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

Friday, April 25: Geocaching for S'mores 

Friday, May 9: Geocaching for S'Mores 
Sunday, May 25: Family Fishing 
Monday, May 26: Family Canoeing 

Friday–Sunday, June 6–8: Try It: Camping
Friday–Sunday, June 20–22: Try It: Camping
Saturday, June 28: Family and Friends Log Rolling 

Baker Outdoor Learning Center

Tuesday, April 29: Craft and Snack 

Sunday, May 4: Free Family Fun Day: Birds 
Tuesday, May 6: Scouts: Brownies Climbing Adventure Badge 
Friday–Sunday, May 9–11: Spring Cabin 
Wednesday, May 14: Family and Friends Archery 
Sunday, May 18: Scouts: Brownies Climbing Adventure Badge 

Sunday, June 22: Axes, Archery and Crossbows 

Bryant Lake Regional Park

Saturday, May 10: Women's Kayak Essentials 
Sunday, May 11: Mother's Day Fishing 

Saturday, June 21: Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Lesson 

A chickadee perches on a metal bar.

Carver Park Reserve

Saturday, April 26: Family Archery 

Saturday, May 17: 50+ Adventures: Kayaking 
Sunday, May 18: Archery for Women 
Saturday, May 31: Grimm Farm Open House 

Saturdays, June 7–28: Grimm Farm Open House 

Lowry Nature Center

Friday, April 25: Lowry History Hike 
Sunday, April 27: Searching for Sasquatch 
Monday, April 28: My Preschooler & Me: Lowry Bookworms—Seeds & Flowers 
Tuesday, April 29: Weather and Weathervanes 

Monday, May 5: Mondays are for the Birds 
Sunday, May 11: Outdoor Escape Room: An LBI Investigation 
Monday, May 12: Mondays are for the Birds 
Thursday, May 15: Nature Journal Club: Spring Things 
Saturday, May 17: Bird Banding 
Saturday, May 17: Bike Tour: Lost Farms of Carver Park Reserve 
Sunday, May 18: Raptors Up Close 
Monday, May 19: Mondays are for the Birds 
Saturday, May 24: Cranes and Herons and Egrets, Oh My! 
Monday, May 26: Mondays are for the Birds 
Saturday, May 31: Turtle Time 

Saturday, June 7: Nature Table: Birds 
Sunday, June 8: Naturalist Hike 
Sunday, June 15: Women in the Woods 
Saturday, June 21: Bird Banding 
Sunday, June 22: Raptors Up Close 
Sunday, June 22: Turtle Time 

Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park

Saturday, May 10: Family Archery 
Saturday, May 17: Spring Women's Wellness Day: Hike, Yoga & Purple Martin Majesty 

Cleary Lake Regional Park

Sunday, April 27: Qigong Walk 

Friday, May 2: Lakeside Pole Hiking 
Saturday, May 3: Family Archery 
Mondays, May 5–May 19: Morning Stretch & Stroll
Wednesday, May 7: Tree ID Wellness Walk and Bingo 
Sunday, May 11: Geocaching for S'Mores 
Saturday, May 24: Family Archery 
Saturday, May 24: Archery For Women 
Sunday, May 25: Outdoor Qigong 

Monday, June 2: Yoga & Yogurt: 55+ Outdoor Summer Series 
Mondays, June 2–30: Morning Stroll & Stretch: 55+ Walking Club Series 
Monday, June 9: Sunrise Qigong Series 
Monday, June 9: Yoga & Yogurt: 55+ Outdoor Summer Series 
Tuesday, June 10: Sunrise Qigong Series 
Tuesday, June 10: Curious about Camping 
Wednesday, June 11: Sunrise Qigong Series 
Thursday, June 12: Sunrise Qigong Series 
Friday, June 13: Sunrise Qigong Series 
Monday, June 16: Yoga & Yogurt: 55+ Outdoor Summer Series 
Friday, June 20: Lakeside Solstice Yoga with Singing Bowls 
Friday, June 20: Summer Solstice Stand-up Paddleboarding 
Sunday, June 22: Geocaching for a Midsummer Crown 
Sunday, June 22: Family Kayak 
Monday, June 23: Yoga & Yogurt: 55+ Outdoor Summer Series 
Sunday, June 29: Outdoor Qigong 
Sunday, June 29: Family Canoeing 
Monday, June 30: Yoga & Yogurt: 55+ Outdoor Summer Series 

Crow-Hassan Park Reserve

There are no programs at this time.

