Scarecrow September Kids Coloring Contest
2024-08-16 - 2024-09-05 | IL
Enter the VVAC “Scarecrow September” kids coloring contest! Coloring pages can be picked up at the VVAC and Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center on August 16. Entries are due by Thursday, September 5. Winners will be announced September 9 and are notified by phone. The contest is open to children ages 4-13 years old. The best picture in each age group receives a goodie bag and their entries displayed at the VVAC from September 10 – 28. Entries must be submitted/returned to the VVAC or Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center. All entries must have participants name, age and contact phone number printed on the picture. (All contact info will be removed when displayed.)

Tinley Park Community Blood Drive
2024-08-26 13:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W 171st St, Tinley Park, 60477, United States
Donors needed! Come give blood on August 26th at the Bettenhausen Recreation Center for a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card by email. For an appointment call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org. Appointments preferred.

See rcblood.org/Help

Fall Auditions: Kidz, Children's, Teen and Holiday Theater
2024-08-31 09:00 - 15:30 | Tinley Park Performing Arts, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Fall 2024 Auditions for Community Theater will be held at the Tinley Park Performing Arts Center.

Kidz Theater – 9-10:30 am – Ages: 5-8
Children’s Theater – 10:30 – 12 pm – Ages: 9-12
Teen Theater – 12:30 -2 pm – Ages: 11 – 17
Holiday Theater – 2 -3:30 pm – Ages: 6-18

Open: Tinley Junction Mini Golf
2024-09-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States

Tinley Junction: Labor Day
2024-09-02 10:00 - 18:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Receive free small popcorn with round of golf!

Open: White Water Canyon Water Park
2024-09-02 11:00 - 19:00 | White Water Canyon Park, 8221 171st St, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States

Special Meeting: Board of Commissioners of Tinley-Park Park District
2024-09-03 17:30 - 18:30 | Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W 171st St, Tinley Park, 60477, United States
Find all meeting agendas, minutes and resolutions here.

Tinley Junction: Storytime with the Tinley Park Library
2024-09-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Storytime and the Bookmobile, coupon for golf (10:00 AM)

Day Out with Grandma & Grandpa
2024-09-07 11:00 - 12:30 | IL
Celebrate Grandparents Day with your favorite grandchild(ren)! Games, crafts, puzzles, ice cream sundaes make anyone smile while spending time with your special someone! Registration is per participant.

Tinley Junction: Grandparents Weekend
2024-09-07 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-08 12:00 - 18:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
2 for 1 specials for grandparents and grandkids!

Scholastic Back to School Book Fair
2024-09-11 16:00 - 19:00 | Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W 171st St, Tinley Park, 60477, United States
Browse a wide assortment of preschool and youth books as well as special items for sale!

Scholastic Back to School Book Fair
2024-09-12 16:00 - 19:00 | IL

Meeting: Remediate 280 Committee
2024-09-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-10-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W 171st St, Tinley Park, 60477, United States
Find all Remediate 280 Committee meeting agendas and minutes here.

Margi Hafer and Students Gallery Reception
2024-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Vogt Visual Arts Center, 17420 S 67th Ct, Tinley Park, 60477, United States
The reception will be held at at Vogt Visual Art Center Friday September from 7-9 pm
The show will up from September 9-26

Main Stage Improv: Open Mic Variety Show
2024-09-13 20:00 - 22:00 | IL
Main Stage Improv presents an Improv & Open Mic Variety Show Friday 9/13 from 8 to 10 pm at the Tinley Park Performing Arts Center. 1 hour of Improv followed by 1 hour of a variety of music, singing & comedy acts of great local talent including Jon Raleigh, Jack Reed, Rick Dobczyk and more!

Tickets are $14 at the door (cash or charge) on day of the show!

Main Stage Improv is the hilarious cast of Garrett Gray, Bran Don Vlach, Mike McCauley, Madisson Younglove, Logan Rutherford, Kristen Nuñez and Israel Smith!

