Kids can see zoo animals, learn to fish, have fun crafting and explore the world of monarch butterflies at this weekend's LEAF Festival at Frontier Park.
The 20th Annual LEAF Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
The free, family-friendly educational event celebrates the beauty and diversity of the more than 1,000 trees at LEAF. Local organizations provide information and hands-on activities.
This year’s festival features many free activities for all ages including:
- LEAF walking tour (meet at the front door of the LEAF Education Center – tour starts at noon!)
- Live animal display from the Erie Zoo
- Scavenger hunt (featuring live animals!) with Asbury Woods
- Hands-on nature education (scavenger hunt, leaf rubbings, nature notebook craft!) with IAmAPlanetKid
- A LEAF craft table with nature art activities
- Reel casting for all ages with SONS of Lake Erie
- Earth & Space Science Exploration Activities with expERIEnce Children’s Museum
- Monarch butterfly display with local educator Maria Blakeslee
- DCNR Bureau of Forestry educational display showcasing a demonstration of tree rings and growth of trees.
- Rocks and fossils display with Michael Naber, Associate Teaching Professor of Geosciences, Environmental Science Program, School of Science, Penn State Behrend
- Outdoor demonstration about proper tree planting and mulching led by Penn State Extension Educator and LEAF Board Member Ruth Benner (weather permitting)… and MORE (for all ages)!
In addition, auction tickets will be for sale throughout the day, with proceeds going to benefit educational programs at the LEAF Education Center. A drawing will be held at 1:45 p.m. This year’s auction will feature amazing prizes generously donated by:
• Erie Otters Hockey Club
• Fairview Evergreen Nurseries, Inc.
• Glass Growers Gallery
• Good Ideas, Inc
• Grasshopper
• IAmAPlanetKid
• Peek’n Peak Resort
• Potratz Floral Shop & Greenhouses
• Romolo Chocolates
• Studio Hue
• Traditions Unlimited
• U Frame It – Erie, PA
• Wegmans… and more!
Attendees may also stop by the LEAF info table at the event to enter to win a door prize.
