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-Hassan | Doyle-KennefickEastman 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

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 

A chickadee perches on a metal bar.

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 

A flowering branch at Silverwood 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 

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

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 

Turtles line a log in the water.

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