The weekend holds all of our best bets this week and there are so many great events to choose from! There is a trail building event, a wildlife festival, a kids arts festival, GE Kids in Free days at The Great Escape and my favorite event of the week-the Cantina Kids Fun Run on Sunday!
1. On Saturday, June 2nd head to Hennig Preserve where Saratoga P.L.A.N. will host an outdoor trail-building event to celebrate National Trails Day. Volunteers can help on either or both of two shifts: from 9:30am until noon or 1:00pm until 3:30pm. Lunch and drinks will be provided. Those who come out to this family-friendly event will help open 2 more miles of trail on the 606-acre Hennig Preserve, bringing the trail length to 5 miles. To register for the Hennig Preserve National Trails Day event, email Andy Fyfe at andy@saratogaplan.org or call 587-5554.
2. Also on Saturday is the Wilton Wildlife Festival from 10am to 3pm at Camp Saratoga on Scout Road. Enjoy presentations with live hawks and owls, Karner blue butterfly walks, live reptile and amphibian displays, and pond exploration with dip nets. There will also be lots of hands-on nature crafts, the fire tower will be open, and since it is National Trails Day, lots of opportunties to explore the trails! There will be a BBQ run by a boy scout troop available for a small charge. For More Information Call: 518-450-0321.
3. On Saturday from noon to 4pm the 18th Annual Kids’ Arts Festival returns to Jay Street in Schenectady with 2 entertainment stages, fun-filled performances and over 25 FREE, hands-on arts activities for pre-school and young school age children to enjoy! Admission is free and your kids are sure to love the live entertainment, including puppets, music, dancing and wandering street performers throughout the day, a great way to introduce your little ones to the arts. Presented by: Schenectady County Initiative Program. Contact information: Karen Johnson, (518) 382-3884 x 114. *Parking is free. Food will be available – prices vary.
4. The Great Escape and GE will offer FREE admission Saturday, June 2nd to children under 12 who come to the theme park with a full-price paying adult as part of their GE Kids in Free Days!
5. On Sunday bring the whole family to the fifth Annual Cantina Kids Fun Run where the whole family can run or walk to support the Pediatric Emergency Services at Saratoga Hospital. Starting at 9am in the parking lot next to Cantina, 430 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Cost is $15 per runner. You can choose from two courses: The 1/4 mile course is a short loop goes around the block where Cantina is located. The 1 mile course loops through downtown Saratoga and Congress Park. Both courses will start and finish at the Cantina parking lot. Strollers welcome! Medals will be given to all runners up to age 12. The first three boy and girls to finish from each course will recieve trophies. After the race enjoy music, a bounce house, face painting & healthy snacks in the Cantina parking lot. All runners, family and friends are welcome! For More Information Call: 518-583-8779