Orlando Wetlands Park Festival Saturday, February 18, 2023 — 9AM-3PM NEW LOCATION! All parking and festival activities will be held at the Orlando Wetlands Park 25155 Wheeler Road, Christmas, FL 32709 Click here for information about year round activities at the Orlando Wetlands Park. The Orlando Wetlands Festival will be held on the third Saturday in February 2023 from 9am until 3pm. Free event for all ages! Explore exhibits, guided hikes and tours, presentations, games, live animals, native plant give-away and more! Since 2001, the Orlando Wetlands Festival has promoted community awareness of the Orlando Wetlands Park and the importance of Florida's ecological and water resources. Would you please help us get the word out about this free event for all ages that's full of outdoor fun and learning The Festival will include: Environmental themed, non-profit exhibitors Demonstration trucks and equipment Air-conditioned guided bus tours of the Orlando Wetlands Park Guided birding hikes led by Orange Audubon Society Guided photography, Native Plant ID, and Aquatic Critter Crawl hikes Live animals and presentations Native plant give-away Bird-banding and mist-netting demonstrations Kids' games and activities "Hay" rides Live music by Homer Stiles Food available for purchase Free door prizes! Admission is free and all ages are welcome, but please leave your pets at home - there are wild animals at the Park. For more information, registration and event reminders visit: Webpage: Orlando.gov/WetlandsFestival Eventbrite: Orlando-Wetlands-Festival.eventbrite.com For Information: 407.568.1706 orlandowetlandspark@cityoforlando.net< /a> THE PARK IS NOW OPEN YEAR ROUND! Information on the Orlando Wetlands Park Christmas, Florida 25155 Wheeler Rd., Christmas, FL 32709-9257 Go North on Fort Christmas Road, past Fort Christmas, then right on Wheeler Road to the Park. Information: (407) 568-1706 • orlandowetlandspark@cityoforlando.net City of Orlando Festival website The Friends of the Orlando Wetlands (FOW) is a citizen support organization for the City of Orlando's Orlando Wetlands Park. Its mission is to work with the City of Orlando in providing educational opportunities to increase community awareness, support, and appreciation of the park and its wildlife. The volunteer efforts include: hosting at the Orlando Wetlands Park Education Center, interpreting nature at the wetlands, including tram tours, developing educational materials for park visitors, maintaining the Education Center and its adjacent wildlife garden, conducting research on wetlands flora and fauna, and assisting at special events such as the annual Orlando Wetlands Festival. Snail Kite Anhinga Chick Roseate Spoonbill Click on the small picture for an enlargement. Use your Browser's BACK button to return. History of Orlando Wetlands Park In the mid 1980's, the City of Orlando's Iron Bridge Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant needed more overflow capacity than what was allowed in the Little Econlockhatchee River. In 1986 the City of Orlando purchased 1,650 acres and in July 1987, the 1,220 acres wetland treatment system was completed and reclaimed water began to flow from the Iron Bridge Plant. The system was designed to polish up to 35 million gallons a day of reclaimed wastewater. The water is conveyed through a four-foot diameter pipeline approximately 17 miles. MORE INFORMATION BACK to Festivals Festivals are annual events. This page will be here even after the event. You can anticipate a similar event next year. It will be updated when the new information becomes available. Originated: 11/28/00 Updated 10/7/2022