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Celebrate Wildwood

Saturday, September 26, 2026 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Cost: Free

Help celebrate Wildwood Park with a nature-themed day! Learn about butterflies, birds and more. Participate in pumpkin painting, children’s crafts, live musical entertainment and guided walks. There’s something for the whole family!

Parking:

Located at the Nature Center gravel lot, the South Lot, Middle Lot and North Lots. Additional parking is available at HACC. Follow the signs to the designated parking area. Please walk the Capital Area Greenbelt trail to the festival (0.7 mile walk).

Music Schedule:

TBD

Food Vendors:

TBD

2025 Guided Walk Schedule: (meet in front of the Nature Center)

8:00 am           Bird Walk with Glenn Mitzel

Join Appalachian Audubon Society Birder, Glenn Mitzel, for a short walk to look for birds around the Nature Center.

10:00 am        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. 

11:00 am        Native Plant Walk with Kevin Kelly

Join Penn State Extension Master Gardener, Kevin Kelly, for a short walk to learn about the native plants that have been added to the flower beds near the Nature Center.

1:00 pm        Watershed Restoration Walk with Kassie Fenn

Join Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s PA Student Leadership & Education Coordinator, Kassie Fenn, for a wetland walk to learn about the importance of watersheds and the work being done to preserve and restore these areas for future generations. 

Wildwood Partners:

Appalachian Audubon Society, Capital Area Greenbelt AssociationGirl Scouts in the Heart of PA, Keystone Trails Association, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners’, REI

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Supporting Sponsor:

Visit Hershey Harrisburg Trails

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