Park Events
Seed Swap and Garden Expo
1 p.m.-3 p.m. Stokes Activity Barn. Enjoy a variety of gardening related vendors and activities and bring seeds to swap with your friends. Free with paid gate admission ($4 for adults, $3 for kids, free for park members). Sponsored by Wiregrass RC&D.
Wiregrass Woodturners Meeting and Demo (Feb)
The Wiregrass Woodturners host a club meeting and woodturning demo every first Saturday of the month. The public is invited to visit and learn how to make beautiful wooden items turned on a lathe. Wiregrass Woodturner members get in free.
Landmark Dulcimers Jam and Lesson (Feb)
The Landmark Dulcimer Club has a jam and practice session every first Saturday of the month. You do not have to know how to read music! We prefer you bring your own Mountain Dulcimer but we do have a few practice dulcimers you can borrow if you want to give it a try. Show your instrument and get in for free!
Iron Pour
Join Landmark Park, the Wiregrass Museum of Art and Sloss Metal Arts for an iron pour. $10 materials fee plus gate admission. Space is limited, registrants will be in 30-minute time slots of 20 people each to ensure social distancing. Registration is required, Click here to register and pay.
Astronomy Night
View the night sky in season through telescopes and binoculars. Meets several requirements for the scout Astronomy badge. Registration and prepayment required. Click here to register and pay.
Quilt Retreat
Led by Sherry Burkhalter, the annual retreat will be held on February 26 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and February 27 from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Stokes Activity Barn. This is a great opportunity to brush up on your quilting techniques and learn something new with your fellow quilters. Cost for the retreat is $75 and includes supper Friday, lunch Saturday, drinks and snacks. Bring your sewing machines and supplies. Space is limited and registration is required. Call Sherry at 334-790-9045 or visit her shop, Quilted Creations, on the square in Headland.
Spring Farm Day
Experience life on a Wiregrass farm in the 1890s. Watch plowing with horses and mules, spring planting, arts and crafts, pottery, textile work and more. Click to download food vendor application, arts and crafts vendor application, sponsor application.
Easter Sunrise Service
Nondenominational Easter sunrise service hosted by the Dothan Ministerial Union will be held on the Gazebo lawn. Bring your lawn chairs. In case of rain the event will be held inside the Headland Presbyterian Church at Landmark Park. The park will close following the service but reopen for regular business hours at noon.
Touch A Truck
Kids of all ages can see big trucks and equipment up-close and learn about their uses. A “quiet hour” will be held from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. (no horns honking) for kids who are sensitive to loud noises.
Mother’s Day Admission Special
All mothers accompanied by a child will receive free admission on Mother’s Day.
Father’s Day Admission Special
All fathers accompanied by a child will receive free admission on Fathers Day.
Education Festival
Visitors will have a chance to see what the Education Department at Landmark Park has to offer to classroom and homeschool teachers. Kids and parents also welcome! Teachers who attend this event, you will get a coupon for 10 percent off of your next field trip to Landmark Park! Visit the Information Booth at the event for details.For more information, contact Tabitha Shumaker at 334-734-3452 or tabitha@ landmarkparkdothan.com.
Peanut Boil
Bring your picnic and lawn chairs for an after-hours peanut boil. Watch as peanuts are stacked the old fashioned way and listen to bluegrass music. Admission includes one free cup of boiled peanuts.
Halloween Fun Fest and Zombie Run
5K Zombie Run plus kids activities, corn maze, tractor treat, music, food and more. Preregistration required for the Zombie Run, call 334-794-3452 to register Run registration includes entry to the Halloween Kick Off.
Landmark Park Quilt Show
Held in conjunction with the park’s annual Fall Farm Day, this quilt show features over 100 antique and contemporary quilts displayed inside the Stokes Activity Barn. This juried show includes exhibits, door prizes, speakers and more. Open for viewing on Friday (1-4); Saturday (10-4); Sunday (1-4).
Fall Farm Day
Come and watch how peanuts were harvested in the Wiregrass nearly 100 years ago. Enjoy the sights, sounds and sweet smells of cane grinding, syrup making, butter churning, soap making and other traditional farm activities. Other activities include music, antique tractors, wagon rides and the largest quilt display in the Wiregrass region.
Decorating Workshop
Spread some holiday cheer at Landmark Park at the Holiday Decorating WorkshopCreate wreaths, garlands and swags out of natural materials and decorate Landmark Park for Victorian Christmas and make some decorations to take home! Refreshments will be provided. Registration required. This event is supported by the Wiregrass Master Gardeners. Admission is free.
Victorian Christmas
Listen to Christmas carols and visit with Santa. Enjoy snacks, arts and crafts, music, wagon rides and handmade decorations. A circuit riding preacher will deliver a holiday message. Admission is free and visitors are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items for donation to the Food Bank.
