A-Fairfield Events

Saturday, April 12, 2025  10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Fairfield Nature Center’s Nature Store offers a 20% discount on all bird seed and suet during its annual one-day sale. With springtime nest building and nestlings on the way, this is a perfect time to stock up. Knowledgeable staff are always on hand to help […]

Saturday, April 12, 2025  10:30 a.m. to 12 Noon Discover the fascinating world of pollinators! Learn what pollinators are, what they look like, and how they help our environment. Participants will visit a pollinator garden, create a fun craft, enjoy an engaging story, and take part in a variety of exciting pollinator-themed activities. All ages […]

Monday, April 14 – Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Young nature lovers, ages 4-5 and grades K-2, are invited to Connecticut Audubon’s April Break Camp in Fairfield, April 14 – 16. Have fun and adventures while welcoming back the animals and plants that have been hiding all winter. Teacher naturalists will […]

Saturday, April 19, 2025 Offered at: 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. (sold out), 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.  Recommended for ages 1 to 10 This favorite spring tradition returns! In addition to the fun search for eggs, there will be family activities, crafts, snacks, and visits with a special bunny. Don’t forget to bring a basket and […]

Tuesdays: April 22, 29; May 6, 2025 10 – 10:45 a.m. What do animals do in the spring? How do they prepare for warmer temperatures? We’ll discover the answers to these questions and more in this engaging, indoor/outdoor program. Activities may include stories, crafts, games, experiments, live animal visitors and explorations. For ages 2-3, accompanied […]

Saturday, April 26, 2025 10 a.m. to Noon Join us for a fascinating program with Joe Ross, the owner of Eat The Planet, an organization that focuses on foraging and wild edibles. Joe has set up a foraging database on the website eattheplanet.org to help people find foraging classes and groups in all fifty states. […]

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Naturalist Jim Cortina will lead this walk to explore the springtime transformations happening in the Larsen Sanctuary. We’ll search the trails for wildflowers in bloom, other plants emerging, as well as resident and migrating birds. The diversity of habitats offers so much to see–be sure to […]

Saturday, May 3, 2025 10:30 to 11 a.m. Free program The ambassador animals at the Fairfield Nature Center are an important part of our education outreach. Join us at this event for a unique chance to meet, up close, some of the Center’s raptor bird residents.  Learn all about their special characteristics, what care and […]

Saturday, May 3, 2025 11:15 a.m. Free program Local children’s book author and illustrator Lizzy Rockwell teaches us about birds through a reading and presentation of her book “A Bird is a Bird.” After learning how she creates a book, we’ll do an illustration together. Her book will be available for purchase so you can […]

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 7  a.m. Stratford Point is one of Connecticut’s great birding locations on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. Observers have recorded 296 species there (according to eBird). Join Conservation Manager Stefan Martin for an early morning walk where we can expect to see many varieties of migrating […]

Thursday, May 8, 2025 7 a.m. Join Conservation Manager Stefan Martin for this early morning exploration of the diverse habitats of the Smith Richardson Preserve in Westport. Just a stone’s throw from Long Island Sound we’ll hope to see returning songbirds like warblers and orioles, as well as coastal water birds like egrets and osprey. […]

Saturday, May 10, 2025 8 to 10 a.m. Conservation Manager Stefan Martin leads this exploration of the diverse habitats of the Smith Richardson Preserve in Westport. Just a stone’s throw from Long Island Sound we’ll hope to see returning songbirds like warblers and orioles, as well as coastal water birds like egrets and osprey. Binoculars […]

Monday, May 12, 2025 8 to 10 a.m. The Fairfield Nature Center’s Larsen Sanctuary is home to many species of returning songbirds and is also an important stopover for others while they continue their journey north. Conservation Manager Stefan Martin leads this walk for all levels of birders; appropriate for ages 12 and up. Binoculars […]

Field Trips for Home Learning Groups: Enrich your home learning group by taking a field trip to the Center at Fairfield for hands-on, outdoor, environmental programs. Click here for program brochure.  Science in Nature — Distance Learning: Bring the excitement and learning of our Science in Nature programs to your classroom with these live, virtual […]

Enrich yourself, or the offerings of your group or organization, with our outreach learning programs. Ideal for individuals, libraries, scout troops, senior centers, Parks and Recreation departments and more, they can also be tailored to meet your specific needs. Programs can be in-person or virtual (via Zoom). Click here for brochure. Birds of Prey – […]

Celebrate your child’s birthday with Connecticut Audubon! We provide a fun-filled, 45-minute, nature-based program for your child and up to 15 guests, plus an additional 45 minutes for your own birthday fun. Age-specific themes (appropriate for ages 3 and up) to choose from include Naturalist Adventures, Slither and Slime, Creature Feature and more! You can […]

The Fairfield Nature Center provides programs that meet the needs of scouts and their leaders. Our teacher-naturalists will lead scouts through hands-on, science-based programs during which they will discover unique habitats and wildlife while working towards badge requirements. Our ongoing scouting programs may be scheduled for weekdays and weekends (based on availability). For Girl Scout […]