Spring Faire

The 2021 Spring Faire is May 16!

Check our calendar for special Spring Faire features May 10 – 15!

Join the fun at our 16th Annual Spring Faire! Visit the ENC’s Butterfly House to learn about butterflies and their host and nectar plants. Embark on a “Craft Crawl” and “Story Walk”. Play nature games, and watch performances around the “Fire Circle Stage”. We’re even having an Online Silent Auction. Learn more about being an Event Sponsor, click HERE. To find out how to take part in our “Savor OC” showcase HERE.

SAVOR OC

Local restaurants that participated in our 2020 Savor OC include Wahoo’s, Black Market Bakery, Kean Coffee, Shirley’s Bagels, Gunwhale Ale, Baguette Me, Playa Mesa, Sessions West Coast Deli, Balboa Island Baking Company, Vitaly, Wild Strawberry Cafe, Mi Casa, Mr. French Crepe, Al’s New York Café, Dory Deli, Pink Salt Cuisine, and Helmsman Ale House. Email us if you’re a restaurateur that would like to participate in our 2021 event, or learn more HERE.

Butterflies!

Visit Orange County’s only butterfly house! See Orange County native butterflies and the plants they depend on to live.

“FIRE CIRCLE STAGE”

Gather ’round the Fire Circle Stage and listen to the bluegrass stylings of the Sweetwater Creek Band! The Sweetwater Creek Band is a group of Orange County, CA musicians who play fiddle, Irish bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, guitar, banjo and baroque recorders. We’ll also feature the Orange County Bird of Prey Center, and more!

ONLINE SILENT AUCTION

Be sure to check out (and bid on!) the items in our fun online auction between May 10 and May 16! Some items are already listed, HERE. The Environmental Nature Center provides a tremendous service for our community: free, public access to Nature, environmental education, and a sanctuary for our community to escape from life’s pressures. Your Silent Auction donation will help us connect our community to Nature. To donate a silent auction item, please complete this form. If you have questions, please contact lori@encenter.org.