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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