Celebrate the holidays with a lunch of salad, ham, potatoes, vegetables, and dessert.

Musical entertainment by the “Lake Shore Singers” who will entertain with some favorite tunes for the Holidays. Bring a $6.00 or less wrapped gift for the gift exchange.

Tuesday, December 9
11:30am-1:00pm
Viking Park Dance Hall

Registration deadline: 12/4

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Fall registration opens on Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00am!

Join us at the Gurnee Park District as we celebrate our Veterans & Thanksgiving! Enjoy half a roasted turkey sandwich from The Honey Ham Store, a cup of broccoli and cheese soup from Panera Bread, and pumpkin pie for dessert.

Following lunch, enjoy the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons performed by the Jersey Brothers. This musical duo will get you up dancing!

Tuesday, November 11
11:30am-1:00pm
Viking Park Dance Hall

Registration deadline: 11/6

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Fall registration opens on Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00am!

Celebrate Halloween by dressing up as your favorite “Dead Artist” for a chance to win a prize in our costume contest. A dead artist can be from art, music, film, or dance (examples include Pablo Picasso, Jerry Garcia, Lucille Ball, or Fred Aistair) as long as they have moved on to the “other side”.

Lunch from Olive Garden includes Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, broccoli, salad, their famous bread sticks and dessert. True to our theme, powerhouse singer, guitarist, comedian and impressionist, Skip Griparis will sing songs from “the Rock Heroes of the 60’s”.

Tuesday, October 14
11:30am-1:00pm
Viking Park Dance Hall

Registration deadline: 10/9

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No need to travel to Munich when you can experience the annual German Festival right here in Gurnee! Enjoy a lunch of Johnsonville® Bratwurst prepared with Grilled Onions and Sauerkraut on the side served with Hot Dog Buns, potato salad, Baked Beans and dessert. Following lunch, put on your Lederhosen and take a spin around the dance floor as Eddie Korosa Jr. plays polka hits on his accordion.

Tuesday, September 9
11:30am-1:00pm
Viking Park Dance Hall

Registration deadline: 9/4

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Monthly Mixers are back for June and July at our summer location: Gurnee Community Church | 4555 Old Grand Avenue, Gurnee, IL. 

This July, wear your red, white, and blue to our 4th of July Celebration! The afternoon begins with a lunch of an Italian Beef sandwich, potato salad, chips, and dessert. Then, sit back as we listen to the classical music of Beethoven played by Chris Prola. 

Registration deadline: 7/7

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Monthly Mixers are back for June and July at our summer location: Gurnee Community Church | 4555 Old Grand Avenue, Gurnee, IL. 

This June, put on your best Hawaiian shirt or dress and flip flops and get ready for a beach party (indoors, of course)! Lunch will include chicken salad sandwiches, chips, fruit, and dessert. Following lunch, get ready to win great prizes by playing balloon volleyball, hot potato, and Bingo, all at your tables!

Registration deadline: 6/10

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Todd Hunt brings us another inspiring program that takes us back to our younger days. Humorist Todd Hunt “Remember When” takes a fun, interactive look back at simpler times. Enjoy a lunch of chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and dessert from Cracker Barrel. 

Registration deadline is 5/1.

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Join us as we travel to Paris for the most beautiful spring event! Enjoy a lunch of fresh fruit, bread, spring salad and Quiche Lorraine. Then sit back and enjoy some smooth Jazz music played by Deane and Layni Myers.

Registration deadline is 4/3.

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There are few American sporting events with the history and popularity of the Kentucky Derby. Its rich traditions – sipping a mint julep, donning a beautiful hat, and joining fellow race fans in singing “My Old Kentucky Home” are enjoyed across the country. While we can’t personally go to the “Running of the Roses” we can hold our own “Kentucky Derby” races at Viking Park. Put on your Sunday best, fix up your most outrageous hat, and bet on your favorite horses (with fake money) which you can then use to buy fun prizes. Enjoy a lunch of crispy chicken wrap, salad, fresh fruit, coleslaw, and of course dessert.

Registration deadline 5/9

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Join us for a throwback party to the 1960’s, a time of peace symbols, flower power, beach culture, short skirts, flares, and lots of hair! Enjoy a lunch of cheeseburgers catered from Red Robin in Gurnee, chips, and dessert followed by the greatest hits of the 60’s, Burt Bacharach, The Carpenters, Beatles, and more played by the Layni Katz Trio. Dress up as if it was the 60s again.

Registration Deadline 4/4.

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