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 ReserveBaker Outdoor Learning Center | BryantCarver | Cedar Lake FarmCleary Lake | Crow-HassanEastman Nature Center | Elm Creek | Fish LakeFrench | Gale Woods FarmHyland Lake | Lake MinnetonkaLake RebeccaLowry Nature Center | Mississippi Gateway | Murphy-Hanrehan | Noerenberg GardensRichardson Nature Center | Silverwood | Sochacki | Spring LakeThe 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: Fall Fest

Celebrate the beautiful nature in Minnesota at Fall Fest! Head to Gale Woods on October 7 and 8 to meet the farm animals, explore nature with our naturalist team, watch the sheepdog herding trials, explore the farmers market, make cider and more.

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

Online Programs

Wednesday, November 1: Cross-Country Skiing Online Webinar: Where Do I Start?

Baker Park Reserve

There are no programs at this time.

Baker Outdoor Learning Center

Sunday, October 1: Fire Starting 101
Sunday, October 8: Beat Back Invasives: Buckthorn Removal
Tuesday, October 10: Girl Scouts: Digital Photography Badge
Friday–Sunday, October 20–22: Fall Cabins
Sunday, October 29: Geocaching for Treats

Sunday, November 12: Campfire Cooking: Appetizer Edition
Friday–Sunday, November 17–19: Cabin Camping: For Adults!

Baker Winter Trailhead 

There are no programs at this time.

Bryant Lake Regional Park

There are no programs at this time.

A chickadee perches on a metal bar.

Carver Park Reserve

Saturday, September 30: Fall Colors Canoe on Lake Auburn

Sunday, October 8: Beginner Archery
Sunday, October 8: 50+ Adventures: Archery
Sunday, October 29: Beginner Archery

Lowry Nature Center

Sunday, October 1: Nature Table: Trees
Mondays, October 2–23: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs
Saturday, October 7: Nature Art Exploration
Mondays, October 9–30: Homeschool Family Series: Finding Fall
Friday, October 13: Saw-whet Owl Banding
Saturday, October 14: Saw-whet Owl Banding
Sunday, October 15: Raptors Up Close
Sunday, October 15: Fall Colors Nature Journaling
Saturday, October 21: Bird Banding
Sunday, October 22: Hibernation and Preparation for Winter
Saturday, October 28: Enchanted Forest Halloween

Monday, November 6: My Preschooler & Me: Lowry Little Explorers
Mondays, November 6–27: Homeschool Family Series: Seeds
Saturday, November 18: Bird Banding
Sunday, November 19: Raptors Up Close
Monday, November 20: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades
Saturday, November 25: Gobble Wobble Geocaching
Sunday, November 26: Draw from Nature: Nature Cartoons
Monday, November 27: Walk When the Moon is Full
Mondays, November 27–December 18: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs

Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park

There are no programs at this time.

Cleary Lake Regional Park

Friday, September 29: Harvest Moon Hike
Saturday, September 30: Beat Back Invasives: Buckthorn Removal

Sunday, October 1: Fly Fishing Basics
Saturday, October 9–Friday, November 6: Hiking Club
Thursday, October 12: Moving for Wellness: Outdoor Qigong
Sunday, October 15: Family Archery
Sunday, October 15: Archery for Women
Sunday, October 15: Families in Motion

Sunday, November 5: Women's Archery
Sunday, November 5: Family Archery

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

Tuesday, October 3: Prairie Seed Collection
Friday, October 6: Golden Hour Hike
Saturday, October 7: History and Recreation Adventures: Geocaching
Tuesday, October 10: Prairie Seed Collection
Saturday, October 14: Prairie Seed Collection

A photo taken during the turtle telemetry program at Crow-Hassan Park Reserve.

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Saturday, October 14: Family Archery
Saturday, October 14: Beginner Archery

Eastman Nature Center

Tuesday, September 26: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades - Seeds
Friday, September 29: Golden Hour Hike
Saturday, September 30: Dogs on a Hike: Fall Colors

Sunday, October 1: Fall Hiking Adventures
Mondays, October 2–23: Homeschool Family: Citizen Scientists - Starting Citizen Science at Home
Wednesday, October 4: Wellness Wednesdays
Thursday, October 5: Golden Hour Photography Hike
Saturday, October 7: Scouts: Bears - Feathers, Fur and Ferns
Sunday, October 8: Free Family Fun Day: Stump the Naturalist
Monday, October 9: Homeschool Family: Galls
Wednesday, October 11: Wellness Wednesdays
Thursday, October 12: Youth Drop-off: OUTside with Pride Youth - Build a Survival Shelter
Thursday, October 12: OUTside with Pride Adults: Spark a Fire
Friday, October 13: Golden Hour Photography Hike
Sunday, October 15: Fall Hiking Adventures
Tuesday, October 17: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour - Holes, Burrows, Nests
Wednesday, October 18: Women, Woods and Wine Hike
Wednesday, October 18: Wellness Wednesdays
Friday, October 20: Chemistry Cafe
Saturday, October 21: Chemistry Cafe
Saturday, October 21: Night on the Prairie
Sunday, October 22: Free Family Fun Day: Bird Feathers
Wednesday, October 25: Wellness Wednesdays
Saturday, October 28: Big Woods Halloween
Sunday, October 29: Free Family Fun Day: Minnesota Bats
Monday, October 30: My Preschooler and Me: Puppet Escapades - Halloween Fun

