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Friday, March 31 : 8 AM - 9 :30am

Early Spring Birding for Adults

Adults.Spring is in the air! You can already hear the winter resident birds singing for mates,...

Friday, March 31 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Scavenger Hunt March: It’s A Small World

All ages. Grab your camera and get your eyes ready. In this month's scavenger hunt...

Friday, March 31 : 7 PM - 11 pm

Paranormal Evenings: The Vail House

Adults.Join staff and paranormal investigators at Historic Speedwell for the first time in several years. Explore...

Saturday, April 1 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Saturday, April 1 : 9 AM - 10 am

Branching Out!

Ages 6 - 9. Celebrating it's 50th year, “Branching Out!” offers hands-on gardening for young...

Saturday, April 1 : 9 AM - 10 am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Saturday, April 1 : 10 AM - 4 pm

Opening Day at Historic Speedwell

All ages.Historic Speedwell is back for the 2023 season! Join us in exploring the fascinating history of...

Saturday, April 1 : 10 :30AM - 11 :30am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Saturday, April 1 : 10 :30AM - 12 pm

Branching Out!

Ages 10 - 13. Celebrating it's 50th season, "Branching Out!" offers young green thumbs (kids who love...

Saturday, April 1 : 1 PM - 2 pm

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Sunday, April 2 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Sunday, April 2 : 9 AM - 10 am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Sunday, April 2 : 10 AM - 4 pm

Opening Day at the Cooper Gristmill

All ages.Join us in celebrating the reopening of the Cooper Gristmill for the 2023 season! We are...

Sunday, April 2 : 10 :30AM - 11 :30am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Sunday, April 2 : 1 PM - 2 pm

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Monday, April 3 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Tuesday, April 4 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Tuesday, April 4 : 10 AM - 11 am

Floral Arranging with Supermarket Flowers

Adults.Ann Fahey, Superintendent of Horticulture Education, will demonstrate how to design beautiful floral arrangements with supermarket...

Tuesday, April 4 : 10 AM - 11 am

Frog Friends for Littles

Ages 2 - 5 with an adult. Bring your little ones to hear the music of the spring...

Tuesday, April 4 : 1 :30PM - 3 pm

Homeschool Days: Amazing Adaptations

Ages 6 - 12.All animals and plants must adapt to survive in the natural world, whether they have...

Wednesday, April 5 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Wednesday, April 5 : 10 AM - 11 am

Toddler Trek: Cheerful Chipmunks

Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.The striped chipmunks have woken up after their winter's nap. What...

Wednesday, April 5 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Toddler Trek: Cheerful Chipmunks

Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.The striped chipmunks have woken up after their winter's nap. What...

Wednesday, April 5 : 7 PM - 8 pm

Frog Night Walk

Ages 7 & up with an adult.Listen for the songs from our froggy friends on this nighttime...

Thursday, April 6 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Thursday, April 6 : 9 AM - 11 am

Active Seniors Hiking Club

Ages 50 & up.Join our group of active seniors for a guided hike on the trails of...

Thursday, April 6 : 9 :30AM - 10 :30am

Little History Explorers at Historic Speedwell

Ages 2 - 4 with an adult.Kids and a parent sit for a story and a snack! Afterwards,...

Thursday, April 6 : 1 PM - 2 :30pm

WWI Tour of the Willows

All ages.Join a WWI Doughboy for a guided tour through the Willows. Explore the impact of...

Thursday, April 6 : 5 :30PM - 6 :30pm

Along the Black River: A New Season at the Cooper Gristmill

Ages 12 & up. This lecture will explore the fascinating connections between people and the natural world....

Friday, April 7 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Friday, April 7 : 9 AM - 2 pm

Day off with Nature: Frog Frenzy!

Ages 6 - 10.Come spend a day off from school learning about our froggy friends through fun, interactive...

Friday, April 7 : 10 AM - 4 pm

Flour Fridays

All ages.Baking enthusiasts can take home a 1 lb bag of stone ground pastry flour or cornmeal...

Saturday, April 8 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Saturday, April 8 : 9 AM - 10 am

Branching Out!

Ages 6 - 9. Celebrating it's 50th year, “Branching Out!” offers hands-on gardening for young...

Saturday, April 8 : 9 AM - 10 am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Saturday, April 8 : 9 AM - 10 am

Sensory Friendly Saturday

All ages. Visit Fosterfields for our new Sensory Friendly Saturdays. This event is designed to be...

