ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS

• Easter Egg Hunt/Kite Fly
• Free Fishing Weekend
• Fishing Tournament
• Candy Cane Hunt

 

EASTER EGG HUNT & KITE FLY EVENT

Come join the hunt for Easter Eggs and Flying Kites.  Enjoy this fun filled holiday event for the whole family!

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Time: 1:00 PM

Place: Bill Rice Memorial Soccer Complex

 

There will be NO FISHING on Friday June 19th, in preparation for the fishing tournament beginning Saturday June 20th at 6:00 AM.

 

FREE FISHING WEEKEND AT PAUL EMERY PARK LAGOON

The annual Illinois Free Fishing Days celebration is slated for June 19 - June 22, 2026.  Free Fishing Days is a four-day celebration of fishing in Illinois when anglers can fish without purchasing a fishing license, salmon stamp or inland trout stamp.

 

FISHING TOURNAMENT -

There will be a certain number of tagged catfish stocked in the lagoon for this season’s fishing contest. Please do not bring your tagged fish into the Park Office, only the tag from your fish. This contest begins at 6:00 AM, Saturday, June 20, 2026 and will end Friday, July 17, 2026. You must have a license to fish with the exception of Free Fishing Weekend.

 

HARRISBURG TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT - 15TH ANNUAL CANDY CANE HUNT -

Come join the hunt for candy canes secretly hidden all over the park. Enjoy this fun filled holiday event for the whole family!

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026

Time: 10:30 AM

Place: Kiwanis Shelter

Cookies & Hot Chocolate provided by Harrisburg Kiwanis