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Our beautiful gardens and grounds are the perfect place for your wedding! Contact us to help you celebrate.
Our Facility Rental Rates for the 2024 Summer Season and Off-Season. Book your next birthday party, wedding, spring tea, or corporate party with us!
We do birthdays at Ellis Nature Centre! Children's parties and adult birthday parties can be accommodated, with various times and spaces to rent.
Celebrate mountain bluebirds and other songbirds with us on the second Saturday in July at our Bluebird Festival!
Join us in August for the Bug Jamboree! Fun for all ages! Go on a bug hunt, a butterfly walk and learn about native bees and pollinators!
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Join us for an evening of stitching and fiber arts. Bring your current project and create alongside fellow crafters amongst the peace of nature.
Join us to learn all about foxes on August 5 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about rabbits on August 7 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about goats on August 12 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about hawks on August 19 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Join us to learn all about trees on August 21 from 10:30am-12pm! Ages 3-6 Parented
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Bring your 18mo-3 year old for stories, rhymes, and songs in an outdoor setting.
Join us for our farm Junior Naturalist day camp July 29-August 1 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our wildlife Junior Naturalist day camp August 5-August 8 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for our outdoor skills Junior Naturalist day camp August 12-15 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our farm Junior Naturalist day camp August 1 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our wildlife Junior Naturalist day camp August 5 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our wildlife Junior Naturalist day camp August 6 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our wildlife Junior Naturalist day camp August 7 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our wildlife Junior Naturalist day camp August 8 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our sensory exploration Junior Naturalist day camp August 12 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our outdoor skills Junior Naturalist day camp August 19 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our outdoor skills Junior Naturalist day camp August 20 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our outdoor skills Junior Naturalist day camp August 21 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join us for one day of our outdoor skills Junior Naturalist day camp August 22 from 9am-3pm! Ages 7-12
Join our biology student for a driving tour of our nestbox trail, where you'll get to visit an active Mountain Bluebird nestbox!
Join us for an inside look at the purple martin condos on our site! We will lower the condos so you can get an inside look and watch the various stages of the nesting process.
Celebrate Father's Day by building a nestbox with your dad! Chickadee, bluebird, duck, and northern flicker nestboxes will be available for people to build.
Join us for the 4th annual Harvest Dinner Fundraising Gala, in support of Ellis Nature Centre & Lacombe Museums!
Enjoy a peaceful, after hours picnic with your partner on the Ellis Nature Centre site!
Take part in Naturalist Walks at ENC to learn about identifying species in Central Alberta and connect with nature!
Come learn more about the history of Ellis Nature Centre and the features of our gardens with our site & garden tours!
Engage in the practice of Forest Bathing using mindfulness techniques, located in ENC's West Woods.
Purchase a bluebird or chickadee nestbox kit on our site, and build it right there too! This event is drop-in and staff will be available to assist.
Purchase a bluebird or chickadee nestbox kit on our site, and build it right there too! This event is drop-in and staff will be available to assist.
Purchase a bluebird or chickadee nestbox kit on our site, and build it right there too! This event is drop-in and staff will be available to assist.
Join the fine folks of Bird Dreams for a Beginner Birding Workshop on Sunday June 1, where you'll learn lots of information about ID!
Come explore water with Ellis Nature Centre as part of Alberta Open Farm Days!
Come learn all about American Kestrels, North America's smallest raptors from Strix Ecological, a team dedicated to finding out more about these birds! We'll also look for other hawks & raptors on our site.
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
Come play our chicken poop bingo game, and have the chance to take home 50% of the profits while also supporting Ellis Nature Centre!
