Halloween at the Refuge!

Halloween at the Refuge! Join us at the National Wildlife Visitor Center for our FREE Halloween Open House at the Refuge, filled with fun for the whole family! Come dressed in your favorite costume and explore the Visitor Center while enjoying trick-or-treating. Enjoy hands-on block-printing in the lobby sponsored by Friends of Patuxent, a free movie in the auditorium, and an up-close look at live raptors \(birds of prey\), all in one place! Halloween Schedule 🍬 Candy giveaway at the front desk \(10am–4pm\) 🎨 Halloween Block Prints arts & crafts activity in the lobby \(10am–12:30pm, while supplies last\) - Sponsored by Friends of Patuxent 🎬 Free movie: The Bat \(1959\), PG-13 \(12:30pm–2pm\) 🦉 Wild Birds: Meet LIVE raptors in the lobby \(2pm–3pm\)­ Note from the Friends of Patuxent: The Friends’ Wildlife Images Bookstore & Nature Shop will also be open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the refuge Halloween event. Experience this unique shop in the Visitor Center, find great gifts and know that your purchases help support the work of this national wildlife refuge! \(100% of shop profits support Patuxent Research Refuge.\) A special 50% off art sale \(selected works\) starts this Saturday. The beautiful, recently released 2027 Exploring Patuxent Research Refuge photo calendar is also in stock. Can’t come for Halloween? Shop with the Friends online at: https://friendsofpatuxent.org/Shop. \(10% discount on purchases available to Friends’ members and active Military, and to other Public Lands Alliance members \(calendars, excepted\). Hope to see you there!