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Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
1 event,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
1 event,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
1 event,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
2 events,
Perennial Plant Sale
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensSpring marks the beginning of a new cycle of seasons and would not be the same without Olbrich Gardens' annual […]
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
3 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
Quarterly Earth Day: Winter Clean Up
Quarterly Earth Day: Winter Clean Up
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterWinter is messy… Let’s clean it up! Ditch work early on Friday, February 2nd for a winter clean up along […]
3 events,
Frozen Assets Festival
Frozen Assets Festival
Organizer: Clean Lakes AllianceJoin Clean Lakes Alliance on Saturday, February 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Frozen Assets, presented by Associated Bank […]
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
3 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
Winter Afternoon on the Farm
Winter Afternoon on the Farm
Organizer: Dane County ParksActivities will depend on the weather and snow cover, but may include: a winter scavenger hunt animal tracking clues salt […]
3 events,
Lil’ Explorer Adventure
Lil’ Explorer Adventure
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterNurture your preschooler’s curiosity and energy while exploring the outdoors with the Lil’ Explorers Adventure program at the Lussier Family Heritage […]
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
2 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
3 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
Luminary Night Hike
Luminary Night Hike
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterHead out to the trails for an illuminated trail experience. We will have our trails lit up for the evening […]
3 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
Wild Wonders: Friendship Rocks
Wild Wonders: Friendship Rocks
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemCreate a pet rock for Valentine’s Day! Make a sweet gift for a friend, or a cute companion that’s all […]
5 events,
Lil’ Explorer Playful Acorns Pop Up Play Cafe
Lil’ Explorer Playful Acorns Pop Up Play Cafe
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterJoin Lussier Family Heritage Center staff and Playful Acorns for a morning coffee, tea, or snack with old and new friends while […]
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
STEAM Time: Wheatgrass Friends
STEAM Time: Wheatgrass Friends
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemPlant your own wheatgrass buddy to grow at home! When your plant sprouts, add wheatgrass cuttings to your smoothies or […]
Warner Family Fun Night
Warner Family Fun Night
Organizer: City of Madison ParksJoin us at WPCRC for Warner Family Fun Night! Families can create art projects, play in the game room or the […]
4 events,
Art-ventures in Nature
Art-ventures in Nature
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterColorful Snow Art Join us for a fun and creative winter art workshop designed for families with children ages 3-10 […]
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Owen
Bird & Nature Adventures | Owen
Organizer: City of Madison ParksAnimals In Winter ~ Join Naturalist Paul Noeldner on a free fun educational family friendly guided walk to learn about […]
4 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Turville Point
Bird & Nature Adventures | Turville Point
Organizer: City of Madison ParksAnimal Tracks ~ Explore beautiful trails at Turville Point on Lake Monona on a free fun educational family friendly guided […]
2 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
2 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
2 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
3 events,
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
Wild Wonders: Clothespin Animals
Wild Wonders: Clothespin Animals
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemDecorate wooden clothespins to mimic your favorite animal! Imagine what they’d eat and sounds they would make. This event is […]
6 events,
Welty’s No School Day Camp
Welty’s No School Day Camp
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterNo School! No Problem! Welty’s line up of No School Days has you covered. Let’s keep the learning going by […]
School’s Out Day
School’s Out Day
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterSchool's out! Come spend the day outdoors at the Lussier Heritage Center. Youth will spend the day exploring outside through […]
Orchid Escape
Orchid Escape
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensMarvel at eye-popping color around every turn and bathe your senses in botanical bliss. Orchid Escape features roughly 1,000 blooming […]
STEAM Time: Earth’s Systems through VR
STEAM Time: Earth’s Systems through VR
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemExplore the science of Earth’s systems using virtual reality viewers. This event is free with general museum admission.
