Tropical Forest Panama Festival

Join us to celebrate our Tropical Forest Panama exhibit with a day of fun activities!

Join us for a full day of exciting activities for all ages at our festival celebrating the Tropical Forest Panama exhibit. Festivities include entertainment, activities and more inspired by the one-of-a-kind place where people, plants and animals comprise a thriving ecosystem that constitutes one of the wildest places on Earth.

Festival Activities

• Learn about Panamanian culture
• Explore forest floor ecology and native plants  
• Taste Latin American-influenced bites from El Sabor Latin Kitchen
• ...and so much more! 

Children's Crafts

• Take part in pot-a-plant:
  • Families can pot their own tropical plant native to Panama! 
• Stop by the ranger station to explore the forest canopy

Featured Activities

• All about Gourds | 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 
  Discover different types of gourds and how they are used all around the world.
• Botany in Action Tabling | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. 
  Learn about the exciting international field research done by our Botany in Action Fellows. 
• Los Sabrosos Dance Co. | 1 – 2 p.m.
  Enjoy a glimpse into Panama's social dancing history through salsa and more dance styles by the Los Sabrosos Performance Teams. 

Embark on a spectacular journey through the incredibly biodiverse land bridge connecting North and South America in our immersive new Tropical Forest Panama exhibit. 

Select photos © Paul Vladuchick