Hello Friends,

The summer is looking bright and sunny! I personally cannot wait to be out enjoying the look of the blue skies, smell of the green grass, and the feel of the warm air. We are excited to once again share an amazing summer with you and your family. Over the winter we enjoyed many successful programs and events. We are proud to say we had an amazing turnout for our ever-popular Daddy Daughter Dance. This is such a fun event that is enjoyed by all. We also went on many adventures, we visited MSI Chicago, the Rockford Ice Hogs, and many more! If you weren’t able to make it on these adventures, we hope you can make it on some of our summer adventures. Check out this guide to find the right program, event, or trip for you!

This summer we are excited to celebrate our nations freedom with our very popular Freedom Day’s Fireworks and Parade. This amazing event will be held on July 5^th 2025. We hope you will join us that morning for a celebration parade throughout Sandwich. Organizations, businesses, civic groups, families, and many others will be putting together some amazing floats and displays to help us celebrate. At the end of the day don’t forget to join us at the beautiful Sandwich Fairgrounds for some good old fashion family time with food, games, and live entrainment. To close the night off, we will be lighting up the sky with the best firework display around! We hope you are able to make it to this fun family tradition of celebrating our nations independence.

As you can imagine, summer time is the busiest time for park enjoyment. This summer we are excited to install some new outdoor education signs at Harvey Creek Conservation Area. Come check out all the amazing information these signs will have and we hope you will get to know your local environment and wildlife a little better. Our Parks Department will be busy at work keeping your parks clean and well-manicured. If you see something you would like us to address or just want to give some friendly suggestions, please reach out to us and we would love to talk it over. After all, these are your parks and we want you to enjoy them to the fullest!

This summer, I challenge you to try a new activity out in the parks. Something you might have never done before. Maybe have a picnic, fly a kite, play Frisbee, enjoy a nature walk, or just get out and play! We have many great parks throughout our town, and we hope you get the chance to enjoy them all this summer. For a list of parks, look on the park information page of this guide for all the parks and amenities we offer. We hope you have an amazing summer filled with making memories and enjoying family time!

                                                                  “Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity.”

                                                                                                                     -Kay Redfield Jamison

Sincerely,

William Novicki, CPRP
Executive Director
Sandwich Park District