NatureFEST 2025

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of NatureFEST! 

This event is a festival, a nature outing, and a fascinating museum trip all wrapped into one exciting day! This event is included with museum admission or MMNSF Membership. Rain or shine, come celebrate with us!

From live animals encounters to fish feedings by divers in our giant aquariums, NatureFEST! offers something for everyone.

Families and young budding scientists won't want to miss: 

• live demonstrations of Mississippi reptiles

• citizen scientist explorations

• behind-the-scenes tours with our scientists

• Wild Acres MS exotic animal shows: Eurasian Lynx, Macaw, Three-Banded Armadillo, and more animals

• Freedom Ranch Wildlife Center

• Rock wall climbing, an obstacle course/bounce house, and a soccer wall.

• Camp Creek Native Plants - for sale (not included with admission)

GIVEAWAYS AND CONTESTS:

• Be sure to stop by the photo booth for your NatureFEST 2025 commemorative photo (included with admission). 

• Get other NatureFEST commemorative give-away items, while supplies last.

• Enter for a chance to win a Ford Bronco.

• Enter for a chance to win an MS Museum of Natural Science Foundation Membership.

SPECIAL FEATURE SCHEDULE (subject to change)

• Aquarium Tours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Wild Acres: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

• Fish Feeding: 11:30 a.m.

• Behind-the-Scenes Research Tours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Freedom Ranch Live Animal Show: 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

• Rock Wall: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS (not included with admission or Membership):

• Barbeque Shine

• Skenny Burgers

• SnoBiz

• Spotter's Snack Shack will have a lunch special, too.

Activities subject to change due to weather.

Bronco Wild Fund and Mid-South Ford Dealers are proud to support NatureFEST! 

• Stop by the Bronco Wild Fun display and enter on-site to win a Ford Bronco and a MS Museum of Natural Science Foundation Membership. The Membership is provided by the Mid-South Ford Dealers and Bronco Wild Fund.

Bronco Wild Fund works to increase access, preservation and stewardship of our public lands and to connect people to the outdoors, responsibly so that we continue to be able to enjoy it for generations to come. Bronco Wild Fund is powered by Ford. Visit broncowildfund.com and follow #BroncoWildFund and @FordBronco on Instagram.

Map and special features schedule subject to change.