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10th Annual Desert Museum Butterfly Festival & Plant Sale!
September 25 & 26, 2010
Delight in the Beauty of Butterflies at the Desert Museum Butterfly Festival and Plant Sale
Come check out the Butterfly Festival! There are a lot of fun activities for the entire family. Spend the day at the Museum learning about these 'jewels of the air'. There will be live butterflies and caterpillars, a plant sale, children's activities and gardening classes happening throughout the day.
Download our Monsoon butterfly Checklist (PDF)
The Brandi Fenton Memorial Coloring Contest
Print out and color this picture of a Queen butterfly for FREE child's admission to the museum on Sept 25th or 26th, 2010! (Ages 6-12)
Plant Sale Saturday & Sunday
On the Front Patio from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Many butterfly-attracting plants available for the first time (some in limited quantities only). Check out the plant list here.
Handouts and Displays
The following organizations will also be represented during the festival - make sure to drop by and see what they have to say!
Sponsored by K12
Events
Sunday - Wednesday & Friday (August-October); Thursdays (September-October)
- Butterfly Walks
- Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Meet on the Entrance Patio
Saturday, September 25
- Butterfly Plant Sale
- Time: 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Front Patio - Butterfly Crafts
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Front Patio and Baldwin Education Building - Face Painting
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Entrance Patio - Butterfly Antennae
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Front Patio - Butterfly Discovery
- Look for docents in the Butterfly/Pollination Garden and Desert Garden
- Live caterpillars & chrysalids
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Baldwin Education Building - Microscopes
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Baldwin Education Building - Story Time
- Time: 9 a.m., 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Location: Baldwin Education Building - Butterfly Gardening Class
- Time: 11:00 p.m.
Location: Administration Patio - Running Wild
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Warden Oasis Theater - Puppet Show
- Time: 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Warden Oasis Theater
Sunday, September 26
- Butterfly Plant Sale
- Time: 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Front Patio - Butterfly Crafts
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Front Patio and Baldwin Education Building - Face Painting
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Entrance Patio - Butterfly Antennae
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Front Patio - Butterfly Discovery
- Look for docents in the Butterfly/Pollination Garden and Desert Garden
- Live caterpillars & chrysalids
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Baldwin Education Building - Microscopes
- Time: 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Baldwin Education Building - Story Time
- Time: 9 a.m., 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Location: Baldwin Education Building - Butterfly Gardening Class
- Time: 11:00 p.m.
Location: Administration Patio - Running Wild
- Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Warden Oasis Theater - Puppet Show
- Time: 1:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Warden Oasis Theater