Doggie Pup-kin Fest
2024-09-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Canine Campus Dog Park, 18200 84th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Bring your pup-kin out for Fall-tastic fun while we pamper our pooches at this fun-filled event. Get your costumes out for the contests, free raffles and other surprises too! This event is open to members and non-members of Canine Campus. Dogs who threaten/show aggression toward other dogs/owners will be asked to leave. No registration necessary. This is a great time to check out Canine Campus and see why your dog needs a membership

Commissioners Park Playground Replacement Meeting
2024-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W 171st St, Tinley Park, 60477, United States
Commissioners Park Playground (8139 Hillcrest Ln) is being replaced and we are asking for the public’s input on the design components and colors. An in-person public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 7 pm at the Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center (8125 W. 171st Street) in the Annette Rickerson Board Room. The meeting is open to the public. The District will also be placing a survey online for the public to vote on playground components and colors.
If you would like to get updates on the Commissioners Park playground project, please send an email to info@tinleyparkdistrict.org with the subject line: “Commissioner’s Park“. We will add you to the contact list and provide you with the survey link, survey results, park design updates, construction timelines and ribbon cuttings for the park.

Daddy-Daughter Date Night
2024-09-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Enjoy a night out at the Tinley Junction Miniature Golf Course. Dads bring your daughters out for a special evening for just the two of you. This Daddy-Daughter Date Night is filled with dinner, miniature golf, crafts and lots of fun! The fee is per person (including adults).
Fee: $18 R / $23 NR

Tinley Junction: Closing Weekend
2024-09-28 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-29 12:00 - 18:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Swing in to say so long, with golf and concession specials!

Tinley Junction: Ghostly Golf
2024-10-04 16:00 - 21:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Come enjoy some Halloween fun on our spooktacular course. Dress in costume for a free frightful treat. Regular golf rates apply!

Fall Fest
2024-10-04 17:00 - 20:00 | McCarthy Park, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
The leaves are changing, there’s a chill in the air and we are ready to celebrate fall! Families are invited to make a festive scarecrow to take home (we provide the hay and instructions). Play a round of Ghostly Golf on the hauntingly decorated course at Tinley Junction Mini-Golf (regular golf fee applies); receive a pumpkin with each paid round of golf Friday night (during this event only while supplies last)! Then bring your pumpkin to the decorating area under the pavilion and let your imagination shine as you decorate an enchanting pumpkin creation. A bonfire with roasted marshmallows and spooky stories caps off the night. Grab delightful fall treats at Tinley Junction concessions stand, too.

Main Stage Improv's Way Too Early Halloween Show
2024-10-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Do you have your Halloween costume all ready, but no place to go! No Worries! Main Stage Improv’s got you covered! Grab your pumpkin spice latte and get into an early Halloween mood in this two-hour laugh-out-loud show of various improv games done in the style of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” with a Halloween twist. This interactive, non-stop, high-energy show is driven by suggestions from YOU the audience. In the Spirt of Halloween, improvisers will be in costume! Get your tickets here https://bit.ly/4en2Dp4

Giant Garage Sale
2024-10-05 08:30 - 13:30 | White Water Canyon Parking Lot, 8221 W 171st St, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Time to sell your difficult to part with treasures before the holidays! The event is held in the White Water Canyon Parking Lot. Exhibits are open to the shopping public at no charge. If you would like to be an exhibitor, register early! The Park District provides the selling space. Exhibitors bring their own table(s)
$20 R per space / $26 NR per space

Tinley Junction: Ghostly Golf
2024-10-05 15:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-06 12:00 - 16:00 | Tinley Junction Mini Golf and Batting Cages, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Enjoy some Halloween fun on our spooktacular course. Dress in costume for a free frightful treat. Regular golf rates apply!

Kids in the House Improv Troupe: Tinley Park's Got Talent
2024-10-05 18:00 - 20:00 | Tinley Park Performing Arts, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, United States
Do you have a talent you want to share? Join us for Tinley Park’s Got Talent in front of an audience and a panel of judges. The top three acts chosen by the judges win a prize. The Kids in the House Improv Troupe performs and emcee’s this event. Participants register in advance emailing morellana@tinleyparkdistrict.org and tell us their talent. Performer check in at 5pm.

Fall Arts & Crafts Fair
2024-10-12 09:00 - 14:00 | Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center, 8125 W 171st St, Tinley Park, 60477, United States
Find home decor, wall art, yard decorations, baked goods and other hand crafted treasures! Admission is free to the public.
