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Point Pelee National Park

Take part in a wide range of events, special activities, and memorable experiences in this unique place in Canada! Point Pelee National Park is located in Leamington, Ontario. See our hours of operation, fees, and plan your visit today! For more information, please call 519-322-2365 or email pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

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  • Earth Day at Point Pelee National Park – Celebrating on April 25!

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission fee
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Earth Day is officially on April 22, but we’re celebrating a little later so more visitors can join us! Come out on April 25, 2026, for a full day of Earth Day activities at Point Pelee National Park.

    Join us at 10:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. in the Visitor Centre Theatre for the family-friendly film This Film Is Garbage and stop by our craft table featuring creative activities made with recycled and reusable materials.

    Have you heard of Team UP to Clean UP? It’s our volunteer program for all ages to help keep our beaches clean. Stop in at the Visitor Centre to pick up your supplies and spend an hour with your friends and family taking care of our Earth! There will be a staff person available to answer any questions and tell you more about the program from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Visitor Center.

    Celebrate Earth Day with us by connecting with nature, spending time with family and friends and getting creative, and taking care of our Earth.

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

  • Self-guided Dark Sky Night

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 07:30 PM - 11:59 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission fee.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Explore the park after dark and experience the dark skies of Point Pelee National Park. You will have the opportunity to stay late and experience the park at night.

    Visitors can pick up a seasonal star chart at the front gate upon arrival.

    The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) will be onsite with telescopes to facilitate star gazing. RASC attendance is weather permitting as cloudy skies inhibit night sky viewing. 

    The park is open until midnight, unless otherwise stated.

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

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  • Ten Unsolved Mysteries About Bats

    History Nature
    Time: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in park admission
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Location: Visitor Centre Theatre

    Scientists have uncovered countless amazing facts about bats, from the mechanics of how they fly to the physics of how they echolocate, but each year new secrets are revealed, and we learn more about what makes these creatures so enigmatic and beautiful. In this 40-minute presentation, bat biologist and TV science expert Dan Riskin will reveal his ten favourite unanswered questions about bats. Dan will use photos, videos, sounds, and stories to bring the biology of bats to life. This event is intended for people of all ages, and will end (weather permitting) with a brief walk outside to search for bats using an ultrasonic bat detector.

    Dan Riskin, PhD, is CTV’s Science and Technology Specialist, and the former co-host of Daily Planet on Discovery. He has authored more than 25 scientific papers about bats, specifically the biomechanics of how they move. Each week Dan publishes The Bat Signal, a free newsletter featuring five quirky science stories and a trivia question. 

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  • Self-guided Dark Sky Night

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 07:30 PM - 11:59 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission fee.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Explore the park after dark and experience the dark skies of Point Pelee National Park. You will have the opportunity to stay late and experience the park at night.

    Visitors can pick up a seasonal star chart at the front gate upon arrival.

    The park is open until midnight, unless otherwise stated.

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

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  • Butterflies of the Night with Maurice Bottos

    History Nature
    Time: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in park admission
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Location: Visitor Centre Theatre

    This presentation will illustrate the incredible diversity of Ontario moths including pinned specimens from a variety of moth families. We will look at their unique behaviors, attraction to light, and dispel various myths that surround moths. The presentation will conclude outside with a light setup to attract and get up close with some of local moths found in Point Pelee.

    Maurice Bottos graduated from the University of Guelph in entomology in 1984. He was a Biology/Science teacher for the WECSSB for 31 years. Bottos has been studying moths for the past 30 years both locally and in the tropical regions of the world. Specifically, he has been looking at how different abiotic factors seem to affect the movements of moths.

     

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  • Self-guided Dark Sky Night

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 07:30 PM - 11:59 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission fee.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Explore the park after dark and experience the dark skies of Point Pelee National Park. You will have the opportunity to stay late and experience the park at night.

    Visitors can pick up a seasonal star chart at the front gate upon arrival.

    The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) will be onsite with telescopes to facilitate star gazing. RASC attendance is weather permitting as cloudy skies inhibit night sky viewing. 

    The park is open until midnight, unless otherwise stated.

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

    More information on Dark Sky Nights

  • Perseid Meteor Shower with RASC

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    The park will stay open all night August 12 to August 13 (open at 6 am August 12, close at 10 pm August 13).

    Have you ever observed a 'shooting star'? The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks on the night of Wednesday, August 12. Come join us and members of the Windsor Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on Wednesday, August 12 for a day and night of special events in the park to celebrate our annual Perseid Meteor Shower Watch Party! Bring a blanket or folding chair and watch for the streaks of light as these space rocks rain down on the Earth's atmosphere. As in the past, volunteers from the astronomy club will have telescopes out on the West Beach after sunset to share views of many celestial objects with visitors!


    Please note all outdoor observing activities are weather dependent. Telescopes can't see through clouds! We hope you can join us for this special day of events! 

     

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

    More information on Dark Sky Nights

  • Self-guided Dark Sky Night

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 07:30 PM - 11:59 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission fee.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Explore the park after dark and experience the dark skies of Point Pelee National Park. You will have the opportunity to stay late and experience the park at night.

    Visitors can pick up a seasonal star chart at the front gate upon arrival.

    The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) will be onsite with telescopes to facilitate star gazing. RASC attendance is weather permitting as cloudy skies inhibit night sky viewing. 

    The park is open until midnight, unless otherwise stated.

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

    More information on Dark Sky Nights

  • Self-guided Dark Sky Night

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 07:30 PM - 11:59 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission fee.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Explore the park after dark and experience the dark skies of Point Pelee National Park. You will have the opportunity to stay late and experience the park at night.

    Visitors can pick up a seasonal star chart at the front gate upon arrival.

    The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) will be onsite with telescopes to facilitate star gazing. RASC attendance is weather permitting as cloudy skies inhibit night sky viewing. 

    The park is open until midnight, unless otherwise stated.

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

    More information on Dark Sky Nights

  • Self-guided Dark Sky Night

    Culture and entertainment History Nature
    Time: 07:30 PM - 11:59 PM
    Location(s): Point Pelee National Park
    Cost: Included in admission fee.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Explore the park after dark and experience the dark skies of Point Pelee National Park. You will have the opportunity to stay late and experience the park at night.

    Visitors can pick up a seasonal star chart at the front gate upon arrival.

    The park is open until midnight, unless otherwise stated.

    For more information please contact us at pelee.info@pc.gc.ca.

    More information on Dark Sky Nights

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