Doyle-Kennefick Regional Park

Saturday, May 10: Hidden History Hike: Doyle-Kennefick Regional Park 

A flowering branch at Silverwood Park

Elm Creek Park Reserve

Sunday, April 27: Beginner Archery 
Sundays, April 27–May 4: 50+ Adventures: Archery Series 

Thursdays, May 1–15: Women's Archery Club 
Sunday, May 4: Family Archery 
Sunday, May 18: Métis in Minnesota: Who are the Métis and How They Brought Two Worlds Together 

Sunday, June 15: Métis in Minnesota: George BONGA, Voyageur of 1837 
Mondays, June 16–30: Adapted Mountain Bike Club 

Eastman Nature Center

Thursday, April 24: Early Migration Birding Hike 
Saturday, April 26: Spring Wake Up Hike 
Saturday, April 26: Celebrate the Trees 
Sunday, April 27: Free Funday Sunday: Beginning with Binoculars 

Sunday, May 4: Free Funday Sunday: Nature Collage 
Saturday, May 10: Coffee Roasting for Birds 
Sunday, May 11: Free Funday Sunday: Nature's Caregivers 
Wednesday, May 14: Women, Woods and Wine Hike 
Wednesday, May 14: Wellness Wednesday 
Saturday, May 17: Birds and Bird Nests 
Sunday, May 18: Free Funday Sunday: Our Snake Friends 
Monday, May 19: Homeschool Family: Spring Wildflowers 
Sunday, May 25: Free Funday Sunday: Animal Feed Me 
Tuesday, May 27: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour—Squirmy Wormies, Mucky Mud 
Wednesday, May 28: Wellness Wednesday 
Saturday, May 31: My Preschooler & Me: Turtles in the Pond 

Sunday, June 1: Free Funday Sunday: Pond Exploration 
Sunday, June 8: Free Funday Sunday: Geocache Adventure 
Wednesday, June 11: Women, Woods and Wine Hike 
Thursday, June 12: Hike with Baby 
Thursday, June 12: Family Survival Challenge 
Sunday, June 15: Free Funday Sunday: Snake Ambassadors 
Wednesday, June 18: My Preschooler & Me: Bookworms Story Hour—Go, Go, Grow! 
Saturday, June 21: Firefly Hike 
Sunday, June 22: Free Funday Sunday: Predict the Weather 
Thursday, June 26: My Child & Me: Picnic Blanket Program—Dragonflies 
Saturday, June 28: Firefly Hike 
Saturday, June 28: The Wandering Naturalist: Turtle Exercises 
Sunday, June 29: Free Funday Sunday: Pond Exploration 

Fish Lake Regional Park

Wednesday, April 30: Fly Fishing Basics 

Sunday, May 18: Kayak Essentials 

Friday, June 6: Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Lesson 
Saturday, June 28: Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Lesson for Women 

French Regional Park

Sunday, April 27: Outdoor Skills Workshops for Women: Tarps & Knots 

Monday, May 12: My Preschooler & Me—Art Adventures
Sunday, May 18: Free Family Fun Day: Walk with a Naturalist 
Monday, May 19: My Child and Me: Eco Art—Mosaic Paver Stones and Birds 
Tuesday, May 27: Rooted in Art: Minnesota Bats and Moonlit Mobiles 

Sunday, June 1: Turtle Fest: A Shell-A-Bration 
Friday, June 13: My Child & Me: Eco Art—Basket Weaving and Pond Study 
Sunday, June 15: Free Family Fun Day: Art and Play 
Mondays, June 16–August 18: GreenFit Club: Nordic Walking 
Wednesday, June 18: Rooted in Art: Unconventional Flowers and Fiber 
Friday, June 20: Canoeing on the Solstice 
Saturday, June 21: Geocaching for a Midsummer Crown 
Sunday, June 22: Stand-up Paddleboard (SUP) Lesson 
Tuesdays, June 24–August 5: Paddle Club 
Thursdays, June 26–August 21: GreenFit Club: Summer Outdoor Adventures 

