Old MacDonald's Farm Open
Old MacDonald's Farm Open
May 9, 2022
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – May 9, 2022 – The Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department has opened Old MacDonald’s Farm in Bever Park for the season. The farm, a petting zoo, is open daily, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. through September 25. Admission is free, but a $1 minimum donation is appreciated.
Old MacDonald’s Farm is home to farm animals and North American waterfowl. The baby animals arrived at the farm on April 24. They include calves, chickens, pygmy goats, lambs, rabbits, ducklings, and piglets. They will be out only during warm weather. Visitors are asked to be patient and to give them time and space to adapt to their new home and to being around so many people. Due to the bird flu outbreak in Iowa, the ducks and chickens will not be out in order to prevent them from contracting it.
The Linn County Master Gardeners are offering free, hands-on gardening classes for kids ages 7 – 10 years at the farm’s gardens. The first class, Plant a Seed/Watch it Grow, is June 6 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. The second, The Monarch Life Cycle, is July 11 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. And the final class, Make a Bee House, is August 1 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. More information is available in the Play! guide online at CRREC.org.
Old MacDonald’s Farm visitors will enjoy two events this year. On Friday, August 26 it’s Movie Night at the Farm. The movie is A Bug’s Life. The second event is the County Fair on Saturday, September 24. In addition, farm tours, birthday parties, goat yoga parties and the following programs are available: Animals on the Farm; Be a Bee; Birds – Nurturing Nature; Creek Study and You; Farmer for a Day; Fuzzy, Furry, Slimy, Scaly; Farm to Table: All About Herbs, Goat Yoga.
For more information about programs and events at the farm, see the Play! guide at CRREC.org or call the Cedar Rapids Parks & Recreation Department, 319-286-5566.
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