Two events celebrating monarch butterflies will be held by the Audubon Community Nature Center, 1600 Riverside Rd., Jamestown.
Butterflies and Brews
Butterflies and Brews, an adults-only event, will be held from 6–9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25.
Learn about the life cycle and migration of the monarch butterfly while enjoying great food and drinks. There will be free-flying butterflies and you can see some of the butterflies being tagged with tracking numbers to assist with national efforts to track the monarch migration.
The cost is $35; register here.
Proceeds from Butterflies and Brews go directly to support Audubon’s monarch butterfly research and educational programming.
Monarch Butterfly Festival
The Monarch Butterfly Festival will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, August 26.
In an indoor garden, observe monarchs from tiny eggs to beautiful butterflies. There will also be indoor and outdoor festivities, educational opportunities, crafts, food truck, photo ops and the Blue Heron Gift Shop.
Admission is $12 for adults, $9 for Nature Center members and children 3 – 15, and free for children 2 and under. Registration is appreciated. Register here.
More on butterflies
You can learn a lot when you attend the these events. In the meantime, check out these previous articles with tips on providing an environment for monarch butterflies:
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The annual Eastern Monarch Butterfly release will be held at the Clarence Hollow Farmers’ Market (10717 Main St)11am this Saturday. Adults and kids are always free.