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!
Wetlands Festival
Saturday, April 27, 2024
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wildwood Park | 100 Wildwood Way | Harrisburg, PA 17110
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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.
Live Animals:
Miller’s Wildlife & 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 & Crow 1:30-3:30 pm
Food Vendors:
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 & 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.
2024 Environmental Exhibitors:
Appalachian Audubon Society, Bluebird Society of PA, Capital Area Beekeepers’ Association, Capital Area Greenbelt Association, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Clarks Creek Watershed Preservation Association, Dauphin County Conservation District, Dauphin County Department of Solid Waste Management & Recycling, Duncannon Appalachian Trail Community, Friends of Fort Hunter, Governor Pinchot Group of the Sierra Club, Harrisburg Bicycle Club, Keystone Trails Association, Lykens Valley Children’s Museum, Memorial Lake State Park (Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources), Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Paxtang Cemetery, Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Association, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Dauphin County, Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg, Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Susquehanna Township Parks and Recreation, Trout Unlimited- Doc Fritchey Chapter, West Shore Wildlife Center, and Wild Ones- South Central PA Chapter.
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