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

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

Friday, April 26: Geocaching for S'mores

Sunday, May 26: Geocaching for Bugs
Friday, May 31–Sunday, June 2: Try It: Camping

Friday–Sunday, June 14–16: Try It: Camping
Saturday, June 22: Family Canoeing 
Saturday, June 22: KidSplash: Log Rolling 

Baker Outdoor Learning Center

Sunday, April 21: Girl Scouts: Juniors Geocacher Badge
Tuesday, April 23: Girl Scouts: Juniors—Outdoor Art Explorer Badge
Wednesday, April 24: Nature Journaling

Sunday, May 5: Free Family Fun Day: Insect Search
Tuesday, May 7: Family and Friends Archery
Friday–Sunday, May 10–12: Cabin Camping: May
Wednesday, May 15: Girl Scouts: Juniors—Digital Photography Badge
Sunday, May 19: Girl Scouts: Brownies Climbing Adventure Badge
Tuesday, May 21: Family and Friends Rock Climbing

Thursday, June 20: Summer Solstice Canoe 
Sunday, June 23: Axes, Archery and Crossbows 
Thursday, June 27: Insect Photography 
Bryant Lake Regional Park

Saturday, June 1: Family Fishing 
Sunday, June 23: Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Lesson for Women 

A chickadee perches on a metal bar.

Carver Park Reserve

Sunday, April 21: History and Recreation Adventures: Archery
Friday, April 26: OUT on the Archery Range

Sunday, May 12: Family Archery
Sunday, May 12: Beginner Archery

Saturday, June 29: History and Recreation Adventures: Canoeing Lake Auburn 

Lowry Nature Center

Saturday, April 20: Lowry's Earth Day Celebration
Sunday, April 21: Planting for Pollinators
Sunday, April 21: Raptors Up Close
Mondays, April 22–May 13: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs
Sunday, April 28: Make a Turtle Alfalfa Pet

Saturday, May 4: Free Fun in the Park
Sunday, May 5: Autism Outdoors: Pond Explorations
Monday, May 6: Mondays are for the Birds
Saturday, May 11: Volunteer Buckthorn Removal
Sunday, May 12: Wildflowers and Watercolors Walk
Monday, May 13: Mondays are for the Birds
Saturday, May 18: Bird Banding
Sunday, May 19: Raptors Up Close
Monday, May 20: Mondays are for the Birds
Saturday, May 25: Map and Compass Basics
Monday, May 27: Mondays are for the Birds

Saturday, June 1: Pond Bugs 
Sunday, June 2: Touch a Turtle 
Sunday, June 9: Younger Autism Outdoors Club: Pond Explorations 
Saturday, June 15: Bird Banding 
Sunday, June 16: Raptors Up Close 
Sunday, June 16: Hike and S'more with Dad 
Sunday, June 23: Turtle Time Photo Hike 
Sunday, June 30: Free Funday Sunday: Sweeping for Insects 
Saturday, June 8: Re-Dedication of the Grimm Farm Historic Site 

Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park

Saturday, April 27: Geocaching for S'mores
Sunday, April 28: Hidden History Hike: Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park

Saturday, May 4: Family Archery
Saturday, May 4: Beginner Fishing
Saturday, May 25: Free Family Fun Day: Chores at the Farm
Saturday, May 25: Women's Wellness Day: Hiking, Yoga & Purple Martin Majesty!

Cleary Lake Regional Park

Saturday, April 20: Guided Forest Bathing for Adults
Saturday, April 27: Spring Women's Wellness Day
Mondays, April 29–May 20: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Homeschool Archery Club
Tuesday, April 30: Walk the Mindfulness Trail

Wednesday, May 1: My Preschooler & Me: Celebrate May Day!
Saturday, May 11: Hands-on History: Make and Take a Victorian Tunnel Book
Saturday, May 18: 50+ Adventures: Kayaking
Sunday, May 19: Moving for Wellness: Outdoor Qigong

Sunday, June 2: Family Canoeing 
Tuesday, June 4: Old Growth Forest Mindfulness Hike 
Sunday, June 9: Free Family Fun Day: Build a Log Cabin 
Monday, June 10: Lakeside Sunrise Qigong 
Tuesday, June 11: Lakeside Sunrise Qigong 
Wednesday, June 12: Lakeside Sunrise Qigong 
Thursday, June 13: Lakeside Sunrise Qigong 
Friday, June 14: Lakeside Sunrise Qigong 
Sunday, June 16: Outdoor Qigong 
Saturday, June 22: Geocaching for S'mores 
Sunday, June 23: Family Kayaking 
Sunday, June 30: Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Lesson 

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

There are no programs at this time.

