Take the Family to this Weekend’s Orlando Wetland Festival

- Michelle Snow

Looking for a fun event to get the family outdoors this weekend?

Grab the kids and head over to Fort Christmas Park on the east side of the city for the Orlando Wetlands Park Festival.

Sponsored by the City of Orlando, Orange Audubon Society, PBSJ and Orange County Parks and Recreation, the event will feature bird watching excursions, nature photo shoots, native plant identification hikes, wilderness hikes and hay rides.

There will also be bird banding and mist-netting demonstrations, tree giveaways, door prizes and live folk music.

The event is this Saturday, February 19, from 9am until 3pm, and is free to attend. Fort Christmas Park is located at 1300 Fort Christmas Road in Christmas, FL.

For more information call Orlando Wetlands Park at 407-568-1706.

About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida, and was head editor/writer at TheDisneyBlog.com for 10 years. She's lived in Orlando near Walt Disney World since 1995, and still finds there's so much fun to be had in Central Florida.
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