Name: Free Admission Day
Start: 2025-08-04
End: 2025-08-04
Location: Kalamazoo Nature Center

Calendar of Events

You may register in advance or at the KNC Visitor Center or Welcome Station when you arrive for a number of programs. In some cases, such as workshops like Returning & Reskilling, registration is required so we can plan for materials.

KNC Members receive discounts on programs all year! Learn more about Membership here >

Financial assistance is available; please email for details

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4 Free Admission Day Free Admission Day All Day The Kalamazoo Nature Center is offering free admission today. We hope to see you on the trails! Other free admission days in 2025: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 20 First day of National Park Week: April 19 KNC’s Earth Day Celebration: April 26 Juneteenth National Independence Day: June 19 Great American O , ...
5 Preschool Explorers Preschool Explorers 10:00 am - 11:00 am Come dressed to explore the outdoors while developing early childhood readiness skills. Each week participants will enjoy a nature inspired program based on a monthly theme with centers, a story, a movement activity and a craft. Learn more about this popular program and register here > Fee: $8/Member child, $10/Non- , ...
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11 Visitor Center closed; Trails open with FREE admission Visitor Center closed; Trails open with FREE admission 8:00 am - 7:30 pm Visitor Center is closed today for staff development. Trails are open with FREE admission! , ...
12 Preschool Explorers Preschool Explorers 10:00 am - 11:00 am Come dressed to explore the outdoors while developing early childhood readiness skills. Each week participants will enjoy a nature inspired program based on a monthly theme with centers, a story, a movement activity and a craft. Learn more about this popular program and register here > Fee: $8/Member child, $10/Non- , ...
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16 Partner Program: Kalamazoo Astronomical Society Public Observing Session Partner Program: Kalamazoo Astronomical Society Public Observing Session 9:00 pm - 11:55 pm April 5th & 19th (8:00 pm) May 3rd & 24th (9:00 pm) June 7th & 21st (9:30 pm) July 5th & 19th (9:30 pm) August 16th & 30th (9:00 pm) September 13th & 27th (8:00 pm) October 11th & 25th (7:00 pm) , ...

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19 Preschool Explorers Preschool Explorers 10:00 am - 11:00 am Come dressed to explore the outdoors while developing early childhood readiness skills. Each week participants will enjoy a nature inspired program based on a monthly theme with centers, a story, a movement activity and a craft. Learn more about this popular program and register here > Fee: $8/Member child, $10/Non- , ...
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23 Guided Butterfly Walk Guided Butterfly Walk 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ALL EVENTS ARE SOLD OUT Monarch Tagging with KNC’s Michigan Butterfly Network Sunday, July 20, 1-3 pm Saturday, August 23, 1-3 pm Saturday, September 13, 1-3 pm Join KNC staff this summer for guided butterfly walks around the Emma Pitcher Prairie. Participants will have the opportunity to search for butterflies, , ...

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26 Preschool Explorers Preschool Explorers 10:00 am - 11:00 am Come dressed to explore the outdoors while developing early childhood readiness skills. Each week participants will enjoy a nature inspired program based on a monthly theme with centers, a story, a movement activity and a craft. Learn more about this popular program and register here > Fee: $8/Member child, $10/Non- , ...
27 Bird Banding Up Close Bird Banding Up Close 8:00 am - 10:00 am Bird Banding Up Close Wednesdays, August 27 – September 24, 8-10 am (weather permitting) Wednesdays, October 1 – October 29, 9-11 am (weather permitting) Fee: Included in regular KNC admission Audience: All ages Meet: Banding Barn near KNC Camp For half a century, the Kalamazoo Valley Bird Observatory’s , ...
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29 Hummingbird Banding Hummingbird Banding 8:00 am - 10:00 am Hummingbird Banding Fridays, August 29, September 5 and September 12, 8-10 am (weather permitting) Fee: Included in regular KNC admission Audience: All ages Meet: Banding Barn near KNC Camp KNC holds the distinct privilege of working alongside two of the only three people in Michigan who are permitted to band Ruby- , ...
30 Women’s Wilderness Retreat Women’s Wilderness Retreat 8:30 am - 7:00 pm Saturday, August 30, 8:30 am – 7 pm We’ll begin with a gentle yoga session. Throughout the day, enjoy a guided foraging walk, engaging art projects, practical women’s safety tips for the trails, flower arranging, mindfulness practices, and Zentangle drawing. End the day with free time or sound bathing before gath , ... Partner Program: Kalamazoo Astronomical Society Public Observing Session Partner Program: Kalamazoo Astronomical Society Public Observing Session 9:00 pm - 11:55 pm April 5th & 19th (8:00 pm) May 3rd & 24th (9:00 pm) June 7th & 21st (9:30 pm) July 5th & 19th (9:30 pm) August 16th & 30th (9:00 pm) September 13th & 27th (8:00 pm) October 11th & 25th (7:00 pm) , ...

31 Bunny Birthday Bash Bunny Birthday Bash 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm It’s Juniper the rabbit’s birthday! Join Juniper as she enjoys her birthday cake, enjoy some rabbity activities, and get a chance to learn about the birthday girl. Free with admission! We recommend pre-registering to help us prepare for a hoppin’ good time. , ...
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2 Preschool Explorers Preschool Explorers 10:00 am - 11:00 am Come dressed to explore the outdoors while developing early childhood readiness skills. Each week participants will enjoy a nature inspired program based on a monthly theme with centers, a story, a movement activity and a craft. Learn more about this popular program and register here > Fee: $8/Member child, $10/Non- , ...
3 Bird Banding Up Close Bird Banding Up Close 8:00 am - 10:00 am Bird Banding Up Close Wednesdays, August 27 – September 24, 8-10 am (weather permitting) Wednesdays, October 1 – October 29, 9-11 am (weather permitting) Fee: Included in regular KNC admission Audience: All ages Meet: Banding Barn near KNC Camp For half a century, the Kalamazoo Valley Bird Observatory’s , ... Sprouts Fall Session Sprouts Fall Session 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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5 Hummingbird Banding Hummingbird Banding 8:00 am - 10:00 am Hummingbird Banding Fridays, August 29, September 5 and September 12, 8-10 am (weather permitting) Fee: Included in regular KNC admission Audience: All ages Meet: Banding Barn near KNC Camp KNC holds the distinct privilege of working alongside two of the only three people in Michigan who are permitted to band Ruby- , ...
6 Moonlight Migration Walk Moonlight Migration Walk 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Moonlight Migration Walk Saturday, September 6, 8-11 pm (Last walk leaves at 9:30pm) The Corn Moon, typically the last moon cycle before the autumnal equinox, signifies a period of abundance, gratitude, and the culmination of hard work at the end of a year’s corn harvest. Celebrate this special season by walking throu , ...