9AM - 3PM
The Wildlife Holiday Bazaar is primarily a Friends of Patuxent fundraiser on behalf of the refuge: Vendors at the Bazaar will offer a wide range of unique, local and regional holiday gift-shopping opportunities. Event happenings will also include a bake sale, house-plants, some "how-to" opportunities, wildlife educational and family-fun activity opportunities, and more!
Their Wildlife Holiday Bazaar vendors will offer unique nature-and-wildlife-themed jewelry, finely crafted handbags, wallets, other textile art; kiln-formed glassware; artisanal home goods, beautiful and functional totes, photographs and notecards, original wares in cedar and other woods; prints and paintings, bird houses, honey and bee products, handmade soaps, sachets, and more! Profits from their Bazaar benefit the national wildlife refuge national wildlife refuge
A national wildlife refuge is typically a contiguous area of land and water managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation and, where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
Learn more about national wildlife refuge and the Eastern Ecological Science Center.
- Shop over 30 local vendors offering distinctive gifts
- Local honey
- Bake sale
- Pick-a-new-plant with any donation
- Free demos and crafts
- Lunch at the Crane Café
- Meet live animals
Door prizes every hour
Cash is highly encouraged but checks & credit cards will be accepted.
Supports the Patuxent Research Refuge and Eastern Ecological Science Center.
For questions or more information, please call 301-497-5772.