Wetlands Festival

Explore Wildwood Park’s treasured wetlands for our 24th Annual Wetlands Festival! Join us for a day of free, fun, and educational activities with special musical guests and food trucks. Enjoy wildlife exhibits, walks, and a wide variety of local and regional environmental organizations. Interact with live animals and make crafts to take home! There is something for everyone! This festival is rain or shine!

Schedule:

Live Animals:
Miller’s Wildlife and Conservation Specialists
10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm, and 3:00 pm

Music Schedule:
Holly Serio 10:30-12:30 pm
Tanjo and Crow 1:30-3:30 pm

Food Vendors:
Williams Catering
Torina Mobile Italian Café

Face Painting
Face Painting Whitney 12:00-4:00 pm

Story Time
10:30 am and 11:30 am in the Nature Center Classroom

Join local author and educator Jennifer Fetter for story time and an outdoor adventure. She will be reading from her new book, Brooke Meets a Stream Doctor, and then taking listeners on a short hike to explore the outdoors just as Brooke does in the story.

Guided Walk Schedule: meet in front of the Nature Center

8:00 am: Bird Walk with Glenn Mitzel
Join Appalachian Audubon and Wildwood Park Volunteer, Glenn Mitzel, to search for unique birds along the park’s boardwalks.

10:30 am: Mega Hike with KTA
Join Keystone Trails Association Executive Director, Brook Lenker, to hike ~4 miles of trails at Wildwood, including the lesser traveled Fox Run and Tall Timbers Trails.

1:00 pm: Wildflower Walk with Jane Earle
Join Wildwood Park Volunteer, Jane Earle, for a short walk to learn all about what’s blooming in the park.

2:00 pm: Tree Walk with a naturalist
Join a naturalist for a short walk to learn about tree identification and the species you can find at Wildwood Park.

Parking:
Additional parking is available nearby at HACC. Follow the signs to the designated parking area. Please walk the Capital Area Greenbelt trail to the festival (0.7 mile walk).

New: A shuttle will be offered throughout the day between the HACC lots and the Nature Center. Please follow signs for pick-up times.