Take the kids to celebrate butterflies and caterpillars on Monarch Appreciation Day at Zilker Botanical Garden on Saturday, September 10 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. This fun, family-friendly event will include lots of crafts for kids as well as gardening tips, a plant sale, lectures and more!

Check out all that’s happening at this event:

–> There will be lots of fun activities for children. Kids can learn about butterflies, caterpillars, chrysalis, and bees, see a display bee hive, make wildflower seed balls and butterfly wings, create a butterfly mural, and get their faces painted!

–> Enjoy a pollinator plant sale. This plant sale will focus on fall blooming plants which are critical to migrating Monarchs as well as other pollinators.

–> Go on a scavenger hunt. Explore the incredible world of the Monarch life cycle with a Scavenger Hunt in the Doug Blachly Butterfly Garden. Complete the hunt and receive a seed packet for your own Texas pollinator garden!

–> Visit information tables to learn about organizations that embrace and support restoration and conservation of sustainable natural habitats for pollinators and wildlife.

Click here for more details about activities at this event.

This special event is free, but regular admission fees are still required to enter Zilker Botanical Garden.

Admission:

• $1 for children (ages 3-12)
• $2 for adults, Austin resident (ages 13-61)
• $3 for adults, non-resident (ages 13-61)
• $1 for seniors (age 62 & over)

Have fun!