Arrival and Admission Fees
When you drive in to our main entrance, friendly volunteers will collect your admission fees ($5/person age 12 and up, children under 12 free) and direct you to a parking spot.
Schedule
- 10 am-2 pm: Face Painting with Katie Miktuk
- 11 am: Naturalist Walk with Audubon Senior Naturalist Jeff Tome
- 11:30 am: Birds of Prey (hawks and owls) presentation by Paul Fehringer, wildlife rehabilitator and founder of Wild Spirit Education
- Noon – 4 pm: Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides
- 12, 1, 2, 3 and 4 pm: Kicksled Demonstrations outdoors by Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue
- 1 pm: Owl Ecology presentation by Paul Fehringer
- 2 pm: Naturalist Walk with Audubon Program Director Jennifer Schlick
- 2:30 pm: Surprise Program
Activities (Some with Additional Fees)
Evergreen Outfitters- FREE! Snowshoe demos throughout day
Fluvanna Boy Scouts Troop #169- FREE! Outdoor cooking demonstrations with lots of samples
Build a Bluebird Nest Box - $5
Bluebird House Building – $5 Offering a hands-on opportunity to work side by side with our volunteers as they help you put together your very own Bluebird House.
Kids Crafts and Painting – Join Olivia Sechriest and Joyce Weber in the picturesque and scenic Audubon Sky Room for fun and hands-on craft making
Linda O’Brien (Eagle Care): will talk about Liberty, our resident Bald Eagle, and give behind the scenes tours
Horse-Drawn Sleigh (or Wagon) Rides - $5/person age 12+, $2 for under 12, babes in arms free
Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides: Join Dennis Wright and his team of horses for a sleigh ride adventure. See a picture of his horses on the main page of this site.
Tails of the Tundra Siberian Husky Rescue: Participate in Kick Sled demonstrations with this non-profit organization formed to help Siberian Huskies and Siberian Husky mixes that have been abused, neglected, abandoned, or surrendered by their owners.
Naturalist-Led Hiking Tours: Tag along with an Audubon Naturalist on a walk-about. It’s hard to know what you’ll find with the crazy weather we’ve been having, but if you don’t learn at least one new thing, we’ll give you a dollar.
Snow Sculptures with Jeff Carlstrom: This is a wonderful hands on activity for kids and will take place in front of the Nature Center.
Face Painting with Katie Miktuk: You’ve seen her artistic skills and sunny disposition at other Audubon events…well she’s back! Come check out her designs inside the nature center from 10am – 2pm.
Chinese Auction: You just might find a treasure or two here so be sure to stop by the auction table.
Door Prizes: Don’t miss your chance to also walk away with a door prize!!
Exhibitors / Vendors
Warren County Master Gardeners – Offering suet logs for purchase
Chautauqua County Humane Society-Offering educational materials and information on their programs; cats will be available for adoption
JCC Earth Awareness Club- Club activities will be on display along with information on ecofriendly products and practices; information will be available regarding local and global environmental issues.
Braymiller Builders- Offering a display of windows, doors, and tub liner systems
Carol Spencer-Offering spinning with a wheel and drop spindle of yarn, fiber, wool, and more.
Chautauqua County Master Gardeners-TBD
Dun Roving Alpacas
Dun Roving Farm & Alpaca Store- Offering Alpaca products including socks, hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves. A pen of Suri Alpacas will also be on display.
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy – Offering an educational display with materials and information about the conservancy
Amtilia Outreach: Offers hands-on education and interaction with live reptiles and amphibians including tortoises, snakes, and lizards. They will also have live tarantulas and hissing cockroaches!
Teddy Heads: This supporter of several animal and wildlife related charities offers opportunities for lots of smiling faces, laughter, and fun with their durable and comfortable animal themed hats in lots of styles and colors.
Invisible Fence Brand of Erie: Their professionally trained staff is fully focused on protecting your pet with Invisible Fence systems. From installing your system, to training your pet with their exclusive Safe Dog® and Perfect Start® training to making sure you get the customer support when you need it. Look for their contest box at their display.
Beauti Control – A vendor from past festivals offering “last chance” opportunities to purchase skin care products at a 50% discount as this business comes to a close.
Photo Club Display
JAS Photo Club- Members of the Jamestown Audubon Society Photography Club will exhibit their work exemplifying their creativity and passion as nature photographers. Representatives from the club we be available to answer your questions.
The Southern Tier Astronomical Recreation Society (STARS) is a group of amateur astronomers dedicated to showing off the treasures of the night sky to the general public. Their emphasis is observational astronomy, public education and spreading the enjoyment of the starry skies. They run free public observing nights at easy to get to locations such as Luensman Overlook park in northern Chautauqua county and Long Point State Park near Bemus Point.
WNY Energy $mart Communities: Learn about matching energy project needs with NYSERDA funding opportunities, partnership opportunities, the benefits of energy efficiency and renewable resources, energy education, and so much more…
Allegheny Cyclery: Allegheny Cyclery is the “new kid on the block” so to speak of the bike shops in the area. Owned and operated by Josh Ellis and Aaron Spencer. They opened their doors in June of 2010. Together they bring a number of years experience in the bike industry, in both sales and bicycle service. They carry bikes for all occasions; offer a full range of services on all makes and models of bikes.
Auditorium Programs
Paul Fehringer, founder of Wild Spirit Education, will present two educational Birds of Prey and Owl Ecology programs. Fehringer brings raptors and live birds to the Audubon. Local species are represented by non-releasable live birds of prey. Concepts Covered include: Avian adaptations, Bird identification, Anatomy, Predator/prey relationships, Migration, and Ornithology.
Food
Franklins Honey & Apples – From their 18Ft. trailer they will be serving delicious Kettle Corn, Cotton Candy, Honey, Apple Chips, Honeystix, and selling crocheted towels!!
Audubon Kitchen – Chili [meat eaters and vegetarian - a tradition at the festival], Kielbasa with various toppings, Hot Dogs, Fudge Brownies, hot chocolate with marshmallows, cider, assorted sodas, milk, fresh fruit and more.
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