Celebrate exploration as you lift your spirits, expand your mind, and build fun relationships with other adventurers through canoeing, hiking, museums, and visits to natural and historical sites.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Come face-to-face with a powerful bird of prey! Learn all about what makes raptors so incredible, then enjoy a thrilling training session and watch a bird take flight in an exciting live demonstration.
Ticket Price: $3 Resident, $4 Non-resident
Explore the College Park Airport up close! Enjoy a tour of the airport’s tarmac while learning about the many “firsts” that happened on the airfield and how the airport is used today. This tour lasts about one-hour, takes place outdoors, and requires visitors to traverse paved asphalt, grass, and slightly uneven gravel.
Ticket Price: $10 for residents, $13 for non-residents
Join us for our annual Aqua Egg Hunt! Participants will dive, splash, and swim to collect floating and sinking eggs filled with surprises.
Ticket Price: $10 Resident, $13 Non-Resident
Dinosaur Park Open Houses are a free public program on the first and third Saturday of every month and the second Sunday in the summer. Join us and learn more about fossils, including the dinosaurs who used to call Maryland home.
Ticket Price: Free. No reservations required.
Join us for our annual Aqua Egg Hunt! Participants will dive, splash, and swim to collect floating and sinking eggs filled with surprises.
Ticket Price: $10 Resident, $13 Non-Resident
Connect with sustainable gardening and landscaping as you learn practical tips on backyard design, unique uses of plant materials, and seasonal maintenance while practicing hands‑on skills in our gardens to support the native ecosystem.
Join us for this "egg"-citing spring event filled with egg hunts, prizes, games, a petting zoo, music, and photos with the bunny!
Ticket Price: $4 Online in advance, $5 Day of event
Give your little one a head start in understanding the importance of the environment through hands‑on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and nature exploration.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Come to the ultimate dance inspired by the ‘90s “Pajama Jammie Jam” with a modern twist. Think bold colors, comfy fits, and nonstop music that keeps the party going all night. Slip into your freshest pajamas or loungewear and join us for a night of dancing, laughter,...
Ticket Price: Free
Young Stars Live: A Showcase of Rising Talent! Get ready for an electrifying night of music, theater, and dance as the Young Stars take the stage. This dynamic showcase features incredible teen performers who have honed their talents through our artist development...
Ticket Price: free
Enjoy a naturalist‑led woodland hike as part of the “She’s Outdoors” series for women 18+, taking a brisk three‑mile loop along the natural surface trails at Cosca Regional Park starting from the nature center.
Ticket Price: $5 Resident, $7 Non-resident
Each installment of this series pairs a storybook about overlooked American trailblazers with a fun craft activity. This program is hosted at the Surratts-Clinton Branch Library.
Ticket Price: Free, registration is recommended but not required
Multicultural look at everyday meals.
Ticket Price: $$4R & Montpelier Members / $5NR
De-stress the natural way by taking a guided mindfulness walk on one of our trails, where you’ll refresh your body, mind, and spirit through calming nature‑based activities.
Ticket Price: $10 Resident, $13 Non-resident
Beat the crowd and visit the Nature Center off-hours for a special self-paced program for those with sensory processing differences.
Ticket Price: $5 Resident, $7 Non-resident
Join Naturalist and Herpetologist Hailey Christoph to learn about the different turtle species found in Maryland and how to identify them, including meeting some of the nature center’s ambassador turtles.
Ticket Price: $6 Resident, $8 Non-resident
Jump into spring with a little cosplay costume and some animated magic! Join us at the Publick Playhouse for our annual Family Dress-up & Movie Day. Dress as your favorite royal character and capture memorable photos with our special guest, a real-life princess. Enjoy craft activities for...
Ticket Price: $8 Adult / $6 Child
Grab your binoculars, or borrow a pair from us, and join our naturalist for a birdwatching adventure during the spring migration season.
Ticket Price: $5 Resident, $7 Non-resident
This performance is part of our Tiny Tots Series and is recommended for PreK-Grade 2. Bats, butterflies, and bees – OH MY! Join us on a journey to learn about the world of our planet’s powerful pantheon...
Ticket Price: $8 Adult / $6 Child
Join us at Watkins Nature Center for monthly science clubs designed for homeschool learners.
Ticket Price: $20 Resident, $26 Non-resident
This performance is part of our Education on Stage Series and is recommended for Grades 3-5.The magic of earth science takes center stage in this fun, interactive Discovery Theater original as we explore the origins of our...
Ticket Price: $8 Adult / $6 Child
Give your child a jump start in literacy as they enjoy a short story with a park naturalist, followed by questions, creative crafts, nature exploration, and a guided walk around the center to learn fun facts about live animals—making a love for reading feel like second nature.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Give your little one a head start on understanding the importance of the environment by exploring nature through hands‑on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and more, with each class focusing on a different nature theme.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