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sunday, April 21: Beginner Archery
Sundays, April 21–28: 50+ Adventures: Archery Series

Thursdays, May 2–30: Women's Archery Club
Saturday, May 18: Métis in Minnesota: Who are the Métis

Saturday, June 15: Métis in Minnesota: George Bonga: Voyageur of 1837 

Eastman Nature Center

Wednesday, April 17: Women, Woods and Wine Hike
Thursday, April 18: Youth Drop-off: OUTside with Pride—Forest Forts
Thursday, April 18: OUTside with Pride Adults: Early Wildflower Walk
Saturday, April 20: Wandering Naturalist: Bugs and Wildflowers
Sunday, April 21: Celebrate Earth Day
Monday, April 22: Full Moon with the Woodcocks: Stalk the Dusk Sky Dancers
Tuesday, April 23: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour—Quack, Honk, Splash! Waterfowl
Wednesday, April 24: Wellness Wednesday
Saturday, April 27: Spring Wildflower Hike
Sunday, April 28: Free Funday Sunday: Fabulous Frogs

Saturday, May 4: Girl Scouts: Spring Wildflowers
Sunday, May 5: Free Funday Sunday: Nature Bookmarkers
Monday, May 6: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour—Rock Collectors Rock
Monday, May 6: Homeschool Family: Navigating With a Map and Compass
Tuesday, May 7: Girl Scouts: Spring Wildflowers
Wednesday, May 8: Wellness Wednesday
Friday, May 10: Youth Drop-off Series: Young Birders Club—Spring Birds
Saturday, May 11: Adapted: Every Body Can Bird
Saturday, May 11: Coffee and Birds
Sunday, May 12: Mother's Day Walk
Wednesday, May 15: Women, Woods and Wine Hike
Thursday, May 16: OUTside with Pride Adults: Honor our Elders at Taylor's Woods
Thursday, May 16: Youth Drop-off: OUTside with Pride—"Honor Our Elders" Geocache Hunt
Saturday, May 18: SpringFest
Sunday, May 19: Free Funday Sunday: Spring Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, May 22: Wellness Wednesday
Friday, May 24: Nature Photographers
Sunday, May 26: Free Funday Sunday: Nests and Eggs

Sunday, June 2: Free Funday Sunday: Pond Exploration 
Monday, June 3: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour—Pond Critter Hunt 
Saturday, June 8: Geochaching Challenge 
Sunday, June 9: Free Funday Sunday: Pond Exploration 
Saturday, June 15: Wellness Walk 
Sunday, June 16: Free Funday Sunday: Scoping Out Insects 
Tuesday, June 18: Nature Photographers 
Wednesday, June 19: Women, Woods and Wine Hike 
Thursday, June 20: OUTside with Pride Adults: Summer Solstice 
Thursday, June 20: Youth Drop-off: OUTside with Pride—Solstice Bonfire and Summertime Treats 
Saturday, June 22: Fireflies in the Day 
Saturday, June 22: Firefly Hike 
Sunday, June 23: Free Funday Sunday: Meet Our Turtle Ambassadors 
Saturday, June 29: Firefly Hike 
Sunday, June 30: Free Funday Sunday: Insect Sweeping 

Fish Lake Regional Park

Tuesday, May 7: Fly Fishing Basics
Saturday, May 18: Introduction to Canoeing for Women
Saturday, May 18: Family Canoeing
Friday, May 24: Flatwater Kayak Essentials for Women
Saturday, May 25: Flatwater Kayak Essentials

Sunday, June 2: Family Fishing 
Friday, June 7: Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Lesson 
Wednesdays, June 26–August 21 : Nordic Walking Club 
Friday, June 28: KidSplash: Introduction to Kayaking 
Sunday, June 30: Adapted Lake Kayaking 

French Regional Park

Sunday, April 28: Outdoor Skills Workshops for Women: Tarps & Knots

Sunday, May 19: Adapted Geocaching and Archery
Saturday, May 25: Amazing Amphibians

Saturday, June 1: Turtle Fest: A Shell-A-Bration 
Thursdays, June 20–August 15: GreenFit Club Series: Outdoor Adventures 

Gale Woods Farm

Saturday, April 20: Saturday Morning on the Farm
Saturday, April 20: Sheep to Felted Pillow
Saturday, April 20: Saori Weaving
Monday, April 22: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Saturday, April 27: Saturday Morning on the Farm

