Come join us for Open House 2026! We are so excited to welcome you back to Aark for an incredibly fun, educational, and wildlife-filled weekend!
Saturday May 30th 11-4pm & Sunday May 31st 11-4pm
What to do at Open House:
Go behind the scenes and see what happens when someone brings us an orphaned or injured animal!
Tour the grounds and learn about our local wildlife.
Help us make animal enrichment activity items for our patients.
Meet our animal ambassadors including Pugsly the Snapping Turtle, Zsa Zsa the Turkey Vulture, Reaper our Black Vulture, Marcus the Monk Parakeet, and more!
Kids Games like obstacle courses, education games, carnival games, and more.
Adult Games and Trivia
Take your chance in our 50/50 or raffle!
Listen to live music.
Vote on the winners of our Wildlife Photography Contest! Want to enter a photo into the contest? View the photography contest page here!
What to Eat at Open House
You are welcome to bring your own food, but we will have a snack bar serving hot dogs, chips, burgers, and more.
Donate to our Animal care bake sale with wildlife themed desserts!
Getting to the Event and Parking
Parking is available at Hilltown Baptist Church, 26 Upper Church Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914. From there we will have free shuttles available to take guests back and forth to the event.
We have very limited space for parking on site so we are only able to allow on-site parking for individuals whose accommodations prevent them from riding the shuttle. Please let us know on the ticket purchase from if you will need to park on-site. We will provide a special parking pass for you.
We will have a drop off system in place for families to drop off the crew at the site and then go park the car at the church. You do not need any special ticket for drop off.
NOTE ON PETS
This is a working wildlife center with ill and injured patients, and our area is in the middle of an outbreak of HPAI (Link to HPI page). Please do not bring any animals on to the site. This is for the safety of our animals and yours. If you use a service animal please call to discuss in more detail.
How much is Open House?
The cost is $15 per adult - children are free.
Our event is held rain or shine. The only exception is dangerous weather.
Tickets are non-refundable but they are transferable.
2026 Open House FAQ
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Parking is available at Hilltown Baptist Church, 26 Upper Church Rd, Chalfont, PA 18914. From there we will have free shuttles available to take guests back and forth to the event.
Parking on site is available for individuals whose accommodations prevent them from riding the shuttle. Please let us know on the ticket purchase from if you will need to park on-site.
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Yes! We will have a drop off system in place for families to drop off the crew at the site and then go park the car at the church. You do not need any special ticket for drop off.
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Yes! We will have a snack stand selling hot dogs and snacks as well as soda and water.
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Open House is free for children. Adults are $15. You can purchase tickets ahead of time or at the event.
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Yes! Please be aware that we will have live ambassador animals out for guests to meet. We will also have patients in outdoor enclosures.
Please do not touch or try to engage with any of our wild animals.
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No, please do not bring any animals to open house.