Forest Preserve Releases 2023 Events, Including In Bolingbrook

BOLINGBROOK, IL — With the end of the year quickly approaching, the Forest Preserve District of Will County has announced its events scheduled for 2023. In Bolingbrook, area residents can look forward to events at Hidden Oaks Nature Center.

The first event in the line-up is the Earth Day Festival at the center on April 22. You can learn how to shrink your carbon footprint, and the event will feature vendors, hands-on exhibits and s'mores.

Other nearby events include:

• Journey Stories Exhibition: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-4 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 1-April 30, Isle a la Cache Museum, Romeoville. This Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition explores how movement has shaped the nation, from the earliest settlers and native American displacement to the effects of transportation advancements on modern mobility.
• Farmstead Frolic: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, Riverview Farmstead, Naperville. Visit the farm for some old-fashioned fun, tours of the buildings, a farmyard petting zoo and to find out about the significance of agriculture in Will County, past and present.

In addition to the larger events and exhibitions, many mini-events also will be offered, including a Triple Crown Challenge, fishing derbies at Hidden Lakes Trout Farm, a Surf and Turf concert at Monee Reservoir, Canines and Cocktails at a dog park and the ever-popular Woods Walk hiking challenge, the preserve said.