Sunday, April 11, 2027
Race starts promptly at 8:30 am

With our Hog Wild Kids Fun Run at 8 am!

Now in its fourth year, our annual benefit run explores the vast terrain and many wonders of the SM&NC’s extraordinary 118-acre site. Back by popular demand is our Hog Wild Kids Fun Run a half-hour earlier at 8 am for young runners!

The Run Route will include paved paths throughout Heckscher Farm, scenic nature trails, wooden boardwalks and more. Winding through Heckscher Farm, participants will run past animals like cows, horses, llamas, goats and donkeys. The route loops around Bendel Pond and heads up to Bendel Mansion, showcasing Henri Bendel’s original vision, including lion statues and an Italian Renaissance fountain. The course then enters the SM&NC’s hiking trails, crosses Otter Bridge, and reenters Heckscher Farm, passing pigs, Guinea Hogs, and a Scottish Highland Cow before returning to the Farmhouse.

The course is a two-loop design to ensure participants can enjoy the experience twice. Rain or shine, the race starts promptly at 8:30 am at the Knobloch Family Farmhouse Plaza.

All donations will help support The Stamford Museum & Nature Center. 

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of art and popular culture, the natural and agricultural sciences, and history. The Museum is a vital cultural and educational resource for the community, and a focal point for family activity, lifelong learning, and inspiration. We seek to inspire creativity, foster self-discovery, promote environmental stewardship, and nurture an appreciation for learning through exhibitions, education programs, and special events that enhance every visitor’s experience of our unique site.

For every $10 additional donation, you get a chance at winning a one-year Family Membership which allows for two adults in the same household and all children under 18 in the same household for one year starting from the date of the winner activating the membership.

Membership allows you to enter free of charge every day that we are open which is 362 days a year and gives member discounts to events, our gift shop, festivals, and members-only activities.