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Children's Nature Festival Presented by Claytor Nature Center and Wild Pickle Press In-Person
Bring your littles to enjoy children's nature music, literature, exploration and play! A day for them to learn to love the great outdoors!
Admission is free for everyone!
Food vendors on site.
Scheduled Events
11:30 am-12:30 pm Sara Ernst Music in the Husted Pavilion
11 am, 1 pm, 2 pm Children's Yoga with Kathy Graham
12:30 Visit the Vernal Pool with a Master Naturalist
Available All Day
- Leave a Living Legacy: Help the Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation plant a majestic Chestnut tree.
- Blast off into Space: Cloverlea Foundation.
- Join the Friends of the Blue Ridge Peaks of Otter Chapter in 'Otter Space,' our imaginative nature play area, for a day of discovery.
- Bloom Where You're Planted: Scatter wildflower seeds with Little Otter Flower Farm to help our local pollinators.
- Stretch like a sunflower, flow like a river! Children's Nature Yoga with Kathy Graham
- Meet Your Wild Neighbors: Get up close with native animal ambassadors from the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center.
- Leap into Action: Explore the secret world of amphibians with the Central Virginia Master Naturalists.
- Craft Your Own Adventure: Create a nature-inspired masterpiece with the Bedford Central Library.
- Explore a Hikers Pack: Check out what hikers need when navigating the Appalachian Trail with the Natural Bridge AT Club!
- Date:
- Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Time:
- 11:00am - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Claytor Nature Center
- Audience:
- General Public
Librarian Instructor
Lindsay Tomlinson