EXPLORE YOUR OUTDOOR!
Wildlife, Heritage, and Outdoors Festival
Family friendly! $5 per car refuge entrance fee or national pass.
Please leave your pets at home.
2026 Festival Exhibitors include:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Activities for All Ages: Animal Olympics, Backyard Bass, Hover Ball Archery, Tiny Tots Archery, Toy Gun Range, We Dig Wildlife.
Apalachee Audubon: Educational displays, handouts and kids activities.
Big Bend Sierra Club: Kids activities, nature journals, membership information and handouts.
Capital City Carvers: Fun and engaging wood carvings.
Florida Environmental Public Health Tracking: Environmental info. Provided in fun formats, coloring sheets, bookmarks, cookbooks and more.
Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission: Bear Management – Be a Bear Activity!
Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission: Manatee & Sea Turtle Management-kids activities and handouts. Learn about Manatees and sea turtles.
Florida Forest Service: Learn about fire prevention from professionals.
Friends of St. Marks Wildlife Refuge: Membership information and hands on activities.
Gulf Specimen Marine Lab: Safe to handle colorful starfish, conchs, sea urchins and more!
Hot Tamale: Live music fun for the entire family. 11 am – 2 pm
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians in Florida: Scientific and Program Display
REI Tallahassee: Camping and Campfire Experience – come by and make some s’mores!
St. Francis Wildlife Association: Animal Ambassador and educational display.
St. Marks Lighthouse Keepers Quarters: Open 11am -3 pm, tower will not be open to climb.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Blind boxes, Fred (gator head) water safety/educational materials.
USCG Auxiliary 081-01-02: Coast Guard info along with boating safety information.
Wakulla Ducks Unlimited: Information on this non-profit
Wakulla Wrestling Team: Come enjoy a bite to eat and support the local wrestling team!
Shop on the Wild Side! Friends of St. Marks Wildlife Refuge Nature Store https://www.stmarksrefuge.org/shop-online
This Year’s Festival Sponsor: Friends of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge