Gene Leahy Mall will feature a different animal each week! Come interact with, touch, and learn about these cute and cuddly animals.
This week’s animal will be on hand at the 11th Street Promenade east of the Performance Pavilion.
Trick or Treat with the Animals of Gifford Farm
Bring out your ghosts, goblins, princesses, and super heroes and join us for a day of fun non-scary trick or treating. Trick or treaters and their families will travel around the farm collecting their goodies as the get to visit the animals. Along the way you can visit with our farmers market vendors and other special guests, play games, take a hayride and more!
Admission: $6 per person. Kids under 2 years and not trick or treating are free. Cash or Check only please.
Event by reservation only.
Snakes of Nebraska
Have you ever heard a rattlesnake? Smelled snake musk? Felt the keeled scales of a garter snake?
Schramm Education Center is hosting its annual “Snakes of Nebraska” event on Saturday, August 29th and Sunday, August 30th! University of Nebraska-Lincoln herpetologist Dennis Ferraro and his lab will lead a live snake encounter featuring most of Nebraska’s 29 snake species. The live snake exhibits will be set up open-house style in the Schramm Education Center classroom and will be available on both Saturday and Sunday from 10 am – 4:30 pm.
At this free event, you can see most of Nebraska’s 29 snake species, meet UNL herpetologist Dennis Ferraro, ask an expert your snake questions, and even see venomous snakes up close. Join us to learn more about the amazing, diverse snakes that call Nebraska home.
This is a free event. Regular Schramm Education Center admission fees will apply for anyone opting to visit the Education Center in addition to the event. A state park vehicle permit is not required in the Education Center parking lot. Please use the classroom entrance (on the left side of the building next to the Nebraska Game and Parks logo) to visit the event. With questions about the event, please contact Jen Ruyle, Outdoor Education Specialist: [email protected] OR 402-332-5022. With questions the day of the event, please call our main phone line at 402-332-3901.