Gale Woods Farm

Saturday, April 26: Saturday Morning on the Farm 
Monday, April 28: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings 

Saturday, May 3: Saturday Morning on the Farm: Make-and-Take Saturday 
Saturday, May 3: Felted Oven Mitt and Potholder Set 
Monday, May 5: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings 
Mondays, May 5–19: Homeschool Drop-off Series: Lamb & Garden Project 
Saturday, May 10: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Saturday, May 10: Fairy Gardening Class 
Saturday, May 17: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Monday, May 19: My Preschooler & Me: Farm Beginnings 
Saturday, May 24: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Saturday, May 31: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 

Saturday, June 7: Saturday Mornings on the Farm: Make-and-Take Saturday 
Saturday, June 14: Summer Pizza Party 
Saturday, June 14: Biking Through History: Laketown to Victoria 
Saturday, June 14: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Saturday, June 21: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 
Monday, June 23: Field to Fork: Cooking with Kids 
Saturday, June 28: Saturday Mornings on the Farm 

Glen Lake Golf

Thursday, May 15: Hidden History Hike: Glen Lake Sanatorium 

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 28–June 2 : GreenFit Club: Nordic Walking 

Saturday, May 31: Introduction to Canoeing for Women 
Saturday, May 31: Family Canoeing 

Richardson Nature Center

Sunday, April 27: Family Free Fun Day: Earth Day 

Sunday, May 4: Free Family Fun Day: May Day Baskets 
Tuesdays, May 6–20: Preschool Drop-Off Series: Kits & Cubs 
Saturday, May 10: My Preschooler & Me: Slithery and Scaly 
Sunday, May 11: Free Family Fun Day: Spring Flowers 
Sunday, May 18: Free Family Fun Day: Amphibians 
Sunday, May 25: Free Family Fun Day: Forts and Free Play 
Saturday, May 31: Pond Exploration 

Sunday, June 1: Free Family Fun Day: Digging in the Dirt 
Saturday, June 7: Solar-powered Gadgets 
Sunday, June 8: Free Family Fun Day: Minnesota Raptors 
Sunday, June 15: Free Family Fun Day: Nature's Best Animal Dads 
Friday, June 20: Nature at Night: Summer Solstice Hike 
Saturday, June 21: Friends and Family Canoeing 
Sunday, June 22: Free Family Fun Day: Atlatls—Primitive Spear Throwing 
Thursday, June 26: Richardson After Hours 
Sunday, June 29: Free Family Fun Day: Forest Free Play 

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, April 26: Pond Life 
Sunday, April 27: Free Family Fun Day: The Art of Flight 
Tuesday, April 29: Creating Art In and With Nature 
Wednesday, April 30: Homeschool: Dragonfly 101 

Saturday, May 3: Mississippi Past, Present and Future 
Saturday, May 10: Family River Fishing 
Sunday, May 11: Free Family Fun Day: River Critters 
Saturday, May 17: Twin Cities Bird Festival 
Saturday, May 17: Early Morning Bird Walk—Twin Cities Bird Festival 
Saturday, May 17: BirdAbility Stroll—Twin Cities Bird Festival 
Saturday, May 17: Family Bird Walk—Twin Cities Bird Festival 
Sunday, May 18: Free Family Fun Day: River Turtles 
Wednesday, May 21: My Child & Me: Nature, Art and Movement 
Wednesday, May 21: Homeschool Family: Fishing 
Saturday, May 24: Spring Wild Edibles Walk 
Sunday, May 25: Free Family Fun Day: Spear Throwing with Atlatls 
Monday, May 26: Warbler Watch 
Tuesday, May 27: Digging In: River Geology and Wild Clay 
Saturday, May 31: Beginner Archery for Women 
Saturday, May 31: Family Archery 

Sunday, June 1: Free Family Fun Day: Meet the Animals 
Saturday, June 7: The Fiendish Fungus: An Escape Room Without Walls 
Sunday, June 8: Free Family Fun Day: Nature CSI 
Sunday, June 15: Free Family Fun Day: River Critters 
Friday, June 20: Rafting on the River 
Saturday, June 21: Youth Drop-off: Young Birders Club—Feathers 
Saturday, June 21: Rafting on the River 
Sunday, June 22: Free Family Fun Day: Going on a Bug Hunt 
Sunday, June 22: Watercolors at the River 
Saturday, June 28: Rafting on the River 
Sunday, June 29: Free Family Fun Day: Nature Mosaics 

Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve

Sunday, May 4: Flight Path: Forest Bathing and Birdsong 
Saturday, May 31: Birding in the Big Woods 

Noerenberg Gardens

Saturday, June 21: Noerenberg History Hike 

Turtles line a log in the water.