Groove & Glide
Groove & Glide
Organizer: City of Madison ParksNOTE: Due to no skatable ice, this event is rescheduled from Friday, Jan. 12 to Friday, Feb. 16. Make the […]
6 events,
Bird & Nature Adventures | Starkweather Creek Area
Bird & Nature Adventures | Starkweather Creek Area
Organizer: City of Madison ParksWinter Seed Greenhouses ~ Join Naturalist Paul Noeldner for a free fun educational family friendly hands-on activity to learn about […]
Story Walk® in the Snow
Story Walk® in the Snow
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterJoin Stoughton Parks and Recreation and Dane County Parks to take a snowy walk along the trail at Viking County Park! Along […]
Olbrich’s Annual Open House
Olbrich’s Annual Open House
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensKick off 2024 with a free, fun-filled day of activities at Olbrich Gardens, including FeLion Studios’ community iron pour, Pour’n […]
Wood Stove Cooking Workshop
Wood Stove Cooking Workshop
Organizer: Dane County ParksJoin the Friends of Schumacher Farm Park and prepare, cook and sit down to a cozy lunch at this hands-on […]
Candlelit Snowshoe Hike
Candlelit Snowshoe Hike
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterHundreds of softly glowing lights illuminate the trails of Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Edna Taylor Conservancy, and Woodland Park. Join us […]
5 events,
Nature Alphabet Art – Volunteering
Nature Alphabet Art – Volunteering
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterJoin us to paint alphabet bricks for our trails! Each brick will have a native species of flora or fauna […]
Family Friendly Restoration at Stewart Lake County Park
Family Friendly Restoration at Stewart Lake County Park
Organizer: Dane County ParksThe 3rd Sunday of the month from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, the Friends of Stewart Park (FoSP) have an open workday […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Warner Park
Bird & Nature Adventures | Warner Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksTracks and Signs ~ Join Naturalist Kathlean Wolf for a free fun educational family friendly guided walk to explore the […]
Family Nature Program: Extraordinary Evergreens
Family Nature Program: Extraordinary Evergreens
Organizer: UW ArboretumDate Sunday, February 18 Time 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum Description This program […]
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3 events,
Wild Wonders: Mod Podge Magnets
Wild Wonders: Mod Podge Magnets
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemCreate your own mod podge magnets using tree cookie rounds. This event is free with general museum admission.
Dinosaur Discovery (Thursday)
Dinosaur Discovery (Thursday)
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensExplore the prehistoric world of ancient plants and animals! Practice your paleontology skills by excavating fossils and identifying dinosaur trackways. […]
3 events,
Winter Day Camps
Winter Day Camps
Organizer: Upham WoodsDATE: Saturday, January 27 AGES: Kindergarten- 6th grade TIME: 10 am – 3pm Drop off between 9:30-10:00 am Pick up […]
STEAM Time: Frozen Maple Candy
STEAM Time: Frozen Maple Candy
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemWatch liquid maple syrup turn into a solid, delicious candy with heat and snow. This event is free with general […]
7 events,
Welty’s 16th Annual Maple Sugar Fest!
Welty’s 16th Annual Maple Sugar Fest!
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterWHEN: February 24, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm WHERE: Welty Environmental Center 1201 Big Hill Court COST: See […]
Winter Day Camps
Winter Day Camps
Organizer: Upham WoodsDATE: Saturday, February 24 *NEW DATE* AGES: Kindergarten- 6th grade TIME: 10 am – 3pm Drop off between 9:30-10:00 am Pick […]
Bird & Nature Adventures
Bird & Nature Adventures
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterBird and Nature Adventures at Edna Taylor Conservation Park Starting at Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Children’s Shack 4th Saturday of […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Edna Taylor
Bird & Nature Adventures | Edna Taylor
Organizer: City of Madison ParksMaple Syrupping ~ Join Naturalist Alex Singer for a free fun educational family friendly guided walk to look for and […]
Dinosaur Discovery (Saturday)
Dinosaur Discovery (Saturday)
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensExplore the prehistoric world of ancient plants and animals! Practice your paleontology skills by excavating fossils and identifying dinosaur trackways. […]
5 events,
Exploration Station: Pine Cone Bird Feeders
Exploration Station: Pine Cone Bird Feeders
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemCelebrate National Bird Feeding Month by creating pine cone bird feeders that will help our feathered friends get by this […]
Scenic Stroll
Scenic Stroll
Organizer: UW ArboretumDate Sunday, February 25 Time 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Location Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum Description This gently […]
FULL MOON HIKES – SPRING 2024
FULL MOON HIKES – SPRING 2024
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterTake a guided moon-lit hike in the forest with naturalist Dave Bendlin! We will practice walking silently and slowly, observing […]
Full Moon Hikes
Full Moon Hikes
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterTake a guided moon-lit hike in the forest with naturalist Dave Bendlin! We will practice walking silently and slowly, observing […]
1 event,
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2 events,
Wild Wonders: Leap Day Frog Origami
Wild Wonders: Leap Day Frog Origami
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemFlex your fine motor skills with the art of paper folding! Celebrate Leap Day by making your very own origami […]