Prairie Fest 2026

Celebrate nature with yoga, prairie tours, environmental education and art displays, short nature pop-up presentations, and more at this year’s Prairie Fest on Saturday, August 1, from 8:00 AM – Noon at the beautiful Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum, adjacent to the Fond du Lac County Campus.
Prairie Fest is a FREE family-oriented environmental education event with activities for all ages. SCHEDULE as of 7/14/26:

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION DISPLAYS from 8:00 a.m. - noon
Learn about native plants, butterflies, pollinators, cranes, small wild animals, the history of the area, and other nature & mindfulness related topics from:
-Friends of the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum
-Wild Ones Fox Valley Chapter
-FDL Area Bird & Nature Alliance (formerly Audubon)
-International Crane Foundation
-Marsh Haven Nature Center
-Mosquito Hill Nature Center
-CSA (Congregation of Sisters of St Agnes)
-Oshkosh/Fond du Lac Citizens' Climate Education
-Earth Justice Now
-InterTribal Lake Winnebago Mayom ~ Wild Rice Revitalization Project
-ParkWatch for Greenway Arboretum, Bird City Fond du Lac, and Water Warriors Monitoring Team
-Fond du Lac County Historical Society
-The Arc Fond du Lac, Inc.
-Twisted Warrior Yoga
-Fond du Lac County Land and Water Conservation Dept.
-Native Niche (restoration services, tools, and plants)
-Local Legacy (native plant information and plants for sale)
-Prairie Revival (ecological services)

LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC from Edward Uttendorfer from 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. (sponsored by Fond du Lac Area Foundation)

NATURE INSPIRED ART AND FOOD TO PURCHASE 8:00 a.m.-noon
-Hand-carved birds, mystical cottonwood bark houses from Joe Longo
-Hand painted drawings and crafts from Mary's Crafts
-Nature inspired themed gifts and décor from Two Bear Originals
-Nature inspired wood burns from The Wooden Well
-Bakery, ice cold brew coffee, lemonade from Ripon Dough Company