FY27 Budget Hearings Rescheduled
Hearings are now scheduled for November 16–17, 2026.
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Get up close with reptiles, amphibians, and more in this exciting, hands-on animal experience! Join us at Mount Rainier Nature Center to meet our resident animal ambassadors and discover what makes each species unique.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Join our educators at this hands-on activity table where creativity takes flight! Perfect for budding engineers and aviation enthusiasts, this interactive program allows visitors to design and build their own creations.
Ticket Price: Free
Celebrate world cultures and folktales from all around the globe with this fun, high-energy show.
Ticket Price: $6/child; $8/adult
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery. Each Toddler Time session features a unique theme focused on animals, plants, habitats, or other natural wonders, helping young learners...
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
What are the differences between revolutions, rebellions, and acts of treason? Join the Surratt Historic Site & Museum as we take a long view of sparking change in American history.
Ticket Price: Free
Enjoy Halloween tales and roasted marshmallows around a community campfire while making family memories and new friendships in the beautiful outdoors.
Ticket Price: $6 Resident, $8 Non-resident
Come dressed in your best costume for this annual Halloween event! Bring your candy bags for a fun night of trick-or-treating.
Ticket Price: $5 Resident/$7 Non-Resident per child
Gardening for All offers hands-on opportunities to learn about sustainable gardening and landscaping.
Ticket Price: Free
Take advantage of family-friendly fiber arts sampling and making techniques as you visit the Annual Regional Textile Showcase at the Montpelier Historic Site & Museum. Walk-ins are welcome. NOTE: The Museum is closed Mondays-Wednesdays, and Friday, December...
Ticket Price: Free
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Saddle up and learn! Explore essential horse-handling and riding equipment, discovering how each piece plays a vital role in horse care and riding safely.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Bring science to life through nature exploration! Homeschool students will explore the natural world through hands-on activities, outdoor discovery, discussions, stories, and multimedia learning.
Ticket Price: $10 Resident, $13 Non-resident
In this homeschool science club, children will experience nature through multimedia presentations, discussion, stories, hikes, and/or hands-on activities.
Ticket Price: $10 Resident; $13 Non-Resident
In this homeschool science club, children will experience nature through multimedia presentations, discussion, stories, hikes, and/or hands-on activities.
Ticket Price: $10 Resident; $13 Non-Resident
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
Each Adventure Seekers trip takes participants ages eight to twelve to a new destination for a day of outdoor exploration, discovery, and fun.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 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.
Get up close with reptiles, amphibians, birds of prey and more in this exciting, hands-on animal experience!
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature!
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Discover the connection between farming, food, and nature at Old Maryland Farm!
Ticket Price: $16 Resident, $21 Non-resident
Introduce your toddler to the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, stories, songs, crafts, and outdoor discovery.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Get moving, get creative, and learn about farm animals through hands-on fun!
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
