Explore the amazing natural wonders found at the SM&NC!

This series of family programs, led by Stamford Museum & Nature Center's exceptional Environmental Education team, explores the amazing natural wonders found on our campus.

Online Registration for most Spring Programs & Events opens on Tuesday, April 1 at 9 am

Stay tuned! We'll be rolling out our Spring website calendar and program registration listings over the next couple of weeks!

To see what we have in store, here to browse through our latest Edition of NEXT Quarterly Magazine.

Amphibian Amble-FULL

March 4, 2024
March 28 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Meets at Overbrook Nature Center
$10 – $12

An SM&NC Spring favorite! Grab your flashlights, lace up your hiking boots, and come discover many of the unique creatures that visit our vernal pools once a year to lay their eggs — like wood frogs, American toads and spotted salamanders. Meets at Overbrook Nature Center. Limited to…

Vacation Drop-Off Day: Signs of Spring

January 3, 2025
March 31 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Heckscher Barn
$45 – $50

From skunk cabbage to our first frogs, there are signs of spring we look for every year! We’ll hit the trails, visit the vernal pools, and check out our woodland meadow to see what signs of spring we can find! About SM&NC Vacation Days No school? No problem!…

Glow in the Dark Egg Hunt

March 4, 2024
April 11 @ 7:45 pm – 8:45 pm
Meets at Overbrook Nature Center
$15 – $20

A spring evening tradition returns! Create a painting with glow in the dark paint and then head out on our Wheels in the Woods trail to hunt for glow in the dark eggs. Each tickets cover one child & adult pair. Limited to 15 pairs. Meets at Overbrook…

Members Only: April SM&NC Open Evening

June 19, 2024
April 16 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10

SM&NC Members, join us for a chance to hang out here after hours this April! Nature’s Playground, Heckscher Farm and Heckscher WILD! will be open for you to visit, so pack a picnic dinner and dine on the meadow. See what the animals do after hours and take…

Members Only: June SM&NC Open Evening

March 21, 2025
June 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10

SM&NC Members, join us for a chance to hang out here after hours this June! Nature’s Playground, Heckscher Farm and Heckscher WILD! will be open for you to visit, so pack a picnic dinner and dine on the meadow. See what the animals do after hours and take…

19th Annual Take-A-Hike Week

Monday, April 14– Friday, April 18, 2025

Coming Soon: Download our Schedule of Events!

Youth & Family Program Policies

    • Refunds may be available for a registered program up to 10 days before the program date. Within 10 days refunds are, unfortunately, not available. Please register carefully.
    • Contact registration at 203.977.6521 for refunds. Programs cancelled by SM&NC will be refunded in full.
    • Ticket transfers are not permitted. Only registered parties may attend in their program time/date.
    • Please note age requirements.  Registrations outside of the age minimums/maximums will be cancelled and may not be refunded.
    • Please note registration requirements.  Some programs are drop-off and some require adult attendance.
    • All participants age 3 and up who attend a program require a ticket for individually-ticketed events.
    • This policy does not apply to any Summer Camp, Summer Wonder Art, or other program that is covered under our Summer Camp refund policies. Please refer to our summer camp pages for more information on these policies.

For registration assistance or questions, please contact Visitor Services at 203.977.6521.

Directions

39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT 06903