Events and Activities

Upcoming Events
List of Events
2021 Virtual Job Fair
Check out all the amazing jobs available for employment!
Trustee Vacancy
With the completion of the 2021 election cycle and no eligible petition submitted for the Southern District service area, the Peoria Park District Board of Trustees is seeking applications from interested residents of its Southern District to serve for the remainder of the term which begins Spring 2021. Application packets are due at noon on Friday, May 7, 2021. Learn more here.
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt in the Parks
Download our scavenger hunt checklist and hit the parks with your crew! The checklist can be completed anytime during the week of 4/17 to 4/24. Share your photos from the hunt using #PPDEarthDay. For a PDF version of our scavenger hunt, please click here! For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Luthy Botanical Garden Virtual Tours – Pollinators & Butterflies in your Garden
Join us on Facebook as we explore what pollinators, butterflies and insects do for us, as well as what’s going on with insect populations, and what we can do to help! Video will drop on Luthy Botanical Facebook page at 12:00pm on the 4/20/2021. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Peoria Zoo Virtual Presentation
Join us on Facebook to learn about the Species Survival Plan and how Peoria Zoo is helping species recover from the brink of extinction. Video will drop on Peoria Zoo's Facebook page at 12:00pm on the 4/20/2021. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Luthy Botanical Garden: Earth Week 360* Virtual Tour of the Conservatory
Join us virtually to see the Luthy Botanical Gardens like never before! Take a 360 degree virtual tour of the Conservatory and see the lush, green plants that our staff keep warm and healthy all winter long! This video will drop on the Luthy Botanical Garden facebook page at 2:00pm on April 20. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Earth Day Storytime with the Peoria PlayHouse
Enjoy a reading of the Lorax! Video will drop on Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum's Facebook on April 21! For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!
Tiny Tots Nature Stroll
Bring your little one out for a fun time of learning about nature with our PPD naturalists. This program is FREE but registration is required. For a PDF of all our Earth Day events, please click here!