Saturday, April 8 : 10 :30AM - 11 :30am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Saturday, April 8 : 10 :30AM - 12 pm

Branching Out!

Ages 10 - 13. Celebrating it's 50th season, "Branching Out!" offers young green thumbs (kids who love...

Saturday, April 8 : 11 AM - 12 :30pm

Muffin Mania

Ages 4 - 12 with an adult.Do you know the muffin man? Mix and bake muffins; decorate your...

Saturday, April 8 : 12 :30PM - 2 pm

Muffin Mania

Ages 4 - 12 with an adult.Do you know the muffin man? Mix and bake muffins; decorate your...

Saturday, April 8 : 1 PM - 2 pm

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Saturday, April 8 : 2 PM - 3 pm

Children’s Tour of the Willows

Ages 4 - 12 with an adult.Step back in time at the Willows Mansion! Learn about the people...

Sunday, April 9 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Sunday, April 9 : 9 AM - 10 am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Sunday, April 9 : 10 :30AM - 11 :30am

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Sunday, April 9 : 1 PM - 2 pm

Lamb Frolic!

All ages.Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by...

Monday, April 10 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Monday, April 10 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Virtual Plant of the Month Club for Kids: Popped for Poppies

Ages 6 - 12. Travel the world and back in time with one of the garden's showiest...

Tuesday, April 11 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Tuesday, April 11 : 9 :30AM - 11 :30am

Homeschool Hikers: Amphibians

Ages 8 & up with an adult. This program for older homeschoolers features a hike on the...

Tuesday, April 11 : 12 :30PM - 4 pm

Plant Science Merit Badge

Scouts ages 11 & up.Curious how scientists study and work with plants? Attend our Merit Badge workshop...

Wednesday, April 12 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Wednesday, April 12 : 10 AM - 11 am

Garden Sprouts: Topsy Turvy Tulips

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Garden Sprouts will discover what is inside a bulb, take a...

Wednesday, April 12 : 1 :30PM - 2 :30pm

Garden Sprouts: Topsy Turvy Tulips

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Garden Sprouts will discover what is inside a bulb, take a...

Wednesday, April 12 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Woodland Weirdos

Ages 6 & up with an adult.Be it frozen frogs, busy beavers, or clever coyotes, the creatures...

Thursday, April 13 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Thursday, April 13 : 1 :30PM - 2 :30pm

Homeschool Days: Rockin’ Roots

Ages 6 - 12. What’s happening under the ground that we can’t see? Students...

Thursday, April 13 : 6 :30PM - 8 pm

D.I.Y. Bath Bombs & Shower Steamers

Adults.Join us for making some selfcare bath bombs and shower steamers! Create your own unique blend...

Friday, April 14 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Friday, April 14 : 10 AM - 11 am

Garden Buds

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Instill a love of gardening in preschoolers, and maybe even dust...

Friday, April 14 : 10 AM - 3 pm

Farmer Friday

All ages.Join the Fosterfields Farmers to learn about the farm!Cost: Included w/ price of...

Friday, April 14 : 10 AM - 4 pm

Flour Fridays

All ages.Baking enthusiasts can take home a 1 lb bag of stone ground pastry flour or cornmeal...

Friday, April 14 : 1 PM - 2 pm

Little Farm Friends: Egg to Chick

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Visit with the newest additions to the farm: baby chicks! Learn...

Friday, April 14 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Wild Animal Experts: Bats

Ages 6 - 10.After school is a great time to take a nature walk and discover new facts...

Saturday, April 15 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Saturday, April 15 : 9 AM - 10 am

Branching Out!

Ages 6 - 9. Celebrating it's 50th year, “Branching Out!” offers hands-on gardening for young...

Saturday, April 15 : 10 AM - 11 am

Kids in the Wild: Tracks

Ages 8 - 13. Join us to get into the woods, learning different outdoor skills, meeting other like-minded...

Saturday, April 15 : 10 :30AM - 12 pm

Branching Out!

Ages 10 - 13. Celebrating it's 50th season, "Branching Out!" offers young green thumbs (kids who love...

Saturday, April 15 : 1 PM - 3 pm

Dig It! A Junior Archaeology Field Day

Ages 6 - 12 with an adult.Learn the basic skills of archaeology and discover the treasures we walk...

