Give your little one a head start in understanding the importance of the environment through hands‑on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and nature exploration, with each class focusing on a different theme about animals, plants, and habitats.
Take a guided tour of Old Maryland Farm and get up close with the animals! Learn about daily farm life and enjoy exclusive access to behind-the-scenes areas.
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. Whether you’re constructing airplanes, airports, or inventing something entirely new, Saturday STEAM Hour encourages you to...
Come meet the nature center’s live reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey, and discover how interacting with animals can boost your mood and support mental wellness while learning about their natural habitats.
Join a naturalist for a nocturnal nature‑themed hike through the park, exploring Watkins after dark in search of elusive nocturnal amphibians while learning about their habitats, lifecycles, and identification.
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. Whether you’re constructing airplanes, airports, or inventing something entirely new, Saturday STEAM Hour encourages you to...
Give your child a hands‑on introduction to gardening and agriculture through this fun, three‑session program. Each class encourages kids to explore, observe, and record what they discover in the garden.
Give your little one a head start in understanding the importance of the environment through hands‑on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and nature exploration, with each class focusing on a different theme about animals, plants, and habitats.
Celebrate exploration as you lift your spirits, expand your mind, and build fun relationships with other adventurers through canoeing, hiking, museums, and trips to natural and historical sites.
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
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.
Join us at Watkins Regional Park for a day of live entertainment, Midway games, interactive exhibits, KidFit amusements, hands-on activities, food vendors, and more!
Ticket Price: $5 Wonder World of Watkins Limited Wristband; $15 Kinderfest All-Access Wristband
Discover the incredible variety of trees that thrive at Clearwater Nature Center as you learn the fundamentals of tree identification, explore the historical uses of different species, and understand the vital roles trees play in the ecosystem.
Meet the nature center’s live animals (including reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey) and learn about their natural habitats while enjoying the mood‑boosting benefits of interacting with animals.
Join us in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with an engaging program led by taiko performer Mark H Rooney. This event showcases traditional and contemporary songs and rhythms of this full-body drumming art form,...
Join us in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with an engaging program led by taiko performer Mark H Rooney. This event showcases traditional and contemporary songs and rhythms of this full-body drumming art form,...
Give your little one a head start in understanding the importance of the environment through hands‑on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and nature exploration, with each class focusing on a different theme about animals, plants, and habitats.
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.