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Special Events
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Sundays thru August 19, 12:30 pm
Why do marshmallows turn brown in the campfire? Why is pizza dough stretchy? How do we make maple syrup and sugar? As part of our Market Madness programs, discover the answers to these yummy questions in our new Edible Science series as we create, cook, concoct, and eat! We'll have a new topic each week (available on website closer to event) but definitely mark your calendars for August 12, for our annual celebration of National S'mores Day! Program will meet on the Meadow.
Members: Free | Non-Members: Included with gate admission |
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Sundays thru August 19, 2 - 3 pm
Join us to search the summer sky during the day! Discover
some of the common constellations of the summer and the
stories behind them! Seating is limited. Doors will open
15 minutes before scheduled program and seats are firstcome,
first-served. Recommended for ages 5 and up. No
strollers please. Shows start promptly; no late admission.
Parents must accompany children.
Members: Free | Non-Members: Free with gate admission |
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Mondays thru August 13, 2:30 - 3 pm
Do you know the difference between a llama and an alpaca? Have you ever given a pig a belly rub? Join us each week for an up-close look at one of our farm animal groups. Discover how we care for and enrich our animals' lives, and have a chance to touch them, too! One animal/animal group per week.
Members: Free | Non-Members: Free with gate admission |
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Tuesdays thru August 14, 10 - 10:30 am
(Meet at Heckscher WILD! porch)
Discover the life on Heckscher Farm by taking a peek at
some of the different chores that have to be done throughout
the year. We might milk our goats, wash and card some wool,
create enrichment items for an animal, walk a donkey, or
more. We'll focus on one chore each week – farmer's
choice – to have a great look throughout the summer of a
farmer's life!
Members: Free | Non-Members: Free with gate admission. |
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Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays
thru August 17
11 am and 2:30 pm
Stop by Heckscher WILD! on Heckscher Farm to meet one of
our teaching animals and discover how they are adapted to
their habitat. Animals will vary depending on the day and
programs will be approximately
15 minutes.
Members: Free | Non-Members: Free with gate admission |
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Wednesdays thru August 15, 3:30-4 pm
Join us for a look at the relationships between predator
and prey and to discover some endangered species in
Connecticut and across the globe. Each week we'll have a
different focus and programs could include hikes, field
studies, live animal programs, or arts & crafts. Meet in
the Stamford Museum Galleries.
Members: Free | Non-Members: Included with gate admission |
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Saturdays thru August 18, 11 am - 11:30 am
Ever wonder how we feed our exhibit animals in
Heckscher WILD!? Help to make salads for our tortoises,
lizards and other fruit and veggie-loving friends. Spaces
for this program are limited and are first-come, first
served. Ages 5 and up.
Members: Free | Non-Members: Free with gate admission |
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Honeybee Open Hive
Sunday, August 19, 11 am - 2 pm
Celebrate National Honeybee Day as we champion our
smallest farm residents! Discover the buzz through hive
demos (weather permitting) and a honey bee scavenger hunt
in our Farm Market. We'll plant native wildflower seeds to take
home and meet some other live 6-legged critters. Join us for
our varietal honey tasting as we taste SM&NC honey, a honey
that tastes like marshmallows, the "champagne" of honeys,
and more! A schedule of events will be on the website closer to
the event.
Members: Free | Non-Members: Included with gate admission |
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