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Join us at our Mats and Mocktails event! Enjoy creating your own doormat and tasting handcrafted mocktails. The event includes light refreshments and music set in an atmosphere of creativity.
Ticket Price: $25 Resident/ $27 Non-Resident
This event is your night to let go of the rules and dive into bold color, unfiltered art, and unforgettable vibes. Freestyle Art Stations, stencil workshop, and mocktail bar. Don’t forget to come dressed as your most creative self. Refreshments will be...
Ticket Price: $Residents $20/Person; Non-Residents $25/Person
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.
Ticket Price: $24 Resident, $32 Non-resident
Join us to discover the many benefits of a plant-based diet and learn simple ways to add more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes to your meals.
Ticket Price: Free
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.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Join our educators at this hands-on activity table where creativity takes flight! Drop in anytime during the hour for a special STEAM Hour to learn the basics of block coding with Ozobots and then test your skills with our air race challenge.
Ticket Price: Free
Learn about the local community in Nottingham, Prince George's County, through oral histories, schoolhouse tours, and more.
Ticket Price: Free
The Honorable Valerie Nicholas has been a Laurel history maker. She is the first and only African American woman appointed to serve as a member of the Laurel City Council in 2011.
Ticket Price: Free, donations are welcomed
Join our educators at this hands-on activity table where creativity takes flight! Drop in anytime during the hour for a special STEAM Hour to learn the basics of block coding with Ozobots and then test your skills with our air race challenge.
Ticket Price: Free
Come on down to the farm for a waterfowl-themed story and craft, followed by a meet-and-greet of our water loving friends.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
This interactive virtual session led by a Giant nutritionist will illuminate the world of essential nutrients.
Ticket Price: Free
Join our “She’s Outdoors” Basic Birding 101 session for women 18+, where you can grab your binoculars, or borrow a pair, and enjoy a spring birdwatching adventure during peak migration.
Ticket Price: Free
Join us on April 2, 2026, for Raptor Quest Day, an exciting program dedicated to owls, hawks, eagles, and other birds of prey, featuring hands‑on raptor‑themed activities and an up‑close keeper talk with some of our resident birds.
Ticket Price: $60 Resident, $78 Non-resident
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.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
Board a pontoon boat for a quiet, cruise on one of Prince George's County's beautiful rivers. Join a naturalist onboard the park pontoon boat to explore all things birds, while cruising down the Anacostia River.
Ticket Price: $3 Resident, $4 Non-resident
The HBCU Yard Crawl is designed for you AGES 14-18 and offers an exciting opportunity to explore the legacy, culture, and traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Ticket Price: $30 Residents/ $39 Non-Residents
Learn the basics of cow health care, including how farmers keep cows clean, healthy, and safe.
Ticket Price: $8 Resident, $11 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
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.
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
In this book lecture you will discover the extraordinary journey of Elizabeth, once enslaved by the Townsend Family of Oyster Bay, NY. Follow her escape with British forces, her heartbreaking re-enslavement in Manhattan and Charleston, and her...
Ticket Price: Free
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
Join the Riversdale Kitchen Guild over the open hearth as they use fresh garden ingredients in this demonstration of 19th-century cooking techniques.
Ticket Price: Free
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
