Event Calendar

The Park will be open until 9 p.m. every Friday in June, July, August, and September!

Come see what happens at night at Wildlife Prairie Park! Hike the animal trails, ride on the Prairie Zephyr Train, and visit the Forest Hall Education Center until 8 p.m. plus listen to live music during our Wildfire Concerts (dates listed below)! Wild Nights also include Night Hikes and Critters and Cocktails.

All Day Train Tickets are $7 per person.
WPP Members receive FREE admission. Non-Members must pay regular Park admission.

2026 Wildfire Concerts – 6 to 9 p.m.

Grab your friends and bring your lawn chairs to experience a concert in the great outdoors! Keeper Chat with a Wildlife Prairie Park Animal Ambassador during intermission. Food and Drinks available for purchase. No outside alcohol allowed on Park premises. Admission on Wildfire Concert nights is a $5 cover for WPP Members and $10 cover for Non-Members.

• June 19 | Black Velvet
• July 17 | Peoria Rhythm Kings
• August 21 | Kasino
• September 18 | Dan Hubbard

2026 Night Hikes – 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Experience the Park at night! Look and learn about local wildlife, meditate or hear ghost stories – every hike you will learn something different! Registration Required. $5 for members, and $10 for non-members with Park Admission. Park Admission is FREE for WPP Members.

• June 5 | Guided Tree Meditation
• June 12 | Owl Prowl
• June 26 | Guided Tree Meditation 
• July 3 | Creatures of the Night
• July 10 | Astronomical Tour w/ Peoria Astronomical Society
• July 24 | Night Lights and Winged Wonders
• July 31 | Animals Trails After Dark
• August 7 | Wolves, and Foxes, and Bears, Oh My!
• August 14 | Sensory Hike – Investigating Local Plants & Animals
• September 4 | Animal Highways
• September 11 | Guided Tree Meditation
• September 25 | Mycology

2026 Critters and Cocktails – 5 to 7 p.m.

A wild mixology experience! Craft unique cocktails inspired by WPP animals plus behind-the-scenes encounters with those animals! Registration Required.

• May 22 | Black Bears
• June 26 | Fox/Skunk
• July 24 | Bison
• August 28 | Cougars
• September 25 | Owls/Birds of Prey