Events - Week

The Park Ridge Community Fund benefit of the annual Christmas movie "It's a Wonderful Life," is sponsored by Liberty Bank, and free to the public on December 8, 2019.

The Grinch discovered Santa’s elves have hidden candy canes at one of their favorite places – Maine Park! The Grinch is planning to find all of Santa’s candy canes and turn them green!

St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Park Ridge will present its 80th annual Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 8, at 4:00 p.m.

The purpose of this group is to encourage members to write and provide a safe place to read one’s work and get some feedback. We meet the second Tuesday of every month.

The Park Ridge Park District's autumn line dancing lesson students wish to share their last class of the season with you and celebrate the holidays.

The Twenty-first Star Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a meeting on Wednesday, December 11, at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Avenue in Park Ridge at 11:30 a.m. A luncheon will be served at 12:00 p.m. with a meeting and program to follow.

Please join us for our 2019 Holiday Networking Luncheon at Pennyville Station, 112 Main Street! Wear your festive finery and your holiday hats!

General meetings of the Park Ridge Garden Club are held at the Centennial Activity Center (formerly named the Park Ridge Senior Center) on the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm, SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE. There are NO meetings in July or August. Meetings include a short business session, followed by guest speakers, refreshments and socializing, and conclude between 9:00-10:00 pm

Park Ridge Toastmasters meets at the First United Methodist Church in Park Ridge on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of each month from 7:30 to 9:30 pm EXCEPT during November and December. Please see our Club Calendar for more information, particularly in the months of November and December, as dates may change due to the holidays. Park Ridge Toastmasters is a community that empowers its members to succeed through effective communication and leadership.

Join Illinois WorkNet Center speakers to discuss setting SMART goals, using social media to connect with hiring managers, getting your resume through the Applicant Tracking Systems and sharpening interview skills.

Join us at Maine Park for a great breakfast buffet! Choose from three seatings: 9:00am, 10:30am, 12:00pm. Children can talk with Santa and have a professional photo taken.

Participate in a question and answer session at the Centennial Fitness Center with Kathy DiPietro - Certified Physical Trainer, Wellness Coach, Author of Building Healthy Habits: The Synergy of a Healthy Routine, and group fitness instructor.

Santa is spending an afternoon at the Centennial Fitness Center Pool relaxing before his big day. Join us to swim, sing holiday songs, and play reindeer games. Don’t miss your last chance to tell Santa what good girls and boys you have been all year!