Fall Festival Week at the Nature Center

Join us during Fall Break for a week-long event full of animal encounters, fun fall-themed crafts, and special seasonal snacks and beverages on select days at Southern Conservation Trust! This is a flexible, family-style, come-and-go experience—stop by for a single activity or stay and enjoy multiple offerings throughout the day, based on your schedule. If you’re like us and one fall event just isn’t enough, this is right up your corn maze alley!
Pay $25 per participant ($15 for members; non-participating chaperones are free) and enjoy activities all week. Recommended for kids of all ages—participate in some or all activities as your schedule or energy allows!
Pick up your lanyard when you check in for your first event, bring it back with you for each returning event.
Capacity Limit: 50 lanyards, 25 participants each day
Price: $10/day/participant; $5/day/member participant
Lanyard Price: $25/week/participant; $15/week/member participant
Non-participating chaperones FREE of charge
Schedule for the Week:
Monday, October 12, 2026
10:30 11:00 Apple Cider & Animal Encounter - Reading Nook
Grab a cup of apple cider from our cider bar and join us in our reading nook to meet one of our ambassador reptiles. Learn their story and maybe even get to touch them!
1:30 - 2:30 Fall Craft Hour
Make & Take: Fall Leaf pigment handkerchief
Description: Join a SCT Educator to collect some leaves around the property and use their pigment to create a fun and beautiful fall inspired leaf handkerchief.
3:00 - 3:30 Goat Treat
Meet Ash & Spruce, our Pygmy Goats and feed them some fall treats!
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
10:30 11:00 Animal Encounter - Reading Nook
1:30 - 2:30 Fall Craft Hour
Make & Take: Gyotaku Fish Printing
Description: If you know some anglers, you know their fish stories can quickly become tall tales! Join us to learn the art of Gyotaku Fish Printing and make a print of your own to take home.
3:00 - 3:30 Goat Treat
Meet Ash & Spruce, our Pygmy Goats and feed them some fall treats!
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
10:30 11:00 DIY Trail Mix & Animal Encounter - Reading Nook
Make your own bag of trail mix in our trail mix bar and then join us in our reading nook to meet one of our ambassador reptiles. Learn their story and maybe even get to touch them!
1:30 - 2:30 Fall Craft Hour
Make & Take: Tic-Tac-Toe Leaf Game
Description: Join us to design and color your very own laser cut wood tic-tac-toe board with leaf pieces, perfect for those fall road trips with the family.
3:00 - 3:30 Goat Treat
Meet Ash & Spruce, our Nigerian Pygmy Goats and feed them some fall treats!
Thursday, October 15, 2026
10:30 11:00 Animal Encounter - Reading Nook
1:30 - 2:30 Fall Craft Hour
Make & Take: Tree Cookie Ornament Decorating
Description: Grab a tree cookie (wood ornament) and decorate it with us! We’ll have an assortment of coloring materials and fun fall themed stickers for you to use to make your fall season a little more festive!
3:00 - 3:30 Goat Treat
Meet Ash & Spruce, our Nigerian Pygmy Goats and feed them some fall treats!
Friday, October 16, 2026
Friday ONLY festivities - $10 per participant, $5 per member or included with lanyard.
12:30 – 5:00
Crafts
Tiny pumpkin decorating
Let your imagination run wild and decorate a pumpkin with us. Whether you would like to create a jack-o-lantern for spooky season or want to dress yours up with pressed flowers, drop in. We’d love to see what you come up with!
Goat family photos
1:00 - 1:45; 3:00 - 3:45
Staff will take photos with guests’ phones to create a fun and festive holiday family or friends photo.
Book Reading/Signing/Selling
12:00 - 4:00
Meet Award-Winning Author, Illustrator & Speaker, Brittany Petish as she reads from some of her True Heart Tails™ LLC. If you like what you hear, she’ll have her books with her for sale!

DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte Bar
12:30 - 5:00
Don’t forget to stop by our kid friendly DIY pumpkin spice latte bar! Pick and choose your favorite toppings and mix-ins to create your personalized fall drink!
Find out more and register here: www.sctlandtrust.org/fall-festival