2023 Special Events

From Wildflower Weekend to Shenandoah's annual Night Sky Festival and more, special events are an exciting time to plan a visit! Browse the list below for 2023's special events. For ranger programs and more, check our calendar.

 

 

January

January 16^th | Fee Free: Martin Luther King Jr. Day | All National Parks

April

April 22^nd | Fee Free: First Day of National Park Week | All National Parks
April 22^nd | Junior Ranger Day | Events at both visitor centers
April 22^nd - 30^th | National Park Week | All National Parks

May

May 6^th - 7^th | Wildflower Weekend | Parkwide
May 17^th | Drawing to See | SNPA Seminar
May 20^th | Kids to Park Day | Visitor Centers

June

June 3^nd | National Trails Day | Big Meadows and Skyland
June 18^th | Go Fishing Day | Visitor Center at Big Meadows
June 18^th | Stroll back in time to a CCC camp and meet the president | Visitor Center at Big Meadows
June 28^th | The Illustrated Journal | SNPA Seminar

July

July 16^th | Stroll back in time to the original Stony Man Camp | Skyland Lodge
July 20^th | Science Illustration and Nature Walk | Visitor Center at Big Meadows

August

August 4^th | Fee Free: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act | All National Parks
August 11^th - 13^th | Night Sky Festival | Parkwide
August 19^th | Basic Night Sky Photography in SNP | SNPA Seminar

September

September 2^nd - 3^rd | Wilderness Weekend | Visitor Centers
September 12^th | Stories in Stone: Geology of Shenandoah National Park | Skyland Lodge
September 23^rd | Fee Free: National Public Lands Day | All National Parks

October

October 20^th | Eastern Wilderness Act | Visitor Centers

November

November 6^th | History of Winemaking in Shenandoah National Park |SNPA Seminar
November 11^th | Fee Free: Veterans Day | All National Parks