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2026 Natural Areas Festival Banner

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Festival Eventbrite Page


Saturday January 31, 2026

​1:00pm - 6:30pm
Winding Water Natural Area
6161 Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach​

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Celebrate the beauty and wildness found throughout the 31,000-acre Natural Areas System in Palm Beach County at this Family Friendly FREE event!​​​


FREE5K Fun Trail Run
Trail Running at Natural Areas Festival
REGISTRATION REQUIRED IN ADVANCE ON EVENTBRITE​ [EXTERNAL LINK]

FREE Kayak Tours
group kayaking at natural area
1:00PM TOUR: REGISTRATION REQUIRED IN ADVANCE ON​ EventBrite​ ​[EXTERNAL LINK]
2:45PM and 4:30PM TOURS: SIGN UP DAY OF @ REGISTRATION TABLE​ ~ FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE

​FREE Guided Land Tours
ERM staff leading guided walk discussing the history of Winding Waters Natural Area
SIGN UP DAY OF @ REGISTRATION TABLE ~ FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
1:30PM ​Gopher Tortoise Hike
​​1:30PM ​Scavenger Hunt
1:45PM ​What Did You Catch in the Trap?
2:45PM ​History of Winding Waters Walk
​​3:30PM ​Gopher Tortoises Hike
4:00PM ​History of Winding Waters Walk

FREE Yoga Sessions
Festival goers sitting on yoga mats under trees in the natural ​
PRE REGISTERATION IS ENCOURAGED ON EVENTBRITE ​OR SIGN UP DAY OF ~ FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
2:30PM Inhale Nature: Breath Work & Hatha Yoga EventBrite​​[EXTERNAL LINK]
4:00PM Enhance Nature: Seated Restorative Yoga​  EventBrite​ ​[EXTERNAL LINK]
5:00PM Breath Work, Movement & Sound  EventBrite​ ​[EXTERNAL LINK]

Prescribed Burn Demonstration
Member of ERM's Prescribed Fire Burn Crew igniting a controlled fire a Natural Areas Festival
​​​JOIN ERM's BURN BOSS & CREW @ THE HIKE MEETUP AREA TO LEARN HOW FIRE IS INTEGRAL TO NATURAL AREAS
2:30PM​ Pre Burn Activities
3:00PM Burn Operation

5:00PM Post Burn Hike
 
Other Presentations & Activities

Python Capture @ 2:45PM
FWC Staff Handling python snake at Natural Areas Festival
​​​JOIN FWC Staff @ THE HIKE MEETUP TO LEARN ABOUT INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL IN FLORIDA

Sunset Hike 5:30PM
Hikers enjoying sunset over restored wetland at Winding Waters Natural Areas 
JOIN ERM Staff @ THE HIKE MEETUP FOR A FINAL WRAP UP OF THE FESTIVAL & WATCH ​THE SUNSET OVER THE WATER

Kids Zone 1:00PM - 6:30PM
Kids looking at wildlife found in natural area​  Kids with faces painted at natural areas festival Picture of Smokey the Bear and Florida Forest Service Staff Kids building bird houses at natural areas festival
LIVE ANIMALS, FACE PAINTING, TOUCH-A-TRUCK, BIOBLITZ, GAMES, SMOKEY THE BEAR, ARTS & CRAFTS

AND SO MUCH MORE
 ~ Native Plant Sale ~ Wildlife ~ Food Trucks ~ 
~ Passport Game & Prize ~ Interactive Environmental Exhibitors ~

~ Exotic Pet Amnesty ~ Wildflower Seed Giveaway ~ 
1:00PM - 6:30PM​ ​
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