The Door County Festival of Nature will give attendees the opportunity to savor the Door Peninsula’s natural beauty over Memorial Day weekend. The festival, hosted by The Ridges Sanctuary, invites guests to partake in a series of exciting activities inspired by the outdoors. This year's theme, Ground Perspectives, runs through May 25th.
“We work with some of our amazing community partners to provide field trip experiences throughout Door County and people can sign up to go do things outside like hiking, kayaking, art-based field trips, identification-based field trips; there’s kind of something for everyone,” said The Ridge’s Program Director Anna Foster.
With Door County's beautiful 300 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and over 30,000 acres of protected land and wetlands, the festival has activities and trips for those of all ages to enjoy. Family-friendly programs are available as well as trips for those who are over 21.
“We want people to get outside and to learn about the places in which they live and walk away excited to protect and interact with those spaces more,” added Foster, “the festival really promotes that kind of experience just by simply celebrating the natural beauty of the land around us and getting outside and learning new things with new people.”
The event will also feature a dinner and presentations by keynote speakers Rachel Davis and Andrew Hipp on Friday, May 23rd at About Thyme Farm in Baileys Harbor. The reception begins at 4:30 p.m. with a family-style dinner at 5 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person and those interested should call (920) 839-2802 for reservations.
For more information and for tickets for the various field trips, visit the 2025 Door County Festival of Nature website.