Sunday, April 16 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Sunday, April 16 : 1 :30PM - 3 pm

Lenape Life

Ages 7 & up with an adult.Get a feel for what life in New Jersey was like...

Monday, April 17 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Tuesday, April 18 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Tuesday, April 18 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Adventures in STEM: Dynamic Dirt

Ages 6 - 10.Young scientists explore different parts of the natural world through experiments and activities in this...

Wednesday, April 19 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Wednesday, April 19 : 10 AM - 11 am

Toddler Trek: Colorful Nature

Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.Spring is full of beautiful colors…can you name them all?...

Wednesday, April 19 : 10 AM - 11 :30am

Delightful Daffodils at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Adults.Explore the daffodils and other early spring bloomers at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Meet by the main...

Wednesday, April 19 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Toddler Trek: Colorful Nature

Ages 2 - 5 with an adult.Spring is full of beautiful colors…can you name them all?...

Wednesday, April 19 : 6 :30PM - 8 pm

Beginner’s Crochet

Adults.Spring is the time to learn new things! Come out and learn how to make a...

Thursday, April 20 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Thursday, April 20 : 1 :30PM - 3 :30pm

Homeschool Days: Woodstove Cooking

Ages 6 - 12 with an adult.Work together to prepare a meal on the farmhouse woodstove as they...

Thursday, April 20 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Woodland Weirdos

Ages 6 & up with an adult.Be it frozen frogs, busy beavers, or clever coyotes, the creatures...

Friday, April 21 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Friday, April 21 : 9 AM - 1 pm

Arbor Day Trees

All ages.Just in time for New Jersey's Arbor Day, celebrated on the last Friday of...

Friday, April 21 : 9 :30AM - 10 :30am

Little History Explorers at the Cooper Gristmill

Ages 2 - 4 with an adult.We sit or squirm Friday mornings for a story and a snack...

Friday, April 21 : 10 AM - 11 am

Garden Buds

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Instill a love of gardening in preschoolers, and maybe even dust...

Friday, April 21 : 10 AM - 3 pm

Engines For Everyone

All ages. Guests get a chance to learn about a variety of the tools used throughout...

Friday, April 21 : 10 AM - 4 pm

Flour Fridays

All ages.Baking enthusiasts can take home a 1 lb bag of stone ground pastry flour or cornmeal...

Friday, April 21 : 4 PM - 6 pm

Start the Weekend Family Hike

Ages 7 & up with an adult.The week is finally over! Start your weekend right with a...

Saturday, April 22 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Saturday, April 22 : 8 :30AM - 9 :30am

Bird Nerds!

Ages 8 - 13. Join this fun new series all about birds and meet other birding kids! Each...

Saturday, April 22 : 9 AM - 10 am

Branching Out!

Ages 6 - 9. Celebrating it's 50th year, “Branching Out!” offers hands-on gardening for young...

Saturday, April 22 : 9 :30AM - 12 pm

Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT Guide

Adults. Enjoy a combination of Japanese oriented walking, meditation, mindfulness, and wellness promotion in the gardens...

Saturday, April 22 : 10 AM - 10 :45am

Sunshine Yoga for Kids: Planet Earth

Ages 4 - 7.An awesome class for kids who want to play games, use their imaginations and have...

Saturday, April 22 : 10 AM - 12 pm

Black River Walk and Mill Tour

All ages.Discover early industries along the Black River with industrial archeologist Joe Macasek. This is a ...

Saturday, April 22 : 10 AM - 4 pm

Batter Up!

All ages.Celebrate America’s pastime at Fosterfields! Come to the farm to experience a day...

Saturday, April 22 : 10 :30AM - 12 pm

Branching Out!

Ages 10 - 13. Celebrating it's 50th season, "Branching Out!" offers young green thumbs (kids who love...

Saturday, April 22 : 2 PM - 3 pm

Meet the Amazing Raptor Trust!

Ages 8 & up.The Raptor Trust is an amazing organization in our own backyard that is renowned...

Sunday, April 23 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Sunday, April 23 : 9 :30AM - 12 pm

Forest Bathing with Rich Collins, ANFT Guide

Adults. Enjoy a combination of Japanese-oriented walking, meditation, mindfulness, and wellness promotion in the gardens and...

Sunday, April 23 : 1 PM - 3 :30pm

The Rutgers University Dogwood Breeding Program: A Long History Supports an Exciting Future

Adults.Associate Professor of Plant Biology at Rutgers University, Tom Molnar, will speak on the university's...

