Atala Butterfly Festival
Flutter on over to the River Center’s 5th Atala Butterfly Festival!
On Saturday, February 24th we are celebrating the Atala butterfly! Once thought to be extinct, this beautiful butterfly is local and thriving right in our own backyards.
Join us for our exciting event which will include:
-Butterfly arts and crafts
-Native Plant seed harvesting
-Native Plant Sale
-Tours of the River Center migratory bird and butterfly garden
Please register to attend tickets are limited.
This free event is from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. Registration is required to attend.
Event SOLD OUT
Check out our hourly schedule below.
Plant Sale, Crafts, Seed plantings, and host plant activity are all on-going throughout the event or until supplies run out.
Thank you to our Plant Vendors and Exhibitors:
Hourly Schedule
- 10:00 am
- Event Opens
- 10:15 am - 10:30 am
- Storytime at the Firepit
- The Very Impatient Caterpillar
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am
- Lecture Presentation by Dr. Peter Lekos
- "Colors in the Wind" - A Butterfly Program
- 11:00 am - 11:30 am
- Storytime at the Firepit with the Author
- "Monica to Monarch" By Gail Gray Tanis
- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Lecture Presentation by CJ McCartney
- Native Plants and Butterflies - Creating a Thriving Habitat
- 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
- Lecture Presentation by Teri Jabour
- Atala Hairstreak Butterflies in your Garden
- 1:00 pm
- Event Ends
- Thank you for coming!
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