Events
Family fun days, festivals, nature walks and so much more!
April 23
Yoga in the Park
Join Registered Yoga Teacher Amanda for an hour of empowering yoga in the parks. Enjoy guided practice, welcoming of all skill levels in a relaxing park environment. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather, bring water and their own mats – a limited number of mats will be available for use. Participants must register in advance.
April 24
April 25
Buckwheat Pancake Breakfast
The Elkhart County Parks is starting the 2026 milling season by serving up some delicious pancakes made with our own buckwheat flour. The breakfast will include buckwheat pancakes, sausage, syrup, butter, and drinks. Come out any time between 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to join us for this delicious breakfast under the Feedlot shelter roof. The mill will be open for tours and demonstrations at 8:30 a.m. Bonneyville Mill flour and gift items will be available for purchase. There will be one-pound flour bag giveaways every 30 minutes. Don’t miss out!
April 25
April 30
Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion
From executive producers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, experience the American Revolution in this new documentary. In partnership with our local PBS station (WNIT), WVPE, and Indiana Humanities, join us to watch curated segments of the film series that focus on service. And as we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, reflect on how you might engage your own community with revolutionary civic service. Light refreshments will be provided.
Following the film, local experts in history and military service will discuss historical and contemporary implications of the ideas presented in the documentary. Panelists include Jared Burkholder of Grace College, Mike Murrell of WVPE, and Sarah Noonan of St. Mary’s College and Indiana Humanities.
Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the Crimson Lion Foundation; and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. Major funding was also provided by David M. Rubenstein; The Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Family Foundation; Lilly Endowment Inc.; and the following Better Angels Society members: Eric and Wendy Schmidt; Stephen A. Schwarzman; and Kenneth C. Griffin with Griffin Catalyst. Additional support for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; The Pew Charitable Trusts; Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling; Park Foundation; and the following Better Angels Society members: Gilchrist and Amy Berg; Perry and Donna Golkin; The Michelson Foundation; Jacqueline B. Mars; Kissick Family Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; John H. N. Fisher and Jennifer Caldwell; John and Catherine Debs; The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund; Philip I. Kent; Gail Elden; Deborah and Jon Dawson; David and Susan Kreisman; The McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Becky and Jim Morgan; Carol and Ned Spieker; Mark A. Tracy; and Paul and Shelley Whyte. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was made possible, in part, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
April 30
Creatures of the Night
As night falls, the places we spend time outdoors can feel like a very different place. Familiar trails melt into shadow, and the daytime soundscape is replaced with things that go bump in the night as nocturnal creatures come out to play. Join the Elkhart County Parks as we lift night’s veil to reveal the hidden lives of these creatures of the night, from spiders weaving webs to bats on the wing.
In April, pull on your muck boots and fasten your headlamp as we venture to woodland ponds in search of croaks, trills and calls of our slippery, long-legged friends. Learn how to identify local frog species by sound and sight while enjoying the midnight chorus of croakers around us.
• 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧: Come prepared for a 1-mile hike in muddy terrain.
• 𝗦𝗨𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗘𝗔𝗥: Rainboots, waterproof layers, and a headlamp/flashlight.
This hike is weather-dependent. Check the event page for updates before heading out. The hike will start in the Main Parking Lot of Bonneyville Mill.
