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Walk the trails, enjoy a large campfire, bounce in the bounce house, get a pumpkin from the patch and tour the Fire Department truck. S'more kits, hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be available for cash purchase at our onsite pop-up store. For all ages. Event cost: Free admission, $3/pumpkin...

Enjoy family hayrides through the trails of Heritage Park. Rides leave every half hour. Purchase a cup of cider and s'more kit to roast around the campfire for $1 more. Advanced registration required. Event cost: $5/person, free/under 2 Event time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. (last ride leaves at 7 p.m.) Fridays, Sept. 30-Nov....

Enjoy a Heritage Celebration and Hayride event at Heritage Park. Discover what the farm, buildings and land were like before it was transformed, have a campfire, play farm-themed games and more. Pre-registration required. Event cost: $8/person, $5/celebration without hayride, $1/s'more and cider add-on, free/under 2 Event time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 23,...

Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! December's theme is circuits. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...

Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! November's theme is racer. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...

Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! October's theme is seeds. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...

Ages 6-12 can design, create and make using nature as the inspiration to solve real-world challenges at this event! September's theme is water. Makerspace learning fosters STEM skills and is driven by children's natural curiosity and desire to make things. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Pre-registration...

Teens ages 14 and up can join Ms. Wendy and a Rochester Hills Naturalist at Bloomer Park for a hay ride in the park. Event cost: $12/resident, $15/non-resident Event time: 4-5 p.m. Oct. 18, 2022

Enjoy a hands-on presentation of live reptiles from the Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary.  See large and small alligators up close along with other intriguing reptiles. Registration required. Event cost: $2/person or $5/family Event time: 2-3 p.m. Nov. 13, 2022

Learn about some of these amazing adaptations in this hands-on program with live animals brought to you by Science Alive. Registration required Event cost: $2/person or $5/family Event time: 2-3 p.m. Oct. 23, 2022      

Find and collect fall mushrooms at Eddy Discovery Center. Then, mushroom experts Phil Tedeschi and Kirk Coppernoll will talk with you about what you have collected and identify those that are edible. Bring a basket or paper bag and waxed paper for collecting. Registration required. Event cost: $2/person or $5/family Event...

This immersive STEM event features dozens of big telescopes, showing the rings of Saturn, Jupiter’s Red Spot, exploding stars and distant galaxies.  An  (in the past, many teachers have given extra credit to their students who attend).  We’ll be showing and explaining the new Webb telescope images! Event cost: Free Event...