Sunday, April 23 : 6 :30PM - 8 pm

Golden Hour Photography

Adults.Join Fosterfields staff as "golden hour" begins on the farm and take photos of our amazing...

Monday, April 24 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Monday, April 24 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Puddle Jumpers: Who Lays Eggs?

Ages 5 - 7.Birds are not the only animals who lay eggs! Find out who else does as...

Tuesday, April 25 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Tuesday, April 25 : 9 :30AM - 11 :30am

Homeschool Hikers: Hiking Prep Skills

Ages 8 & up with an adult. This program for older homeschoolers features a hike on the...

Tuesday, April 25 : 1 :30PM - 4 pm

Turkey Mountain Waterfall Hike for Adults

Adults.What better way to spend a Tuesday afternoon? This 4 mile hike goes to the overlook of...

Wednesday, April 26 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Wednesday, April 26 : 10 AM - 11 am

Garden Sprouts: Bird Buddies

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Garden Sprouts will look for signs of birds around the garden...

Wednesday, April 26 : 1 :30PM - 2 :30pm

Garden Sprouts: Bird Buddies

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Garden Sprouts will look for signs of birds around the garden...

Wednesday, April 26 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Animal Antics: Sheep

All ages.Come to the farm for this afternoon program and learn all about our farm animals....

Wednesday, April 26 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Awesome Animal Artists

Ages 5 - 10.Learn to draw an NJ native animal and create your own masterpiece in this virtual...

Thursday, April 27 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Thursday, April 27 : 4 PM - 5 pm

Terrific Turtles

Ages 5 & up with an adult.Come "shell-ebrate" the turtles of the Great Swamp and discover which...

Thursday, April 27 : 6 PM - 7 :30pm

Beginner’s Embroidery: Weeping Cherry

Ages 16 & up.Learn the fundamentals of embroidery during this beginner’s level workshop. Participants will...

Friday, April 28 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Friday, April 28 : 10 AM - 11 am

Garden Buds

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Instill a love of gardening in preschoolers, and maybe even dust...

Friday, April 28 : 10 AM - 4 pm

Flour Fridays

All ages.Baking enthusiasts can take home a 1 lb bag of stone ground pastry flour or cornmeal...

Friday, April 28 : 1 PM - 2 pm

Hitch a Ride

All ages.Take a wagon ride around the farm and see the sights! Learn some history of...

Friday, April 28 : 1 PM - 2 pm

Little Farm Friends: Wagon Ride

Ages 3 - 5 with an adult. Take a wagon ride around the farm and see the sights!...

Friday, April 28 : 2 :30PM - 3 :30pm

Arbor Day Orchard Planting

All ages.Celebrate Arbor Day on the farm! Help farm staff plant various trees around the farm...

Saturday, April 29 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Saturday, April 29 : 9 AM - 10 am

Branching Out!

Ages 6 - 9. Celebrating it's 50th year, “Branching Out!” offers hands-on gardening for young...

Saturday, April 29 : 9 AM - 3 pm

Merit Badge Workshop: Wilderness Survival

Scouts ages 11 & up.Take advantage of a weekend day to complete most of this complicated merit...

Saturday, April 29 : 10 AM - 11 am

Tour at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Adults.Visit the beautiful gardens and grounds of the historic Frelinghuysen Arboretum with a guided tour. Meet...

Saturday, April 29 : 10 :30AM - 12 pm

Branching Out!

Ages 10 - 13. Celebrating it's 50th season, "Branching Out!" offers young green thumbs (kids who love...

Saturday, April 29 : 1 PM - 2 :30pm

Mrs. Woods’ Herb Garden

Adults.Learn how herbs were used in the early American household for culinary, medicinal, and dye stuffs....

Saturday, April 29 : 1 PM - 3 pm

Homestead Gardening Day

Ages 4 - 12 with an adult.Enjoy a Spring day in Historic Speedwell’s new historic garden....

Sunday, April 30 : 8 AM - 4 pm

Family Photo Scavenger Hunt: April Fools!

All ages.Plants offer some of the best camouflage in the garden. Use your eyes and camera...

Sunday, April 30 : 1 :30PM - 2 :30pm

Leave No Trace Family Hike

Ages 5 & up with an adult.We hear the term "Leave No Trace" all the time, but...

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