Join us for NatureFest 2024 on Sunday, September 29 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Runnymede Park!

Runnymede Park, 195 Herndon Parkway, between Elden Street and Queens Row Street. Free admission and parking! 

NatureFest 2024 is a family-friendly, hands-on nature event, which spotlights the animals, plants, and insects that live in Runnymede Park. Please bring a water bottle. 

NatureFest 2024 Stations Include:

• Web of Life (role playing  game)

• Monarchs and More - Life cycle with caterpillars, chrysalis, adult butterflies.

• Bird Bingo

• Nature Olympics - Can you  hop like a frog? Run like a deer? Fly like a bird? Test your skills and earn a sticker.

• Life in the meadow - Learn about the insects that live in this special habitat. 

Parking:

- Parking is available at Hunters Creek Swim Club, 417 Queens Row St.

- Limited handicap parking will be available at the event.

- No parking is available along Herndon Parkway.

If you have an interest in volunteering at a station, please send an email to Friends of Runnymede Park. You can also find more information about the Friends of Runnymede Park on their website at www.friendsofrunnymedepark.org/naturefest 

The Friends of Runnymede Park and the Herndon Department of Parks & Recreation extend our thanks and appreciation to all who have contributed their talents and expertise to NatureFest 2024: Jennifer Burghofer, Georgina Chin, Ed Clark, Aditya Madan, Ashley Palmer, John Odenkirk, Jo Ormesher, Lorna Schmidt, David Boldt, Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, Northwest Federal Credit Union, AERO, Virginia Herpetological Society, the Humane Society of the US, Serco, Wildlife Rescue League, Herndon Department of Public Works, Fairfax County Health Department, Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District.