🕯️ A Little Candlelight, Walk in the Woods, Warm Fire
Annual Candlelight Hike and Bonfire
📅 November 7, 2026 | 5:00–8:00 p.m.
📍 Anderson Farm County Park
914 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575

What does your favorite park look like by candlelight? Come find out November 7 when Anderson Park Friends, Inc. (APF) and the Oregon Area Wellness Coalition co-sponsor a free evening of outdoor family fun.

Tiki torches and luminaries will light a ¾-mile route along the park’s bike path and hiking trail. Take a leisurely walk through the woods and prairie, then gather around the bonfire in the wooded picnic area. Stay for a few minutes or settle in for a while—the fire makes a good excuse to linger.

📖 The Oregon Public Library will provide two Story Walks, giving young readers and their grown-ups something to discover along the way.

Free snacks will be available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Donations are welcome and appreciated.

🔦 Picnic tables will provide seating throughout the picnic area, including near the bonfire. Bring a lawn or bag chair if you’d like a comfortable spot of your own. APF will also have a limited number of flashlights to lend, or you can bring one from home.

Live nearby? Leave the car at home and use the walk-in entrances on South Main Street or Ridge View Lane, which connect to the lighted route.

🚗 For those driving, parking will be available in the grass field beside the parking lot at 914 Union Road. Volunteers will help direct parking and point you toward the evening’s activities.

If weather or park conditions require cancellation, APF will make that decision on the morning of November 7 and post an announcement on its Facebook page and website.

🔥 Mark your calendar, invite a friend, and bring the family. An evening on the couch can wait—there’s a trail to explore and a bonfire to enjoy.

2026 Food Pantry Garden - Join Us!

It's the growing season and we need your volunteer time and/or financial support. Your 2025 financial supported the 2,700 pounds of fresh produce.

The APF garden supports 2 food pantries in Oregon (primary) and the Badger Prairie Needs Network [antry in Verona WI.

🌱🌟 Join Us at the Anderson Farm Center Food Pantry Garden! 🌟🌱

💚 How You Can Help:

• Volunteer: Join us for a fun, rewarding morning of gardening.
• Donate: Funds support seeds, vegetable seedlings, tools, organic fertilizer, and cover crops (soil improvement). Make a donation from our donation page (Click here.) to support the food pantry garden.

Labor is 100% volunteer. Your time is needed for 1-2 volunteer shifts on Tuesday mornings (8:30 -10:30 a.m. You’ll benefit by helping feed children, seniors, and those in need. Fresh produce is always in short supply at the pantries. Group opportunities available.

✨ Why Volunteer?

• Small Time, Big Impact: Just 1-2 shifts on Tuesday mornings (8:30 - 10:30 a.m.) make a huge difference. Other days and times of the week are available.
• Community Impact: Your efforts help ensure everyone has access to healthy food.

Business, Church, and Nonprofit Opportunities to Fight Hunger: APF will work with businesses, churches, and/or nonprofits to organize a work event on your schedule.  Our common event schedule is based on Tuesday mornings (8:30 -10:30 a.m.  Volunteers typically plant seeds, weed and water the vegetables, as well as harvest the crops.

Together, we can grow hope and nourish our community. Let's make 2026 our best year yet!

Call Barb Hill, 608-835-9090 for more info and to volunteer.

APF partners with the Oregon Area Food Pantry, Oregon School District, and Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens to plan and operate the garden.

Founded in 2013, Anderson Park Friends, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to growing and protecting Anderson Farm County Park.

Upcoming...

Below are work/educational/recreational events scheduled for the 3rd quarter of 2026.

Additional Events

1. General Workdays: 2^nd 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.