Saturday, November 4: Silent Fliers
Saturday, November 4: Wellness Walk
Sunday, November 5: Welcome to Winter in Minnesota
Monday, November 6: Homeschool Family: Keeping Warm
Tuesday, November 7: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades - Getting Ready for Winter
Wednesday, November 8: Wellness Wednesday
Friday, November 10: Night Photo Hike
Saturday, November 11: Young Birders club: Raptors
Sunday, November 12: Free Family Fun Day: Turkey Trivia Hike and Scat Making
Wednesday, November 15: Women, Woods and Wine Hike
Wednesday, November 15: Wellness Wednesday
Thursday, November 16: Youth Drop-off: OUTside with Pride Youth - Night Life
Thursday, November 16: OUTside with Pride Adults: Night Hike
Friday, November 17: Homeschool Family: Candle Making
Friday, November 17: Girl Scouts: Candle Making and Yarn Dolls
Saturday, November 18: Candle Making Workshop
Sunday, November 19: Amateur Photography Show Opening: Thankful for Parks
Monday, November 20: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour - Turkey Time
Wednesday, November 22: Wellness Wednesday
Friday, November 24: OPT OUTSIDE: Free Family Fun Day: Family Shelter Building Challenge
Saturday, November 25: Ecology of Dice and Dragons: The Great Turkey Hunt
Sunday, November 26: Free Family Fun Day: Skull Drawing
Wednesday, November 29: Wellness Wednesday

Fish Lake Regional Park

There are no programs at this time.

French Regional Park

Saturday, September 30: Adapted Geocaching and Archery

Sunday, October 1: Free Family Fun Day: Paint with Nature
Saturday, October 7: Outdoor Skills Workshop for Women: Map and Compass Navigation
Friday, October 27: Full Moon Hike & Bonfire for Women
Saturday, October 28: Halloween Geocaching
Saturday, October 28: Skijoring Clinic

Saturday, November 4: History and Recreation Adventures: Geocaching
Friday, November 24: Gobble Gobble Geocaching for Leftovers

Gale Woods Farm

Saturday, September 30: Saturday Mornings on the Farm

Monday, October 2: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Saturday–Sunday, October 7–8: Fall Fest
Tuesdays, October 10–24: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Field to Fork Cooking Challenge
Tuesdays, October 10–24: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Growing Roots
Tuesdays, October 10–24: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Farm Investigations
Wednesday, October 11: Farm to Table Series: Wood Fired Oven Cooking
Thursday, October 12: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades
Mondays, October 16–30: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Field to Fork Cooking Challenge
Mondays, October 16–30: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Growing Roots
Thursday, October 19: Fall Fun on the Farm
Friday, October 20: Family Farm Hikes
Saturday, October 21: Family Needle Felted Sculpture Class
Wednesday, October 25: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Saturday, October 28: Sheep to Rug Using Prefelts

Thursday, November 2: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Saturday, November 4: Needle Felted Holiday Sculptures
Mondays, November 6–20: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Farm Excursions
Mondays, November 6–20: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Junior Farm Excursions
Mondays, November 6–December 18: Preschool Drop-off Series: Little Farmhands
Tuesdays, November 7–November 21: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Farm Excursions
Tuesdays, November 7–November 21: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Junior Farm Excursions
Tuesdays, November 7–November 21: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Senior Farm Excursions
Saturday, November 11: Felted Holiday Stocking
Tuesday, November 14: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades
Wednesday, November 15: Farm to Table Series: Lard & Other Odd Bits
Saturday, November 18: Sheep Shearing and Fiber Gifts
Saturday, November 18: Saori Weaving
Saturday–Sunday, November 18–19: Sheep to Spinning Workshop
Wednesday, November 29: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings

A close-up of a orange-and-white rooster with a red wattle and comb. Several chickens are out-of-focus behind it.

