Sprouts: Wildflowers Taking Shape

Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX

Bring your little wildflowers to the Center for our weekly preschool program (ages 3-5).

Explore Spring Lake

Spring Lake Nature Preserve 685 Lime Kiln Rd, San Marcos, TX

Explore the flora and fauna in this gem of an ecosystem on a leisurely guided hike with plant experts.

Free

Nature Play Hour: Wildflowers

Native plants are important and fascinating at any age! Join a nature-play guide for a fun, plant-themed activity.

Wild Families: Wildflowers

Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX

Family-level members, join us for wildflower bingo, a tour and more!

Free

Nature Play Hour (Cancelled)

Native plants are important and fascinating at any age! Join a nature-play guide for a fun, plant-themed activity.

(PARK)ing Day Downtown

Downtown Austin 310 Congress Ave, Austin, TX

We're taking our mission to inspire the conservation of native plants to downtown ATX as we improve 2 parking spaces for a day with greenery and DIY fun. 

Butterbike Tour

Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX

What is a butterbike? Sounds slippery? Sounds delicious? Sounds amazing! Cyclist Sara Dykman is biking 10,000 miles to follow the monarch butterfly migration from Central Mexico to Canada and back. She calls it, "butterbiking with the butterflies." And she's making a stop right here amid the butterflies and nectar plants of the Wildflower Center to […]

Afternoon Explorers: Nature Journaling

Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX

Join in on some way-cool after-school science and art! Young naturalists will create journals for writing, sketching and reflecting in the great outdoors. Take your journal home to document weekend adventures such as hikes, camping or even backyard exploration.  Registration is required and space is limited; register here. $15 per adult, $10 per child Members […]

Texas Arbor Day

Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX

Celebrate Texas Arbor Day by climbing high into the treetops using harnesses, ropes, and helmets. (Ages 7+)

Owl at the Moon

Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX

For eight years, the Wildflower Center has been home to a nesting pair of great horned owls, and we couldn’t be more smitten. Join us in celebrating our feathered friends with beer tastings from Blue Owl Brewing, a visit with resident owls from Austin Area Wildlife Rehabilitation, and a moonlight hike with Travis Audubon experts […]