Winterfest

After exploring all of our outdoor activities, warm up by visiting our community partners inside the Nature Center building. Brick Oven Pizza will have pizza available for purchase, and we will have the Pavilion Activity Center open for you to eat your food out of the cold and warm up so you can go back outside to enjoy the outdoor activities! Don't forget to grab your free hot cocoa and s'more kit and enjoy all that winter has to offer!

Planned activities include:

• Medallion Hunt with a cash prize

• Kicksleds

•  Snowshoeing

•  S’mores & Hot Cocoa

•  Storytime with Anoka County Library

•  Campfires

•  Self-guided nature walks

•  Fat Tire Bikes

•  Explore a Snow Plow

•  Pizza with Brick Oven Pizza Bus ($)

•  Free Winter Gear

• Snow games and more! 

   

Let’s make this winter safe and warm for all! Donate your gently used or new winter gear at Springbrook or Civic Campus from January 5 to February 4 during business hours. All donated gear will be available free of charge during Winterfest on February 7.

Warm up inside the Nature Center during the event! We'll have a room full of community partners with crafts, activities and information to share. Join the Library for storytime, and make sure to grab some free winter gear. 

Community Partners at the event include:

• Fridley Lions
• Anoka County Mississippi Library (Fridley)
• Brick Oven Pizza
• Creative Flow Art Center
• Coon Creek Watershed District
• Anoka County Recycling
• Metropolitan Pediatric Dental Associates
• Fridley Girl Scouts
• Fridley Boy Scouts

Kick off Winterfest celebration on Friday night with the peacefulness of the winter landscape at Springbrook Nature Center! Hike or snowshoe to the soft glow of lanterns and warm up by the fire along the way. Snowshoe rentals are available as supplies last for $5/pair. Registration required.

Register for Winterfest Lantern Light Hike

We are grateful for our Winterfest Sponsors:

• Fridley Lions
• Twin Cities Gateway
• Metropolitan Pediatric Dental Associates