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ANC Backyard Campout

ANC Backyard Campout May 17-18th, 2025 Get Outdoors! Come spend the night with us at the Alabama Nature Center for our 10th Annual backyard campout! Enjoy a night with your family under the stars with activities that include making smores, a glow stick night hike, and more! The kids will even get to make their own […]

17 - 18 May

2:00 pm - 9:00 am

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Annual AWF Youth Fishing Rodeo

Annual AWF Youth Fishing Rodeo August 2nd, 2025 Join us at the ANC for our annual youth fishing rodeo! Bring the kids, a few fishing poles, and a cooler and join us early this morning down at the catfish pond! Children 15 and under can catch and take home up to 5 catfish each (catfish […]

02 Aug

All Day

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Big Cat Fishing Tournament

Big Cat Fishing Tournament September 6th , 2025 ATTENTION YOUTH ANGLERS:  Come compete for the top catch each hour at the Alabama Nature Center in Millbrook! The tournament kicks off at 7:00 a.m. and anglers have the opportunity to weigh in their biggest catch every hour, starting at 8:00 a.m. with the final weigh-in at […]

06 Sep

7:00 am - 12:00 pm

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ANC Honey Festival September

ANC Honey Festival September 27th , 2025 You are invited to join us for a HONEY FESTIVAL on Sept. 27th from 9:00am-2:00pm. There will be honey for sale, kids activities, live music and much more! Festival Day will also include plant/gardening presentations, specialty vendors, and a Lanark plant sale. NaturePlex General Admission applies for this […]

27 Sep

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Creatures of the Night

Creatures of the Night October 11th, 2025 Bring the family and join us for a Halloween-themed evening under the stars, hosted by the ANC and Reality Connection.  Activities will begin at 3:00pm and include animal encounters and presentations, creepy crawly insects, ewwy gooy touch table, flashlight spider search and night hike! There will also be […]

11 Oct

All Day

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Fall Family Campout

Fall Family Campout November 1st-2nd, 2025 Fall is in the air and it is a perfect time to come to the ANC for a great camping experience! Come spend the night with us at the Alabama Nature Center for our Fall Family Campout! Enjoy a night with your family under the stars with activities that […]

01 - 02 Nov

2:00 pm - 9:00 am

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Christmas at The ANC

Christmas at Lanark December 6 th, 2025 Join us for our 18th annual Christmas at the Alabama Nature Center. Enjoy hayrides, Christmas crafts, decorating cookies, a movie special and much more! Learn how to create your own nature ornament, get pictures with Santa, enjoy our Christmas movie special, and make sure to go on the […]

06 Dec

9:30 am - 2:00 pm

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