Hyland Lake Park Reserve

Saturday, October 21: Beat Back Invasives: Buckthorn Removal

Richardson Nature Center

Sunday, October 1: Free Family Fun Day: Storytime by the Campfire
Tuesdays, October 3–31: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs
Sunday, October 8: Free Family Fun Day: Minnesota Mammals
Thursday, October 12: My Preschooler & Me: Shapes in Nature
Saturday, October 14: Apple Cidering
Sunday, October 15: Free Family Fun Day: Digging in the Dirt
Wednesday, October 18: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades - Active Animals
Thursday, October 19: Lantern-lit Trail Nights
Saturday, October 21: Apple Cidering
Sunday, October 22: Free Family Fun Day: Digital Scavenger Hunt
Thursday, October 26: Lantern-lit Trail Nights
Sunday, October 29: Free Family Fun Day: Bats

Tuesdays, November 7–28: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits and Cubs
Thursday, November 9: My Preschooler & Me: On the Trail of the White-tailed Deer
Saturday, November 11: My Preschooler & Me: On the Trail of the White-tailed Deer
Sunday, November 12: Free Family Fun Day: Backyard Birds
Thursday, November 16: Buckthorn Wreath Making
Sunday, November 19: Free Family Fun Day: Fall Hike - Turkeys
Sunday, November 26: Free Family Fun Day: Meet the Reptiles
Thursday, November 30: My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades - The Lost Acorn

Hyland Hills Ski Area

There are no programs at this time.

Lake Minnetonka Regional Park

There are no programs at this time.

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

There are no programs at this time.

Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Saturday, September 30: Wandering Naturalist: Fishing on the River
Saturday, September 30: Seed Engineering

Sunday, October 1: Free Family Fun Day: Story Walk - Leaf Man
Saturday, October 7: Mushroom Foray
Sunday, October 8: Free Family Fun Day: Celebrating Deer!
Saturday, October 14: Emergency Stretcher Construction
Sunday, October 15: Free Family Fun Day: Macrophotography
Saturday, October 21: Young Birders Club: Diurnal Raptors and Falconry
Sunday, October 22: Free Family Fun Day: Life of a Log
Saturday, October 28: Trick-or-Treat Geocaching
Sunday, October 29: Free Family Fun Day: Plant Pressing

Saturday, November 4: Forts & Fires
Sunday, November 5: Free Family Fun Day: Disc Golf
Sunday, November 12: Free Family Fun Day: Unearthing Art
Wednesday, November 15: OUT in the Woods: Intergenerational Queer Campfire Fun
Saturday, November 18: Young Birders Club: Nocturnal Birds
Saturday, November 18: Zoom In, Zoom Out
Sunday, November 19: Free Family Fun Day: A Fox has Socks
Saturday, November 25: Geocaching: Mystery Animal
Sunday, November 26: Free Family Fun Day: Meet the Animals

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Sunday, October 29: Halloween Geocaching

Noerenberg Gardens

There are no programs at this time.

Turtles line a log in the water.

Silverwood Park

Tuesday, September 26: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, September 27: Natural Watercolors Workshop
Wednesdays, September 27–November 1: Open Studio: Clay Exploration Series
Friday, September 29: My Child & Me: Eco Art - Floral Painting

Tuesday, October 3: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, October 4: My Preschooler & Me: Acorn Club
Saturdays, October 7–15: Ceramic Barrel Firing Workshop Series
Sunday, October 8: Free Family Fun Day: Walk with a Naturalist
Sunday, October 8: Free Family Fun Day: Puppet Art Adventures
Monday, October 9: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay - Nocturnal Animals
Wednesday, October 11: Out in the Woods: An Intergenerational Queer Program
Wednesday, October 11: Rooted in Art: A Nature and Art Experience
Thursday, October 12: SPARK! Art and Nature for People with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners
Thursday, October 12: Opening Reception: Drift
Monday, October 16: My Child & Me: Eco Art - Spiders and Weaving
Monday, October 16: Gentle Yoga Flow
Tuesdays, October 17–November 21: Ceramic Handbuilding Series for Beginners
Wednesday, October 18: Mini Pumpkin Decorating Party
Thursday, October 19: Youth Drop-off: Digging in Clay - Kids Behind the Wheel
Friday, October 20: My Child & Me: Eco Art - Spiders and Weaving
Thursday, October 26: Silverwood Teen Night

Thursday, November 2: Hibernation Heyday in Clay
Thursdays, November 2–16: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Nature Printmaking
Saturday, November 4: Hibernation Heyday in Clay
Monday, November 6: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay - Night Sky
Tuesday, November 7: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, November 8: My Preschooler & Me: Acorn Club
Wednesday, November 8: Rooted in Art: A Nature and Art Experience
Thursday, November 9: SPARK! Art and Nature for People Living with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners
Saturday, November 11: Beginner Carving: Weekend Wood Spirit
Sunday, November 12: Free Family Fun Day: Puppet Art Adventures
Monday–Wednesday, November 13–15: Youth Drop-off Series: Gather and Make
Tuesday, November 14: Sunset Yoga
Monday, November 20: Gentle Yoga Flow
Tuesday, November 21: Sunset Yoga
Tuesday, November 28: Sunset Yoga

Sochacki Park

Wednesday, September 27: Forts and Fires

Saturday, October 28: Walk and Sing

Spring Lake Regional Park

Saturday, October 7: Guided Forest Bathing for Adults

The Landing

Friday, October 20: SomaYoga: Body Mindfulness & Stress Management — Sesión de Atención Plena del Cuerpo y Manejo del Estrés