Events

Join us for Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 24th, at Pioneer Park from 10AM-12:30PM! Dress in your favorite costume to trick-or-treat at 40+ trunks and booths, enjoy inflatables and a giant slide, meet some Star Wars characters, and get a souvenir photo strip from the photo booth. Our Halloween DJ will pump up the […]

Step into the lively world of River City with Music Man Sr.! Enjoy a shorter, more informal take on the beloved musical, filled with toe-tapping music, hilarious mischief, memorable characters and plenty of heart. Come see the Senior Center bring this classic story to life! Purchase Tickets

Step into the lively world of River City with Music Man Sr.! Enjoy a shorter, more informal take on the beloved musical, filled with toe-tapping music, hilarious mischief, memorable characters and plenty of heart. Come see the Senior Center bring this classic story to life! Purchase Tickets

Pumpkins are 90% water, which makes them bad for landfills but great for soil and gardens! Bring your post-Halloween jack-o-lanterns, gourds, and pumpkins to Frontier Park on Saturday, November 7, from 9AM-12PM, and help the Park District’s EnviroGroup smash and pitch them into compostable material. FREE EVENT!    

You're invited to the Grand Opening of the Recreation Park Community Center! Saturday, November 7 10:30AM-12PM The wait is finally over, and we are ready to celebrate with you! Join us for a fun-filled morning as we officially open the doors to the renovated Recreation Park Community Center. Saturday, November 7 | 10:30AM-12PM Remarks at […]

Drop in anytime between 10AM-7PM to honor our Arlington Heights’ Veterans. View our current exhibit, “Stars & Stories: Arlington Heights’ Old Glory,” make a flag, write a Veteran a thank you card and learn about artifacts from our very own Civil War veterans.

Calling all 6th-8th graders - we're opening the Arlington Ridge Center just for you! Join us for a night of open swim, open gym, pizza, and Spongebob the Movie! $16 pre-registration (open through November 12), $18 at the door. Space is limited. Refunds will only be issued for requests submitted via our website or in […]

Kick off the holiday season with the Arlington Heights Park District and the Village of Arlington Heights Special Events Commission at our annual North School Park tree lighting ceremony! Enjoy holiday-inspired music and dance performances, buy a hot cocoa or tasty treat, visit the AHML Bookmobile, and join the countdown as we flip the switch […]

Join us in your holiday best or favorite PJs for a ride on the Holly Jolly Trolley to visit Santa! Your adventure begins at Pioneer Park where our Elf Ticket agents will check you in for Polar Express story-time and a ride with our Polar Express Conductor to the Arlington Lakes Golf Course. At Arlington […]

Come celebrate winter Jack Frost style at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum! Mail a letter to the North Pole, meet a real-life Ice Princess, Ice Queen and winter animal ambassadors, enjoy cocoa and cookies, join in on Frosty the Snowman story-time, make a snowman craft, listen to strolling carolers, visit with Santa, and more. It’s […]

Helping to continue a well-loved tradition, families will receive all of the materials to build their very own gingerbread house! Hopefully you use more candy then you eat as you decorate as much or as little as you'd like with an assortment of candy provided. No baking necessary for this program, just show up, have […]