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.

Nature at Night

September 14, 2023
October 13 @ 6:00 pm8:00 pm
Meets at Overbrook Nature Center
$10 – $12

Celebrate October’s Friday the 13th with this all-new evening program! You’ll find that nature at night is amazing during a flashlight tour of Heckscher Farm. We’ll call for our local owls, meet some creatures that are more cool than creepy, and create a nocturnal craft to take home.…

Fall Birding at Scofieldtown Park

September 12, 2023
October 18 @ 9:30 am11:00 am
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Free

Join SM&NC Visitor Services Manager and expert birder, Brian O’Toole, on a fall walk to explore this great local birding area. Quality meadow habitats are declining in our area and, as such, the great meadows at the park attract some species that can be harder to find elsewhere…

S’mores & Slides

September 14, 2023
November 3 @ 5:30 pm7:00 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$12 – $15

It’s our final S’mores & Slides for the year! Join us for an evening of open playground followed by a chance to make our favorite campfire treat—S’mores! Our playground will be open to participants until 6:30 pm and we’ll have S’mores available by the fire pits starting at…

Winter Wonder Walk

September 15, 2023
December 1 @ 4:00 pm5:00 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10 – $12

Friday & Saturday   |   December 1 & 2 Take an evening stroll along the luminary-lit Wheels in the Woods trail during this new seasonal event! Along the way, visit stations to learn about winter constellations, make snow, learn about animal tracks, and more! Once you’re done on the…

Winter Wonder Walk

September 15, 2023
December 1 @ 5:15 pm6:15 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10 – $12

Friday & Saturday   |   December 1 & 2 Take an evening stroll along the luminary-lit Wheels in the Woods trail during this new seasonal event! Along the way, visit stations to learn about winter constellations, make snow, learn about animal tracks, and more! Once you’re done on the…

Winter Wonder Walk

September 15, 2023
December 1 @ 6:30 pm7:30 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10 – $12

Friday & Saturday   |   December 1 & 2 Take an evening stroll along the luminary-lit Wheels in the Woods trail during this new seasonal event! Along the way, visit stations to learn about winter constellations, make snow, learn about animal tracks, and more! Once you’re done on the…

Winter Wonder Walk

September 15, 2023
December 2 @ 4:00 pm5:00 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10 – $12

Friday & Saturday   |   December 1 & 2 Take an evening stroll along the luminary-lit Wheels in the Woods trail during this new seasonal event! Along the way, visit stations to learn about winter constellations, make snow, learn about animal tracks, and more! Once you’re done on the…

Winter Wonder Walk

September 15, 2023
December 2 @ 5:15 pm6:15 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10 – $12

Friday & Saturday   |   December 1 & 2 Take an evening stroll along the luminary-lit Wheels in the Woods trail during this new seasonal event! Along the way, visit stations to learn about winter constellations, make snow, learn about animal tracks, and more! Once you’re done on the…

Winter Wonder Walk

September 15, 2023
December 2 @ 6:30 pm7:30 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
$10 – $12

Friday & Saturday   |   December 1 & 2 Take an evening stroll along the luminary-lit Wheels in the Woods trail during this new seasonal event! Along the way, visit stations to learn about winter constellations, make snow, learn about animal tracks, and more! Once you’re done on the…

Backyard Birding Feeding Basics

September 14, 2023
December 19 @ 10:00 am11:30 am
Meets at Overbrook Nature Center
$10 – $12

Join Visitor Services Manager and expert birder, Brian O’Toole, to discover how to attract and identify common feeder birds. We’ll see what birds are visiting our nature center feeders, learn about citizen science opportunities with bird sightings, and create a recycled soda bottle feeder to start (or continue)…

Family Astronomy Night: Full Moon Fun

September 14, 2023
December 26 @ 6:00 pm7:00 pm
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Free – $8

Join us for a winter session on the Meadow to view our last full moon of the year, the “Cold Moon,” in all its glory! Learn the phases of the moon and hear some stories about the moon from around the world. Warm up in the Overbrook Nature…

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