoga
Tuesdays, October 15–November 19: Ceramic Handbuilding Series for Beginners
Wednesday, October 16: Rooted in Art: A Nature and Art Experience
Monday, October 21: Gentle Yoga Flow
Tuesday, October 22: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, October 23: Mini Pumpkin Decorating Party
Thursday, October 24: Silverwood Teen Night
Tuesday, October 29: Sunset Yoga
Sochacki Park
Tuesday, September 24: Forts and Fires
Spring Lake Regional Park
Sunday, September 15: Goofy Geocaching
The Landing
Friday, September 13: Sunset Soma Yoga on the Riverfront / Soma Yoga al Atardecer