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The Watershed Institute 22nd Annual Butterfly Festival
August 6, 2022 @ 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Come to The Watershed Institute this Saturday, Aug 6. for our 22nd Annual Butterfly Festival!
We have plenty of room in our 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. sessions so please join us!
Bienvenidos al Festival de la Mariposa. ¡Habrá intérpretes de español, recorrido de la casa de las mariposas, espectáculos de animales en vivo, deliciosa comida, juegos, un zoológico de insectos y mucho más! Vengan y traigan a un amigo.
Marvel at the jewel-like chrysalis of a Monarch Butterfly and learn fun facts about many butterflies during tours of the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House, explore the amazing bugs inside our Insect Zoo and take a hay wagon ride through the Watershed Reserve.
We will keep you cool in our misting tents and you’ll certainly want to participate in our colorful Bug and Butterfly Parade! There will be food trucks, live entertainment, a DJ for music, kids’ games & crafts, and more.
Inside the air conditioned Watershed Center, kids of all ages will be able to touch a fish! Come learn about microplastics and the steps you can take to reduce these harmful pollutants with simple actions at home! Learn about native plants and how to transform your garden with hardy perennials that naturally filter polluted stormwater runoff.
Our Nature Shop will be stocked with everything your little butterfly or bug may need.
The schedule for the live entertainment are as follows. Each session will have one exclusive show.
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1st session –10 a.m. -12 p.m.
10 a.m. -11 a.m. – Rizzo’s Wildlife Show – Animal show with reptiles & mammals.
This program, curated after more than 20 years by professionals, will provide children and adults alike with a fun, inspirational, hands-on, experience is unforgettable. Rizzo’s Wildlife Show brings multi-sensory and interactive experiences with wildlife. Their staff are expertly trained to reach all types and levels of learners. Some of the expected animals could be a reptile, an amphibian and a mammal.
2nd Session – 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
1 p.m. -2 p.m. – Bubble Show – Fantastic fun with bubbles
Children and adults will be entranced by colorful bubbles in all shapes and sizes. Enjoy music, “bubbleology”, games and comedy in a show offered by Currier’s Magical Mania of Princeton.
In an hourlong show, a “bubbleologist” will start with the tiniest bubble and progress to the gigantic bubble, he will blow bubbles inside of bubbles, create bubble chains and end with his greatest masterpiece – a child in a bubble. There will be games, dances and a gigantic shower of bubbles. This show is geared to the young at heart!
3rd Session – 3 p.m. -5 p.m.
3:45 p.m.- 4:45 p.m. Eyes of the Wild Show – Travis Gale and his amazing animals!
Eyes Of The Wild is an exotic animal rescue in Hunterdon County that provides homes to over 175 animals and 60 different species from throughout the animal kingdom. The organization strives to give unwanted, neglected, and confiscated creatures the proper care and quality of life they deserve. These shows, which share the stories of animal ambassadors to educate and inspire a love of nature in audiences of all ages, funds this nonprofit.
Admission to the Butterfly Festival is free for Watershed members! Please consider becoming a member today and help us keep our water clean, safe and healthy!
Registration is strongly recommended, yet walk ins are welcome!!
