Crowe's Nest Farm Spring Fest '25

Get ready to celebrate spring at Crowe's Nest Farm Spring Fest with live music, horseback & barrel train rides, and more!

About this Event

Welcome to Crowe's Nest Farm Spring Fest '25! Join us for a day filled with fun activities, delicious food, and live music at Crowe's Nest Farm. Whether you're a fan of horseback rides, hayrides, or just enjoying the beauty of the outdoors, there's something for everyone at this year's Spring Fest. Bring your friends and family for a memorable day out in the sun. Mark your calendars now!

Crowe's Nest Farm hosts thousands of Central Texas students and families each year. We are dedicated to fostering an appreciation, understanding and wise stewardship of our Texas agricultural and wildlife resources.

Crowe's Nest Farm is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization dedicated to fostering public appreciation, knowledge, and wise stewardship of the agricultural and wildlife resources of Texas. We are licensed by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Crowe's Nest Farm works with local organizations such as Wildlife Rescue, Inc, the Travis County Sheriff's livestock division, and local humane societies by taking in injured, orphaned, abused, neglected and other non-releasable animals for care and sanctuary.

For more information about the farm, check out: https://www.crowesnestfarm.org/

Agenda


🕑: 01:00 PM
Last Chance Forever, Raptor Conservancy Birds of Prey demonstration
Host: Last Chance Forever, Raptor Conservancy

Info: Last Chance Forever believes education is the key to making a larger impact in the world, and supports this belief with public educational programming about raptors and practical environmentalism.Our mission is to help sick, injured, and orphaned birds of prey return to their natural habitat. Birds that are deemed non-releasable and are not suffering physical pain are utilized as educational ambassadors and are provided permanent sanctuary

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Reptile Show - Meet Crowe's Nest Farm Reptiles
Host: Rema Penney - CNF Resident Herpetologist

Info: Rema Penney, our resident Herpetologist will present a lesson on the reptiles of Crowe's Nest Farm. Do you know which snakes are a friend of Jack and which ones aren't? Come learn how to be safe with snakes and meet our lizards!

🕑: 10:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Milking Demos
Host: Crowe's Nest Farm Staff

Info: Every 30 minutes through out the day - Meet our Jersey Cow Daisy and her calf Clover and learn about where our favorite foods milk, yogurt, cheese and ice cream come from! Crowe's Nest Farmers demonstrate hand and machine milking and answer your questions in the milking barn.

🕑: 10:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Hayrides to see the Bison herd!
Host: Crowe's Nest Farm staff

Info: Enjoy a ride to our outer pastures on our Amish-made hay wagon and see the bison roam. Learn about the great American Bison up close and see how Crowe's Nest Farm is helping to provide sanctuary to this once almost extinct magnificent animals.

🕑: 10:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Sheep Shearing by visiting master spinner and weaver

Info: Come see how sheep are shorn! Once a year our master weaver and spinner comes to shear our sheep. She'll provide information about the wool textile industry as she expertly trims the sheep with her traveling sheep shearing station. See what those fluffy critters actually look like without their thick wooly coats!

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