Wetlands Festival

Explore Wildwood Park’s treasured wetlands for our 25th 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

2025 Information

Live Animals:

Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary

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

Music Schedule: To be announced

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. 

Vendors:

The Wandering Woodcraft

Aeroponic Alchemist

Event Sponsor: Dauphin County Water Resource Enhancement Program

Supporting Sponsor: Visit Hershey & Harrisburg

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