Silverwood Park

Saturday, April 26: International Sculpture Day: Sculpture Tour 
Saturday, April 26: International Sculpture Day: Build Your Own Sculpture 
Saturdays & Sunday, April 26, May 3 & 4: Ceramic Barrel Firing Workshop Series 
Sunday, April 27: Earth Day Clothing Swap: Reduce, Reuse, Restyle 
Tuesday, April 29: Sunset Yoga 

Monday, May 5: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Turtles 
Tuesday, May 6: Sunset Yoga 
Wednesday, May 7: My Preschooler & Me: Acorn Club 
Thursday, May 8: SPARK! Art and Nature for People with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners 
Thursday, May 8: Opening Reception: Naturally Saint Anthony 
Friday, May 9: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Turtles 
Sunday, May 11: Open Basket Weaving 
Sunday, May 11: Free Family Fun Day: Walk with a Naturalist 
Sunday, May 11: Free Family Fun Day: Puppet Art Adventures 
Monday, May 12: Gentle Yoga Flow 
Monday, May 12: My Child and Me: Eco Art—Mosaic Paver Stones and Birds 
Tuesday, May 13: Sunset Yoga 
Wednesday, May 14: Rooted in Art: Minnesota Bats and Moonlit Mobiles 
Wednesday, May 14: Mindful Creations 
Wednesday, May 14: Natural Watercolors Workshop 
Wednesday, May 21: Opening Reception: Columbia Heights Secondary Show 
Thursday, May 22: Opening Reception: Columbia Heights Elementary Show 
Tuesday, May 27: Sunset Yoga 

Monday, June 2: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Fireflies 
Tuesday, June 3: Sunset Yoga 
Wednesday, June 4: Rooted in Art: Unconventional Flowers and Fiber 
Wednesday, June 4: My Preschooler & Me: Acorn Club 
Friday, June 6: My Preschooler & Me: Family Clay—Fireflies 
Sunday, June 8: Free Family Fun Day: Art in the Park 
Sunday, June 8: Free Family Fun Day: Walk with a Naturalist 
Tuesday, June 10: Sunset Yoga 
Tuesday, June 10: Art When the Moon is Full: Nightly Nature Mixtape 
Wednesday, June 11: Silverwood OnStage: The Del-Viles in Concert 
Wednesday, June 11: Mindful Creations 
Wednesday, June 11: Open Basket Weaving 
Thursday, June 12: SPARK! Art and Nature for People Living with Memory Loss and Their Care Partners 
Thursday, June 12: Opening Reception: "Sylvan Essence" by Shoshana Fink 
Thursday, June 12: Opening Reception: On Tree Time 
Monday, June 16: Gentle Yoga Flow 
Monday, June 16: My Child & Me: Eco Art—Basket Weaving and Pond Study 
Tuesday, June 17: Sunset Yoga 
Tuesday, June 17: Summer Teen Workshop: Burn Bowl and Hammock Hang 
Wednesday, June 18: Silverwood OnStage: Brass Solidarity 
Wednesday, June 18: 2025 Juneteenth Celebration—Our Resilience is Our Brilliance 
Tuesday, June 24: Make & Mingle: Ecotone 
Wednesday, June 25: Silverwood OnStage: Ghosting Merit in Concert 

Sochacki Park

Saturday, May 24: Morning Birding 

Spring Lake Regional Park

Saturday, May 17: Hidden History Hike: Spring Lake Regional Park 

Sunday, June 1: Forest Bathing 
Thursdays, June 12–August 7: Nomad Yoga Club: Summer Outdoor Series 

The Landing

Saturday, April 26: Hidden History Hike: 10,000 Years at The Landing