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Fernbank offers a variety of events and activities for all ages with indoor and outdoor experiences perfect for rain, sun, warm and cold weather. Explore things to do with kids and families, for date night, for friends’ night out, for sightseeing and for all types of fun. All activities and events practice physical distancing with limited attendance and other COVID-19 safety protocols.
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Explore the amazing world of chemistry through fun experiments in a live presentation. Recommended for ages 5 – 15
Our littlest visitors will enjoy a special story time with a Fernbank storyteller. Recommended for ages 1 – 4
Discover how the rocks of Georgia formed with experiments and mineral specimens. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Get a closer look at nature in WildWoods and Fernbank Forest with a Fernbank educator. Weather permitting. Not suitable for strollers. Recommended for ages 8+
Celebrate National Dolphin Day and learn about these marvelous marine mammals, and how anatomy helps us study animal behavior. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Preschoolers will enjoy a story and special demonstration with a Fernbank educator. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Explore the different ways animals survive and thrive as you solve a science mystery. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Join a Fernbank Forest Ranger to learn more about the great outdoors. (Subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather). Recommended for ages 6+
Learn about the Earth of millions of years ago and how dinosaurs ruled both in Georgia and around the world. Recommended for all ages.
Join us for a small, guided group walk through Fernbank Forest highlighting springtime foliage and animal activity in the morning hours.
Preschoolers will enjoy a story and special demonstration with a Fernbank educator. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
See science at its loudest, biggest, and most impressive during live physics and chemistry demonstrations. Recommended for ages 6+
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Join a Fernbank Forest Ranger to learn more about the great outdoors. (Subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather). Recommended for ages 6+
Learn about the Earth of millions of years ago and how dinosaurs ruled both in Georgia and around the world. Recommended for all ages.
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Explore the amazing world of chemistry through fun experiments in a live presentation. Recommended for ages 5 – 15
Preschoolers will enjoy a story and special demonstration with a Fernbank educator. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Explore the different ways animals survive and thrive as you solve a science mystery. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Join us on National Kindergarten Day to learn about the creator of the modern kindergarten and hear a special story for our youngest schoolchildren. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Get a closer look at nature in WildWoods and Fernbank Forest with a Fernbank educator. Weather permitting. Not suitable for strollers. Recommended for ages 8+
Explore the amazing world of chemistry through fun experiments in a live presentation. Recommended for ages 5 – 15
Preschoolers will enjoy a story and special demonstration with a Fernbank educator. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Join us for Earth Day to get a closer look at nature in WildWoods and Fernbank Forest. Weather permitting. Not suitable for strollers. Recommended for ages 8+
Dive deep into the Earth’s internal structure with experiments and mineral specimens. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Join a Fernbank Forest Ranger to learn more about the great outdoors. (Subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather). Recommended for ages 6+
Learn about the Earth of millions of years ago and how dinosaurs ruled both in Georgia and around the world. Recommended for all ages.
Celebrate Earth Day with outdoor adventures, live-animal encounters, nature-themed movies*, tree-climbing demos and more!
Join a Fernbank Forest Ranger to learn more about the great outdoors. (Subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather). Recommended for ages 6+
See science at its loudest, biggest, and most impressive during live physics and chemistry demonstrations. Recommended for ages 6+
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Preschoolers will enjoy a story and special demonstration with a Fernbank educator. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Celebrate National DNA Day with a set of experiments and demonstrations highlighting the many things genetics can teach us about. Recommended for ages 5 – 15
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Celebrate the birth of John James Audubon, America’s most famous ornithologist, with a special bird walk in Fernbank Forest. Weather permitting. Not suitable for strollers. Recommended for ages 8+
Explore the amazing world of chemistry through fun experiments in a live presentation. Recommended for ages 5 – 15
Preschoolers will enjoy a story and special demonstration with a Fernbank educator. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Discover how the rocks of Georgia formed with experiments and mineral specimens. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Meet a member of Fernbank’s animal collection. Drop in any time during this window. Recommended for all ages
Get a closer look at nature in WildWoods and Fernbank Forest with a Fernbank educator. Weather permitting. Not suitable for strollers. Recommended for ages 8+
Discover how the rocks of Georgia formed with experiments and mineral specimens. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Preschoolers will enjoy a story and special demonstration with a Fernbank educator. Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Explore the different ways animals survive and thrive as you solve a science mystery. Recommended for ages 8 – 15
Join a Fernbank Ranger for Arbor Day to learn more about the trees of Fernbank Forest. Subject to cancellation in the event of inclement weather. Recommended for ages 6+
Learn about the Earth of millions of years ago and how dinosaurs ruled both in Georgia and around the world. Recommended for all ages.
Get your science on during this new all-ages series! Enjoy after-hours access to all indoor exhibits and WildWoods, themed science activities and demonstrations, and more.
Meet Atlanta’s favorite bots at the ultimate robot meet-and-greet as machines whir, beep and buzz their way into Fernbank, including droids from a galaxy far, far away.
Join us for a small Mother’s Day walk through Fernbank Forest.
Come and see what all the fuss is about as we explore the science of how we see. Learn more about your perceptions and observation through ex-eye-ting experiments and more. Live music by Chelsea Shag.