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

2025 Information

Live Animals:

Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary

11:00 am, 12:30 pm, and 2:00 pm

Music Schedule:

Tanjo & Crow

10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Autumn Sky Hall

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Food Vendors:

Williams Catering

Crema Coffee Truck

Guided Walk Schedule: meet in front of the Nature Center

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.

12:00 pm          Tree Walk with Cara Martinez-Williams

Join Wildwood Park Volunteer, Cara Martinez-Williams, for a short walk to learn about tree identification and the species you can find at Wildwood Park. 

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. 

Environmental Exhibitors:

Appalachian Audubon Society, Capital Area Beekeepers’ Association, Capital Area Greenbelt Association, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (Student Leadership Program), Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Dauphin County Conservation District, Dauphin County Department of Solid Waste Management & Recycling, Friends of Detweiler, Friends of Fort Hunter, Get-N-Wet Scuba, Governor Pinchot Group of the Sierra Club, Little Buffalo State Park (Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources), Manada Conservancy, PA Department of Environmental Protection, Paxton Creek Watershed & Education Association, Penn State Extension Master Gardeners of Dauphin County, Pheasants Forever, Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, Susquehanna Township Parks and Recreation, Trout Unlimited- Doc Fritchey Chapter, and West Shore Wildlife Center.

Vendors:

Hungry Hook Farm

The Wandering Woodcraft

Event Sponsor:

Supporting Sponsor:

Visit Hershey Harrisburg Adventure Trail

Media Sponsors: