CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center will be holding a Family Fun and Open Garden Day on Saturday, July 20, from 1 to 4 p.m., as part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration.

This free event includes activities for children, adults, and the entire family. Children will enjoy building forts and fairy houses in the Fairy Village as well as other activities under a tent in the garden area. There will also be ukulele music provided by the Midcoast Ukes, a live owl presentation by Chewonki from Wiscassett, a pie social, and the burial of a time capsule celebrating Merryspring’s first 50 years.

The Schedule of Events is:

1:00 – 1:45 Forts and Fairy Houses and Kids Crafts

1:00 – 1:45 Music by Midcoast Ukes

2:00 – 3:00 Chewonki Owls of Maine

3:00 – 3:45 Pie Social

3:45  – 4:00 Time Capsule Burial

For more information on this program, please contact info@merryspring.org or call 207-236-2239.

Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza.