Environmental Fun Fair

Event Dates

  • Saturday, 07/11/2026 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Event Description

Join Dane County for an Environmental Fun Fair located on the grounds of our Lussier Family Heritage Center facility. This FREE fun afternoon will be full of hands-on, sensory activities centered around nature, outdoor recreation, and science. This is an inclusive event appropriate for ALL ages and abilities! Parking is available at the Heritage Center and across the road at the Capital City Trail/Lower Yahara River Trail Trailhead (3102 Lake Farm Road).

In Front of the Center

ℹ️ Event information + All-terrain Wheelchair Info/checkout

 

Solar Shelter

🌳 Go up in a Bucket Truck - Dane County Parks Forestry + Arbor Systems

πŸ’¨ Wind Turbine Design Challenge - Wisconsin Energy Institute

🚲 Bike Repair & Fix a Flat Demos - Bikes for Kids Wisconsin

πŸ’‘ Discovering Basic Electricity - Wisconsin Science Museum

♻️ Recycle Better Game - Sustain Dane

♻️  Will it Recycle and Recycling is Real games - Waste Management

 

Under the Big Oak Tree

πŸ—‘οΈ  Mobil Trash Lab - Dane County Waste & Renewables

⚑ Energy Efficient Dollhouse - Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change

🐦 Bird and Nature Activities - Madison Friends of Urban Nature (FUN)

🐘 Animal Art Matching Game - Henry Vilas Zoo

🌿 Nature Play - Eco Madison

 

Inside - Upper Level

🌸 Native Garden Learning Hub - Wild Ones + Dane County Land & Water

🌧️  Rainfall Simulator - Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership

 

Inside - Lower Level

🎨 Face Painting - Antsy Pants Paints

🍁 Nature Craft - Madison School & Community Recreation

🦎  Live Animals

πŸƒ Nature Curiosity & Conversation - Social and Moral Learning Lab (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

πŸ“– Create a Bookmark Craft - Monona Public Library

 

Back Patio

⛰️ Hiking Stick Decoration + Leave No Trace information - Ice Age Trail Alliance

πŸ”¬ Ecosystem Exploration on the Cellular level (microscopes) - City of Madison Parks Jr. Ranger Program 

β›΅ Aquatic Invasive Species - Boat Search - Dane County Land & Water

🏞️ Enviroscape - Dane County Land & Water

⛅️ Environmental Systems Thinking Activity - Green & Healthy Schools

 

 

Documents

Location

Lussier Family Heritage Center
3101 Lake Farm Rd, Madison

Contact

heritagecenter@danecounty.gov

Categories: Festival, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Parks