Saturday, May 4: Saturday Mornings on the Farm
Saturday, May 11: Saturday Mornings on the Farm
Saturday, May 18: Saturday Morning on the Farm: Make-and-Take Saturday
Saturday, May 25: Saturday Mornings on the Farm
Monday, May 6: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings
Mondays, May 6–20: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Lamb and Garden Project
Saturday, May 11: Fairy Gardening Class
Monday, May 20: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings

Saturday, June 1: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Saturday, June 8: Saturday Mornings on the Farm: Make-and-Take Saturday 
Saturday, June 15: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Saturday, June 22: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Saturday, June 29: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Saturdays, June 15–October 12: CSA Share: Saturday Pick-Up 
Tuesdays, June 18–October 15: CSA Share: Tuesday Pick-Up 
Monday, June 24: Field to Fork Cooking with Kids 

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

Mondays, April 22–June 3: GreenFit Club: Nordic Walking

Tuesdays, June 18–August 6: Paddle Club 
Sunday, June 30: Family Canoeing 

Richardson Nature Center

Friday, April 19: My Preschooler & Me: April Showers
Sunday, April 21: Family Free Fun Day: Earth Day Seed Balls
Saturday, April 27: Big Year of Bugs: Bruce the Bug Guy—Interactive Live Insect Show
Sunday, April 28: Free Family Fun Day: May Day Baskets

Sunday, May 5: Free Family Fun Day: Turtle Obstacle Course
Tuesdays, May 7–21: Preschool Drop-off Series: Kits & Cubs
Sunday, May 12: Free Family Fun Day: Big Year of Bugs—Insects of the Forest
Friday, May 17: My Preschooler & Me: May Flowers
Saturday, May 18: My Preschooler & Me: May Flowers
Sunday, May 19: Free Family Fun Day: Digital Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, May 26: Free Family Fun Day: Dragonflies and Damselflies

Sunday, June 2: Free Family Fun Day: Insects of the Pond 
Sunday, June 9: Free Family Fun Day: Atlatls—Primitive Spear Throwing 
Saturday, June 15: Family Canoeing 
Sunday, June 16: Free Family Fun Day: Nature's Best Animal Dads 
Thursday, June 20: Nature at Night: Summer Solstice Hike 
Saturday, June 22: Pond Exploration 
Sunday, June 23: Free Family Fun Day: Forest Free Play 
Sunday, June 30: Free Family Fun Day: Minnesota Raptors 

Hyland Hills Ski Area

Sunday, June 16: Friends and Family Disc Golf 

Lake Minnetonka Regional Park

Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, June 11–20: Swimming Lessons: Preschool Swimmers 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, June 11–20: Swimming Lessons: Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, June 11–20: Swimming Lessons: Level 2 - Fundamentals of Aquatic Skills 
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, June 11–20: Swimming Lessons: Level 3 - Stroke Development 

Lake Rebecca Park Reserve

Saturday, April 20: Trail Mix

Mississippi Gateway Regional Park

Saturday, April 20: Engineer a Flying Bug!
Sunday, April 21: Free Family Fun Day: Bird Nests
Saturday, April 27: Arbor Day Celebration
Sunday, April 28: Free Family Fun Day: Spring Wildflowers

Fridays, May 3–17: Birding and Babies Series
Saturday, May 4: What's in the Pond?
Sunday, May 5: Free Family Fun Day: Story Walk—The Raft
Friday, May 10: Evening Moth Hunt
Saturday, May 11: Twilight Bird Walk
Saturday, May 11: Youth Drop-off: Young Birders Club—World Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, May 11: Happy Bird Day: A Party for Birds and Bugs
Saturday, May 11: OUT Looking for Birds
Saturday, May 11: Early Morning Bird Walk
Sunday, May 12: Free Family Fun Day: Bird Nests and Eggs
Saturday, May 18: The Secret Life of Mussels
Sunday, May 19: Free Family Fun Day: A Dandelion's Life
Saturday, May 25: Family River Fishing
Sunday, May 26: Free Family Fun Day: River Critters
Monday, May 27: Free Family Fun Day: River Critters

