Welcome to our Calendar of Events!
This calendar includes opportunities for learning and connection from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families, and several other organizations across Wisconsin. (NOTE: Opportunities from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center are noted with a blue ribbon on the calendar below.)
–> Find training and event flyers here.
–> For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
–> Find support group flyers here.
–> For information about Recorded Webinars, Upcoming Live Webinars, Courses, and Conferences, please visit the Champion Classrooms.
Events are added as information is made available to us. If you’d like to share an upcoming event with us, please contact us at info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org.
Family Fun at China Lights in Boerner Botanical Gardens: Hales Corners
Adoptive, foster, guardianship, relative/kinship, reunified families and individuals, please join us for an evening of fun at China Lights at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners!
With more than 40 sets of larger-than-life lantern displays, Boerner Botanical Garden in Whitnall Park will be transformed into a magical forest for the 2025 season!
Complimentary live stage entertainment is included in the admission daily. The performance hours are 6:30pm, 7:30pm, and 9:00pm. Each show lasts for about 30 minutes. Live stage entertainment will be at the Shrub Mall with acts such as Hat Juggling, Face Changing, Balancing, and more! See https://chinalights.org/ for more information.
Space is limited, so please register your family as soon as possible for up to 5 tickets. Max of 4 adult tickets (ages 12 and up). Additional tickets are available for purchase separately if needed, here: https://chinalights.org/tickets/. Please note that there is paid and unpaid parking available, and it is not included in your ticket.
On the day of the event, registered families can meet the WiFCC Specialist outside the entrance from 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm. Our tickets will let you into the event from 5:30-7:00pm only, so be sure to be there during our check-in window to be able to access the event.
If you have any questions about this event or would like to get on a waitlist, please contact Christy at ctimm@cclse.org.
Cancellations for events must be made at least 72 hours in advance. If 3 or more late cancellations or no-shows occur within a six-month period, the household’s event registrations in the following six months will default to a waitlist.
This event is limited to Wisconsin residents impacted by adoption or out-of-home care and their immediate household.
