Summer Family Day at the Wildling Museum
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Wildling Museum of Art and Nature
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Phone: (805) 688-1082
Email: info@wildlingmuseum.org
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**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Sun, Aug 20 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Address (map)
1511 Mission Dr. Ste. B
Venue (website)
Wildling Museum of Art and Nature
The Wildling Museum is pleased to announce the return of its free Summer Family Day event, now in its third year, on Sunday, August 20, 2023, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Visitors are invited to bring the whole family and enjoy free museum admission during event hours, along with a day of art and nature-inspired activities. The event is now offered in both the winter and summer after growing popularity.
The summer lineup of events will include a mermaid meet-and-greet and face painting by Parties and Paint by Kate, along with a native raptor presentation by Santa Barbara Audubon Society’s Eyes in the Sky, a wildlife education program featuring rescued birds of prey. For their 10:30 a.m. presentation at the Wildling’s Free Family Day, visitors will have the chance to learn more about raptors of the Central Coast. Attendees can also look forward to nature journaling and hands-on activities for all ages in the Wildling’s newly-updated George & Barbara Goodall Education Center.
Summer Family Day Event Schedule:
Doors Open at 10 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Learn about native raptors and birds of prey with Eyes in the Sky.
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Meet the Little Mermaid and explore under the sea with Parties and Paint by Kate.
12 – 2 p.m. – Face painting by Parties and Paint by Kate in the Wildling Museum lobby.
All Day – Sketch and nature journal with leaves, rocks, and a wealth of natural materials in our third-floor classroom – be sure to take a photo to share on social media!
Guests will also have the chance to explore museum exhibitions Bird’s Eye View: Four Perspectives, Sedgwick Reserve: A Conservation Story, and Message in a Bottle by Elizabeth Criss.
“We are excited to welcome the community back for our third-annual Summer Family Day. Thanks to support from the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, we are able to continue offering this entirely free day for all,” says Stacey Otte-Demangate, Wildling Museum Executive Director. “We hope local families will enjoy exploring our exhibitions and offerings, while also learning about some of our local wildlife.”
For more information, visit: https://wildlingmuseum.org/news/2023-summer-family-day. Questions? Email info@wildlingmuseum.org or call (805) 688-1082.
Grateful thanks to event sponsors, the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation.