All Children & Family in Iowa

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Wild Wednesday is an event for the entire family! Join us in discovering the different aspects of science and our natural world. Participants will be given a journal to fill out through the summer documenting their discoveries each week. Most events will include a take home activity, and prizes for milestones earned throughout the summer. Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

The annual 4th of July Flea Market will be held July 2-4 on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at Treasure Village at Lake Okoboji, IA.  They will offer a wide variety of handy, decorative, delicious, wearable, or collectible items. A concessions trailer will offer a delicious menu for meals or snacks while ice cream is available Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Fireworks over Big Spirit Lake began with the SLPA sponsorship in the early 1980’s. Initially, SLPA funded the entire fireworks display through the SLPA membership fees and any other donations received. In early 2013, the SLPA created the Pancake Breakfast at Mini-Wakan to help raise money for the fireworks, and this annual event becomes more Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

There’s something special about celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day in Okoboji, Iowa with a beautiful fireworks display over West Lake Okoboji.  Families have gathered together for this tradition in Okoboji for generations to watch the fireworks from a boat or along multiple vantage points from the shoreline, including from Preservation Plaza in Arnolds Park.  They Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Wild Wednesday is an event for the entire family! Join us in discovering the different aspects of science and our natural world. Participants will be given a journal to fill out through the summer documenting their discoveries each week. Most events will include a take home activity, and prizes for milestones earned throughout the summer. Read More »

🐷🐷🐷🐺The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs​​​​​​​ July 6-9 Book and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric Music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush Based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith There are two sides to every story, and when the Big, Bad Wolf takes the stand in Piggsylvania’s Trial of the Century, Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Show starts at sunset in Arnolds Park Preservation Plaza.

🐷🐷🐷🐺The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs​​​​​​​ July 6-9 Book and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric Music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush Based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith There are two sides to every story, and when the Big, Bad Wolf takes the stand in Piggsylvania’s Trial of the Century, Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

🐷🐷🐷🐺The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs​​​​​​​ July 6-9 Book and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric Music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush Based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith There are two sides to every story, and when the Big, Bad Wolf takes the stand in Piggsylvania’s Trial of the Century, Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Come join one of the Naturalists for Nature Story time, the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:30 am.

🐷🐷🐷🐺The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs​​​​​​​ July 6-9 Book and Lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric Music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush Based on the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith There are two sides to every story, and when the Big, Bad Wolf takes the stand in Piggsylvania’s Trial of the Century, Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

Price: $30.00 The perfect evening cruise for your family! *INCLUDES BEER, WINE, AND SODA* DEPARTING LOCATION: The Gardens at the Central Emporium, 144 Lakeshore Dr, Arnolds Park, IA 51331 TIME: 5:00-6:15pm Sunday – Friday PRICE: Adults $30 (Ages 13 & Up) Children $10 (Ages 4-12) 3 & Under – FREE –  Please alert us to the ages of your children so Read More »

The 2nd and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:30, from June – August. Please pre-register for this free program.  Call 712-336-6352

Nature program for ages 2-5. Second Wednesday of the month at 10:30 or 1:30.  Please pre-register by calling the nature center at 712-336-6352.