Outdoor & nature events for kids in Madison

Henry Vilas Park & Zoo

Aug 24, 2026 · Henry Vilas Park & Zoo

Free

Nature Passport Season

Aug 24, 2026 · Various Nature Net Sites

Free

Visit Local Park

Aug 25, 2026 · Kids Junction Preschool Learning Center

Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark

Aug 25, 2026

Hike for Health

Aug 26, 2026 · Wehr Nature Center

Free

Habitat Improvement: Fall Seed Collecting - SwampLovers' Preserve, Table Bluff Segment, Dane County

Aug 26, 2026 · Dane, Table Bluff, Scheele Rd.

Free

MCM Roadshow @ Rooted: Garden Nights

Aug 27, 2026 · Troy Farm and Gardens

Stagecoach Saturdays

Aug 29, 2026

Canoe Journeys Seasonal Lifeways

Aug 29, 2026

Operation Recon Nature – Veterans and Families

Aug 29, 2026 · Wehr Nature Center

Dorothy's Trials of Oz: City Exploration Quest in Madison, WI

Sep 1, 2026 · Madison, WI

Tuesday Trekkers

Sep 1, 2026 · Offsite

Habitat Improvement: Fall Seed Collecting - SwampLovers' Preserve, Table Bluff Segment, Dane County

Sep 2, 2026 · Dane, Table Bluff, Scheele Rd.

Free

Wisconsin at Work Walking Tour

Sep 3, 2026 · Wisconsin History Maker Space

Wisconsin at Work Walking Tour

Sep 3, 2026 · History Maker Space

Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan, WI

Sep 5, 2026

Free

Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Peninsula State Park in Fish Creek, WI

Sep 5, 2026

Free

Family Nature Walk

Sep 6, 2026 · UW–Madison Arboretum

Universe in the Park: In-Person Badger Talk at Newport State Park in Ellison Bay, WI

Sep 6, 2026

Free

Cops & Bobbers

Sep 7, 2026 · Babcock County Park Shelter

Free

Sip and Seed Member Event, SwampLovers’ Preserve, Table Bluff Segment, Dane County

Sep 8, 2026 · SwampLovers’ Preserve

Storytime at the Garden

Sep 9, 2026 · Botanical Garden of the Piedmont

Hike for Health

Sep 9, 2026 · Wehr Nature Center

Habitat Improvement: Fall Seed Collecting - SwampLovers' Preserve, Table Bluff Segment, Dane County

Sep 9, 2026 · Dane, Table Bluff, Scheele Rd.

Free