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Bark Before Dark

Calling all dog and nature lovers for this exclusive opportunity to enjoy Mt. Cuba’s trails with your pup! Take in the scenery and enjoy the “golden hours” before sunset while beating the daytime heat. Parking for this event is at 1001 Old Wilmington Road. Guests must remain on trails and dogs must be leashed at all times.$5 per person, Members and children under 5 are free. Advance registration is not required. This program takes place in person in Mt. Cuba Center natural lands Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Buy Tickets Member Tickets COVID-19 Safety Please click here to view our safety

$5

Twilight on the Terrace

Mt Cuba 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, United States

Unwind from the week with a bite to eat while enjoying live music on the terrace and evening access to the gardens. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. For more details, visit mtcubacenter.org/twilight. Music: Ty Mathis Experience Food Trucks: The Box Lunch & Bivouac Pizza This program takes place in person (at Mt. Cuba Center) on Friday, May 19, 2023 (Rain Date: Thursday, May 25). Event is included with garden admission. Adults $15, Children 6-17 $8, Children 5 & Under and Members are free. Buy Tickets COVID-19 Safety Please click here to view our safety measures and

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Twilight on the Terrace: Rescheduled

Mt Cuba 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, United States

Unwind from the week with a bite to eat while enjoying live music on the terrace and evening access to the gardens. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. For more details, visit mtcubacenter.org/twilight. Music: Nic Snow (Pop, R&B) Food Trucks: The Box Lunch & Bucky’s BBQ This program takes place in person at Mt. Cuba Center on Friday, July 28, 2023. *Note that this event has been rescheduled from Friday, June 16, due to weather concerns. Event is included with garden admission. Adults $15, Children 6-17 $8, Children 5 & Under and Members are free. Buy Tickets

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Bark Before Dark

Calling all dog and nature lovers for this exclusive opportunity to enjoy Mt. Cuba’s trails with your pup! Take in the scenery and enjoy the “golden hours” before sunset while beating the daytime heat. Parking for this event is at 1001 Old Wilmington Road. Guests must remain on trails and dogs must be leashed at all times.$5 per person, Members and children under 5 are free. Advance registration is not required. This program takes place in person in Mt. Cuba Center natural lands Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Buy Tickets Member Tickets COVID-19 Safety Please click here to view our safety

$5

Painting with Pokeweed

Mt Cuba 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, United States

Take the morning to celebrate native plants through a hands-on, ethnobotanical, foraging, and artistic experience. After a hayride through our natural lands, learn about the relationships Indigenous communities have with pokeweed, find out how to mindfully forage and gather pokeweed, make pèkòn (Lenape for red dye) with the berries, and create watercolor paintings with your homemade pèkòn.  Painting with Pokeweed is a partnership between Mt. Cuba and Native Roots Farm Foundation (NRFF), and part of NRFF’s summer series, “The Beauty Around Us.”  This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba on Saturday, August 19, 2023 (rain date: Sunday, August 20,

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S’mores & More 2023

Riverbend Environmental Education Center 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA, United States

National S’mores Day is August 10th. Celebrate in the best way possible! What is summer without s’mores, crisp graham crackers, melting chocolate, perfectly roasted marshmallows and your buddies? Join us at Riverbend Environmental Education for a fun summer evening with campfire and nature exploration. Gather around the campfire to roast marshmallows and soak up the last of summer. This is a Riverbend PAY WHAT YOU WISH Event: The true cost to Riverbend to offer this educational event to the public is $20 per person. We recognize that for some families, this is unaffordable. Therefore, we invite you to choose the

Twilight on the Terrace

Mt Cuba 3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE, United States

Unwind from the week with a bite to eat while enjoying live music on the terrace and evening access to the gardens. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. For more details, visit mtcubacenter.org/twilight. Music: Nihkee Bleu (Soul, R&B) Food Trucks: The Box Lunch & Bucky’s BBQ This program takes place in person (at Mt. Cuba Center) Friday, September 1, 2023. (Rain Date: Thursday, September 7) Event is included with garden admission. Adults $15, Children 6-17 $8, Children 5 & Under and Members are free. Buy Tickets COVID-19 Safety Please click here to view our safety measures and

