Parks and Recreation Events

Visit the Olewine Nature Center, where special exhibits and activities will highlight the magic of the winter world. Follow self-guided signs along the Towpath Trail to enhance your winter outdoor experience while learning about the natural history of Wildwood Park and animals in winter.

Visit the Olewine Nature Center to view and vote for your favorite photos!

Enjoy a moderately-paced walk around Wildwood Lake while enjoying the trees and animals at the park. This will be a walk on paved, gravel, and dirt surfaces. You can choose to walk only a portion, then turn around at any point if you would like to customize the length of your walk to your individual fitness goals.

The St. Thomas Dulcimer Society is returning to the Fort Hunter Centennial Barn on Wednesday, December 11th for their annual holiday concert! The Concert begins at 6:30 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Seats are first-come, first-served.

Stop by the Nature Center Bird Viewing Area for a warm cup of bird- friendly coffee, tea or hot cocoa with Appalachian Audubon Society. Discover what birds visit our feeders most often and learn how to identify each one. On the second Saturday from November - April, join us in observing and counting common feeder birds as part of Project FeederWatch.

Visit and take photographs with one of Santa’s reindeer. Sit with Mrs. Santa as she reads classic Christmas stories. Refreshments are available by donation. Many thanks to Marilyn and Don Koones for underwriting this event. The line for the reindeer closes at 2:15 pm.

Experience the Fort Hunter Mansion by candlelight this December and see the halls decked for the holidays and hear what traditions were celebrated in years past.

Children and adults are invited to make holiday ornaments using pinecones, milkweed pods and other natural materials. Everything but creativity will be supplied to make works of art to decorate for the holidays.

Children and adults are invited to make holiday ornaments using pinecones, milkweed pods and other natural materials.

Dolores McGee, owner of D. McGee Design Studio, LLC will demonstrate and lead a workshop designed to teach you how to create a base for an evergreen centerpiece that will be a very artful and engaging piece of decor.