Anderson Park Friends, Inc.

Mother & Daughter @ 2025 Fest🪁✨ Kites, Fairies, Family Fun – Spring Festival 🌟

Event Update @ 11:00 a.m. Sunday, May 3rd 

The weather has changed for the better. The sun is shining. The wind’s up for kite flying. We will conduct the event.

The situation will be dry enough for the event. Dress for the weather and occasional wet conditions. We may have some wet spots under trees and in low spots.

See everyone soon.

 

Background Information

Bring your kids. Bring their imagination. We’ll take care of the magic.

Join us for a FREE, family-friendly spring festival designed especially for children ages 2–9 at beautiful Anderson Farm County Park. This is an easy, low-pressure way to get outdoors, explore, and create lasting memories together.

🌿 What to Expect

  • 🧚‍♀️ Hunt for over 20 hidden fairy doors along scenic trails
  • 🎨 Find 70 colorful painted rocks (A–Z adventure!)
  • 🖌️ Body painting by award-winning local artist Desere Mayo
  • 🖌️String bead braiding Boryana Hauge of Bordona Salon, Oregon
  • 🪁 FREE kite flying with the Optimists & Wisconsin Kiters
  • 🫧 Bubbles, open space, and surprise activities for kids

👗 Costumes encouraged! Come as a fairy, woodland creature, or just ready for fun.

📅 Event Details

  • Date: Sunday, May 4
  • Time: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
  • Location: Anderson Farm County Park
    914 Union Road, Oregon, WI
  • Cost: FREE
  • Ages: Best for kids 2–99
  • Rain Plan: No rain date scheduled

🎯 Why Families Love This Event

Last year, families and kids of all ages joined us for an afternoon of simple, joyful outdoor fun. No long lines, no complicated schedule—just space for kids to explore, play, and be creative.

✅ Plan Ahead

  • Free kites available while supplies last
  • Come anytime between 1–4 p.m.
  • Bring a camera—there are plenty of photo moments

👉 Click “Going” to get reminders and updates
👉 Invite a friend or another family to join you

🤝 Hosted By

Anderson Park Friends & Oregon-Brooklyn Optimists & Oregon Public Library

With support from local artists, organizations, and businesses

Upcoming...

Below are work/educational/recreational events scheduled for the second quarter of 2026.

Event

Date

Time

Location/Notes

       

2026 Spring Festival

May 3, 2026

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Spring celebration activities: Go Fly A Kite, search for fairy doors and painted rocks, face painting, and custom hair braiding.

Arbor Day Event

May 8, 2026

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Educational event about trees for Rome Corners 6th graders.

Additional Events

  1. General Workdays: 2nd Saturday of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (914 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575, some locations may be different)
  2. Food Pantry Workdays (Seasonal-April through November): Each Tuesday,, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., (805 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575)
  3. Forest, Prairie, Ames Bluebird Trail, Native Gardens Teams: Ad hoc schedule, (Seasonal-April through November), Each Monday, starting May 19th, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Anderson Park Friends is a 501 (C) (3) organization recognized by both the US Internal Revenue Service and is tax-exempt under WI state statutes. We are recognized as one of the most dynamic conversation and agricultural organizations in southern Dane County. The development of the park has a Master Plan. Click here to read the Master Plan.

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Roe Parker, President
1560 Partridge Hill Drive
Oregon, WI 53575
608-835-3580
[email protected]