Wetlands Festival
Saturday, April 25, 2026 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Cost: Free
Explore Wildwood Park’s treasured wetlands for our 26th 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!
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).
Shuttle: This year a shuttle will be offered throughout the day between the HACC lot #4 and the Nature Center. Please follow signs for pick-up times.
Pick up at HACC: every 30 min. starting at 10:15 am, last shuttle 3:45 pm
Pick up at Nature Center: every 30 min. starting at 10:30 am, last shuttle 4:00 pm
2026 Information
Live Animals:
Miller’s Wildlife and Conservation Specialists
11:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:30 pm
Music Schedule:
Joe Pye 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Neidig & Koretzky 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Food Vendors:
Guided Walk Schedule: meet in front of the Nature Center
8:00 am Bird Walk with Kevin Shannon
Join Appalachian Audubon & Wildwood Park Volunteer, Kevin Shannon, to search for unique birds along the park’s boardwalks.
10:00 am Bird Walk with Glenn Mitzel
Join Appalachian Audubon & Wildwood Park Volunteer, Glenn Mitzel, to search for unique birds along the park’s boardwalks.
11:00 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.
1:00 pm Tree Walk with Eric O’Neal
Join Eric O’Neal, Arborist from Good’s Tree and Lawn Care, for a short walk to learn about the trees growing at Wildwood and tips for tree identification.
Environmental Exhibitors:
Appalachian Audubon Society, Bluebird Society of Pennsylvania Capital Area Beekeepers’ Association, Capital Area Greenbelt Association, Chesapeake Bay Foundation- Pennsylvania, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Clarks Creek Watershed Preservation Association, Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association, Dauphin County Conservation District, DCNR- State Parks- Little Buffalo, Friends of Detweiler, Friends of Fort Hunter, Get-N-Wet Scuba, Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Falcon Watch & Rescue, Keystone Trails Association, Manada Conservancy, Paxtang Cemetery, Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Association, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Dauphin County, Pheasants Forever, Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg, REI Mechanicsburg, South Central PA Group of the Sierra Club, Susquehanna Appalachian Trail Club, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, Trout Unlimited- Doc Fritchey Chapter, and West Shore Wildlife Center.
Vendors:
Title Sponsor:
Presenting Sponsor:
Supporting Sponsor:
Visit Hershey Harrisburg Trails
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