Saturday, June 1: Pond Discoveries! 
Sunday, June 2: Free Family Fun Day: Flower Photography Scavenger Hunt 
Saturday, June 8: Youth Drop-off: Young Birders Club—Diurnal Raptors 
Saturday, June 8: Rafting on the River 
Sunday, June 9: Free Family Fun Day: Turtle Time 
Tuesday, June 11: River at Risk: An Escape Room Without Walls 
Saturday, June 15: Family Archery 
Saturday, June 15: Rafting on the River 
Sunday, June 16: Free Family Fun Day: Meet the Animal Ambassadors 
Sunday, June 23: Free Family Fun Day: A Bird Sights, Sounds and Signs Hike 
Tuesday, June 25: The Fiendish Fungus: An Escape Room Without Walls 
Saturday, June 29: Hidden Lives of Bumblebees 
Saturday, June 29: Rafting on the River 
Sunday, June 30: Free Family Fun Day: Insect Traces and Trails 

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Friday, May 10: Celebrating Mothers at Murphy: Hike and Nature Journaling

Noerenberg Gardens

There are no programs at this time.

Turtles line a log in the water.

Silverwood Park

Saturdays, April 20–28: Ceramic Barrel Firing Workshop Series
Sunday, April 21: Art and Nature Gallery Talk
Tuesday, April 23: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, April 24: Fly Fishing Basics
Wednesday, April 24: Rooted in Art
Saturday, April 27: International Sculpture Day: Sculpture Tour
Saturday, April 27: International Sculpture Day: Build Your Own Sculpture
Saturday, April 27: Art and Sport of Fly Fishing
Tuesday, April 30: Sunset Yoga

Wednesday, May 1: My Preschooler & Me: Acorn Club
Thursday, May 2: Park Nouveau: Spring Ephemerals and Clay
Saturday, May 4: Beginner Sculpting: Bugs!
Monday, May 6: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Build a Bug
Tuesday, May 7: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, May 8: Mindful Creations
Thursday, May 9: SPARK! Art and Nature for People with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners
Sunday, May 12: Walk with a Naturalist
Sunday, May 12: Free Family Fun Day: Puppet Art Adventures
Monday, May 13: My Child and Me: Eco Art—Birds and Seed Mosaics
Wednesday, May 15: Natural Watercolors Workshop
Friday, May 17: My Child and Me: Eco Art—Birds and Seed Mosaics
Monday, May 20: Gentle Yoga Flow
Monday, May 20: Rooted in Art
Tuesday, May 21: Sunset Yoga
Tuesday, May 28: Sunset Yoga
Wednesday, May 29: Older Adult Open House

Wednesday, June 26: Silverwood OnStage: Goatroper in Concert 
Wednesday, June 12: Silverwood OnStage: Michael Monroe in Concert 
Saturday, June 29: The Summer Sound Garden at Silverwood Park 
Monday, June 3: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Fish 
Tuesday, June 4: Sunset Yoga 
Wednesday, June 5: Speak Something Alive: Spoken Word Poetry at Silverwood 
Wednesday, June 5: Rooted in Art: A Nature and Art Experience 
Wednesday, June 5: My Preschooler & Me: Acorn Club 
Thursday, June 6: SPARK! Art and Nature for People Living with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners 
Thursday, June 6: Opening Reception: Watershed by Liz Sexton 
Thursday, June 6: Opening Reception: Echo Trail by Laura Ahola-Young 
Sunday, June 9: Walk with a Naturalist 
Sunday, June 9: Free Family Fun Day: Puppet Art Adventures 
Tuesday, June 11: Sunset Yoga 
Wednesday, June 12: Mindful Creations 
Monday, June 17: Gentle Yoga Flow 
Tuesday, June 18: Sunset Yoga 
Thursday, June 20: Make & Mingle: Glimpse 
Sunday, June 23: Birds of Clay 
Tuesday, June 25: Sunset Yoga 
Friday, June 28: E-cology: Night Bug Extravaganza—A Stellar Exploration in Evening Bugs 

Sochacki Park

Wednesday, April 24: Forts and Fires

Saturday, May 4: Early Morning Bird Walk
Wednesday, May 15: Critter Count
Tuesday, May 21: Evening Warbler Walk

Spring Lake Regional Park

Saturday, May 11: Geocaching for Bugs
Tuesday, May 14: Walk the Mindfulness Trail

Friday, June 28: Lakeside Qigong 
Friday, June 28: Explore the Mindfulness Trail at the Spring Lakefront Opening 
Friday, June 28: Guided Forest Bathing For Adults 

The Landing

Friday, June 7: Sunset Soma Yoga—Soma Yoga al Atardecer 
Friday, June 21: Summer Solstice Soma Yoga at Sunset—Solsticio de Verano Soma Yoga al Atardecer