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Event Series Budding Naturalists: A Caregiver & Me Program

Friends in the Forest: An After School Nature Club

Riverbend Environmental Education Center 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA, United States

If you have a kindergarten through 3rd grader looking to spend time in nature with friends, join Riverbend educators on Tuesday afternoons for after school outdoor enrichment. Program Overview: Participants will explore the many habitats on the preserve, meet our barn animals, and connect with nature through a variety of activities including games, stories, and crafts on Tuesday afternoons from 4-5:30pm. Program Details: - This program is 1.5 hours each week and is designed for children in kindergarten through 3rd grade. - The fall 2023 session will be six weeks beginning on September 12th and runs through October 17th. The

$180

Peter Wentz Farmstead’s Harvest Festival

Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

November 4th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Harvest Festival For a colonial farm family like the Wentzes, the fall harvest was the most important time of the year. Join us as we prepare for the cold 18th century winter during our Harvest Festival! Watch demonstrations of traditional farming practices like cider pressing, corn shelling, and cultivating a field. Visit our group of talented craftspeople from basket makers to tape weavers to woodworkers and more. Step into the shoes of a colonial farmer with a variety of hands-on activities. Featuring a special magic show from The Colonial Conjurer. It’s fall

Free

Nature Play Day

Discover the wild side of Mt. Cuba with a day of outdoor fun in our natural lands. Take to the open skies by flying a kite; touch-a-truck and tractor; navigate a nature obstacle course; and more! Embrace your inner explorer on a guided hike through rolling terrain. A variety of food and beverage selections available for purchase. Free parking for this event is at 1003 Old Wilmington Road, just east of Brackenville Road. This program takes place in person in Mt. Cuba Center natural lands Saturday, November 4th, 2023 (Rain Date: Sunday, November 5). Buy Tickets Member Tickets  

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Easter Family Day at ASHM!

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadeplhia, PA, United States

Celebrate Easter like a Swede at the American Swedish Historical Museum’s Easter Family Day! Join us on Sunday, March 24th, from 2-4 pm to experience Swedish Easter traditions. In Sweden, Easter kicks off with a trick-or-treat-like candy hunt on Maundy Thursday. Children dress up as Easter witches with long skirts, headscarves, painted red cheeks, and freckles and go from house to house, wishing people Happy Easter. At our celebration, children can make Swedish Easter crafts, dress up as Swedish Easter witches, enjoy face painting, and take part in an egg hunt! Free for members and children under 2, $10 for

$10

Earth Day Free Family Day

American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave, Philadeplhia, PA, United States

Philadelphia, PA- Join us for a Free Family Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum! In collaboration with FDR Park and the Dandelion Project, we will have family-friendly activities and crafts inside and outside of the Museum to help us take care of the Earth! Programs include paper making and solar printing workshops, a pollinator identification activity, wildflower planting, recycled material building, and more. If your family has never visited the American Swedish Historical Museum before, this is the perfect opportunity! Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.americanswedish.org/events/earth-day-free-family-day

Free

Peter Wentz Farmstead’s Sheep Shearing Day

Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

Saturday, April 20th from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm Sheep Shearing Day Experience springtime on a colonial farm! Watch our farmers shear our sheep to get them ready for the warm weather. Then, follow the “wool to wardrobe” process as our living historians demonstrate spinning, weaving, and other textile crafts. Hear about all the various activities that went into running an 18th century farm as you tour the historic house. Check out the sights and smells of an open-hearth cooking demonstration in the Summer Kitchen. Stop by our demonstrators’ stalls to learn about important crafts like woodworking, basket-weaving, candle-dipping, and

Free