We’d love to help you host your child’s birthday party at Gulf Branch Nature Center!  For children ages 4 and up, check out our birthday party package below.  For younger children, you may rent the room at a reduced rate without a naturalist-led program; e-mail fogbnc.birthdays@gmail.com for more info.

Basic Birthday Party Package -- $150

o     Three hours’ party room rental (includes ½ hour set-up and ½ hour clean-up time);

o     30-minute hands-on, naturalist-led program on frogs/toads, turtles, or snakes;

o     One-year family membership to Friends of Gulf Branch Nature Center and an FoGBNC T-shirt for the birthday child;

o     Assistance with room set-up/clean-up;

o     Ideas for nature-related crafts, a general or “creepy-crawly”-themed scavenger hunt, and hiking opportunities; and

o     Extra time with the naturalist (if available) for a hike, scavenger hunt, or craft ($50 per ¼ hr).

How to Book a Birthday Party

1.   Click on and please read in its entirety our brochure/reservation form.

2.   Once you have read the entire brochure, you may call or e-mail the Volunteer Birthday Party Coordinator at 301.704.0528
or fogbnc.birthdays@gmail.com to check date options.

3.   When the birthday party coordinator lets you know your date/time is temporarily being held for you, you may send in your reservation form and payment to confirm your booking.

Friends of Gulf Branch Nature Center
3608 N. Military Road
Arlington, VA  22207
friendsofgbnc@gmail.com