Reinstein Fall Festival- September 20, 2025 from 10am to 4pm. FREE. Lots of exhibitors plus walks, talks and activities. Great for families.

Activities include: 

  • Explore the Lily Pond
  • Win a prize with the Kid’s Scavenger Hunt
  • Visit our Rescue Turtles
  • Make a Nature Journal and nature crafts
  • Pitch a tent- as fast as you can!
  • Test your birding skills at the Spotting Scope Station
  • Test your outdoor know-how at the Leave No Trace Station
  • Enjoy fun activities with 35 partner organizations including hoverball archery, fossil “digging,” and more! See the list of exhibitors below.
  • Musical entertainment from local students at the food tent 11:30-12:15 and 1 -1:30 PM

Walks and talks:

  • 10:30 AM – Messinger Woods Wildlife Rehab Talk*
  • 11:15 AM – DEC Drone Demonstration*
  • 12:15 PM – The Job of a Forest Ranger*
  • 1:30 PM – Tree ID Hike with DEC Forester
  • 2:00 PM – Bird Walk with Reinstein Staff
  • 2:30 PM – Bird Walk with Reinstein Staff