Celebrate World Wildlife Day at Maymont!
Spend a few hours or the whole day connecting with wildlife through Animal Keeper talks, animal feedings and enrichment activities, and presentations. Special guests from The Wildlife Center of Virginia and experts from other wildlife organizations will join us for talks, film screenings and hands-on crafts.
The schedule is packed with talks and special presentations, plus drop-in activities to meet representatives from regional wildlife organizations and get hands-on with over a dozen wildlife-related activities, crafts and games in The Robins Nature Center and Maymont Farm.
The event is free and fun for all ages. Rain or shine. Select sessions are capacity-limited – admission is first-come, first-served.
Donations appreciated. Your support helps keep Maymont looking its best and open to the public year-round!
Food & Beverage
Local food trucks will be on site with a variety of food and beverage options to choose from. Outdoor picnic areas will be available throughout the day.
TICKETS
Advance ticket reservations may be made online any time or in person between 10am-5pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at The Robins Nature Center or Stone Barn Welcome Center.
General Admission: FREE
Registration for the day required. Select sessions are capacity-limited and first-come, first-served.
Schedule of Events
- 10:30am – Maymont Animal Ambassador meet and greets
- 11:15am — Animal Ambassadors, by The Wildlife Center of Virginia, and “Living with Black Bears,” by Virginia Master Naturalists
- 12:00pm — Lunch with Louis and Nola, the Otters! Keeper talk
- 1:00pm — Bat Conservation and Rescue
- 2:00pm — The Wildlife Center of Virginia and “Honey Bees and Me,” by Dr. Hollee Freeman
- 2:45pm – Alpaca Presentation, “From Wild to Domestic” (Maymont Farm)
- 3:00pm — Sturgeon and Turtle Feeding with a Maymont Animal Keeper
- 3:30pm – Goat Training Presentation (Maymont Farm)
- 4:00pm — Bison Enrichment with a Maymont Animal Keeper
- 4:30pm – Film Screening, “Shenandoah,” in partnership with Orange Frame Productions
Exhibitor Hall (Robins Nature Center) 10am – 3:30pm
- The Wildlife Center of Virginia
- Orange Frame Productions
- James River Soil and Water Conservation District
- Hollee Freeman
- VPM Science Matters
- Rockwood Nature Center
- Virginia Herpetological Society
- VA Department of Wildlife Resources
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- VSU MANRRS
- Virginia Master Naturalists – Pocahontas, James River and Riverine Chapters
- Bat Conservation and Rescue
- Scrap RVA
