Upcoming Events

Falaise Tours


  • 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm
    September 12, 2025
    12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • 12pm & 2pm
    September 6, 2025
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • 12pm & 2pm
    September 13, 2025
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • 12pm & 2pm
    September 7, 2025
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • 12pm & 2pm
    September 14, 2025
    12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Interior access to Falaise is available by scheduled guided tours only. Tours are limited in group size and tend to sell out. Tickets are only available to purchase day-of in Castle Gould’s Welcome Center, open Wednesday – Sunday at 11am. Please arrive early to purchase tickets. PLEASE NOTE: Falaise tours are designed for adults and 12  (Event Information)

Qigong


  • September 7, 2025
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • October 26, 2025
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Qigong is considered one of the five branches of Asian Medicine, a foundation for martial arts, and a spiritual practice revered in Daoist and Chan Buddhist tradition. Qi is a vital element found in everything: the sun, the trees, the wind, the sky, the blooming flowers in spring and the falling leaves in the fall. Qi is  (Event Information)

Hempstead House Tours


  • September 7, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • September 7, 2025
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • October 12, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • October 12, 2025
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • November 16, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • November 16, 2025
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • November 23, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • November 23, 2025
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • December 14, 2025
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • December 14, 2025
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

See the grand rooms inside the massive 50,000-square-foot Tudor-style mansion, the former summer residence of Howard Gould (1912-1917) and later Daniel and Florence Guggenheim (1917-1930). PLEASE NOTE:  TOURS ARE LIMITED IN GROUP SIZE AND TEND TO SELL OUT.  PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY TO PURCHASE TICKETS.  OUR WELCOME CENTER WHERE TICKETS ARE PURCHASED OPENS AT 11AM.  PLEASE  (Event Information)

Wilderness Survival Series


  • Making Fire with Sparks
    September 13, 2025
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for the second year of our Saturday Survival Series. Ideal for beginners and seasoned enthusiasts alike, this series is led by survival enthusiasts Eric Powers and Mike Evans. Dive into essential survival skills, from emergency preparedness to advanced bushcraft techniques, exploring key concepts like the Rule of 3s and the 5 Cs. Perfect  (Event Information)

Photograph of a forest in spring.

Ecotherapy 2025


  • September 14, 2025
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • October 12, 2025
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • November 8, 2025
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • December 14, 2025
    10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Join certified guide Linda Lombardo for an Ecotherapy walk. Ecotherapy, also known as Forest Therapy or Forest Bathing, is not simply hiking in the woods, or a walk on a beach. The focus of Ecotherapy is on connection and relationship, allowing the heart to open to the beauty of the natural world, and at the  (Event Information)

The Great Gatsby Tour & Talk


  • September 17, 2025
    6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

“Ceaselessly Into the Past”:  How 100 years of The Great Gatsby shaped life on the Gold Coast Wednesday, July 30th, 6:30-8:00pm – SOLD OUT.  Wednesday, September 17, 6:30 – 8:00pm – SOLD OUT.  Wednesday, October 8, 6:30 – 8:00pm Join us for a guided tour of Hempstead House, one of the grand Gold Coast mansions that provided the  (Event Information)

Plein Air Painting


  • September 21, 2025
    10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join Artist Lori Lee as she leads a Plein Air Painting workshop at the preserve this fall. Connect to the natural beauty and grandeur of the grounds, painting on site in the open air. This program is open to all levels, from beginners to advanced painters. We will focus on executing dynamic compositions that capture  (Event Information)

International Coastal Cleanup


  • September 21, 2025
    11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Help collect debris on the Preserve’s beautiful beach and be a part of the international initiative to clean up waterways around the globe! Each year the Ocean Conservancy engages people to clean up their local beaches and waterways and analyzes the debris so valuable data about waste can be assessed. According to the Ocean Conservancy, “plastic pollution is  (Event Information)

Evening Sensory Walk


  • September 25, 2025
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Test your senses with a night hike! Ranger Eric Powers will lead this evening walk where we’ll learn to use our senses of sight, sound, touch and smell as they relate to animals and plants in nature. Starting at sunset, we will put your senses to the test just as it gets difficult to see. You  (Event Information)

Fall Fun Fest


  • September 28, 2025
    12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Celebrate the Autumn season at our Fall Fun Fest with activities for children of all ages! All activities are free with Fall Fun Fest admission, excluding food trucks and Autumn Market. Pumpkin Painting at the Upadhyay Family Pumpkin Patch Face Painting Live Music Puppet Shows Animal Presentations Family Games Bird watching with North Shore Audubon  (Event Information)