Safety Town 2026 Registration
Check back in early 2026 for updates on registration info for the Safety Town for the 2026 summer. Safety Town cost will be $195 per camper per session
For any questions, please email bjwcsafetytown@gmail.com
What is Safety Town?
2026 CHAIRS: Pattie Felts, Keara Bronge & Masha Malovance
2026 Safety Town Director: Megan Zarling
Safety Town is traditionally a weeklong educational summer program for children sponsored by the Barrington Junior Women's Club. Safety Town participants learn vital safety lessons through activities and demonstrations. A miniature town gives children hands-on experience using safety skills while riding trikes and acting as pedestrians. Speakers, movies, songs, poems and art projects reinforce safety skills and are completed in an indoor classroom setting. A field trip to the Barrington Public Safety Building and a local park are included. The Safety Town permanent site, located at The Orchard Evangelical Free Church of Barrington (located at 1301 S. Grove Ave.), was built in 1997 through community support and is an integral part of the program. Children who will be five years old by 9/01/25, are entering kindergarten or first grade, and who have never participated in Safety Town before are eligible to register.
Safety town 2025
Four (4) Safety Town sessions are offered for 2025
Session One: June 16 - 20; 9:00am - 1:00pm
Session Two: July 7 - 11; 9:00am - 1:00pm
Session Three: July 14 - 18; 9:00am - 1:00pm
Session Four: July 21 - 24; 9:00am - 1:00pm
Orientation for all sessions will take place May 31st, 2025. Orientation is recommended, but not required.
Check back for updates for next summer’s dates of Safety Town soon!
“My children learned many valuable lessons and loved every minute of Safety Town. The songs and games are a great learning tool, but their absolute favorite was riding the trikes in the mini town. With the small buildings, traffic lights and functioning train crossing, the town is truly exceptional. ”
Celebrating 20 years of Safety Town!
Sunshine and clear blue skies greeted guests of all ages at the 20th birthday celebration for Safety Town on Saturday, August 26, 2017.
Guests were excited to see new additions and renovations to the Safety Town site including a full size railroad crossing gate, built and donated by Union Pacific Railroad, and a flagpole. Union Pacific also honored the little town by designating it an official “Train Town USA”.