ForestFest 2025
*The event has already taken place on this date: Thu, 06/19/2025
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Celebrate the wonders of forests with a fun-filled, family-friendly day at ForestFest! Enjoy hands-on activities, wood-themed crafts, kid zones, and live demonstrations from forestry professionals and community partners.
Enjoy wood-themed crafts, hands-on activities, interactive kid zones, games, and a working traveling mill. Learn about forest stewardship, explore the role of trees in our daily lives, and experience forest-inspired art and storytelling from local makers.
Make it a full day! Step inside our Discovery Museum to see Sasquatch: Ancestral Guardians, our newest exhibition featuring Indigenous artists and cultural perspectives on the legendary being. Museum admission is just $8 for adults, $5 for kids, and free for children under 3. On July 19 only, museum visitors will receive a free limited-edition ForestFest poster with their admission!
ForestFest is free and open to all—right in the heart of Washington Park!
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