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SUMMARY:15th Annual ButterflyFest
DESCRIPTION:ButterflyFest will not be held in 2021. \n\n \nA Celebration of Wings\, Wildlife and Biodiversity!\nButterflyFest is an annual festival to celebrate backyard wildlife with an emphasis on pollinators! From native butterfly releases\, live animals\, workshops and plant sales to merchandise vendors\, entertainment and food\, all activities are family-friendly and fun-for-all-ages! \n\n	Save the Date on Facebook	\n\nButterflyFest is dedicated to increasing awareness of Florida’s butterflies as fun\, fascinating ambassadors to the natural world. Activities will promote inquiry and provide a call to action for the conservation and preservation of backyard wildlife and habitats.\n \nHours\n\nFestival: Saturday\, Oct. 12 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.\n3-Day Plant Sale: \nFriday\, Oct. 11 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.\nSaturday\, Oct. 12 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.\nSunday\, Oct. 13 | 1-5 p.m.\n\nAdmission\nWhile the Butterfly Rainforest and Survival of the Slowest exhibits require an admission price\, the festival and ButterflyFest activities are FREE! \nButterfly Rainforest exhibit admission is $14 for adults ($12 Fla. residents) and $7 for ages 3-17. Admission is free for Museum members and UF students with a valid Gator 1 card. Some vendors may charge for their services. \nNote: The Museum does not have an ATM on-site. \nParking\nFREE parking is available in the large Cultural Plaza parking lot and garage adjacent to the Museum. Campus decal restrictions are not enforced on weekends. In addition\, parking restrictions will be lifted on Friday\, Oct. 16\, for the first day of the Plant Sale. \nActivities\nOngoing on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: \n\nRefreshments\, Vendors\, Plant Sale & Butterfly Releases (Outside)\nDance Performances\, Educational Groups & workshops (Various Locations Inside)\nChildren’s Area (Outside)\n\n \n\n	\n\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Schedule of Events		\n	 \n	\n	\n		 \nFriday\, Oct. 11\, 2019\n\n\n\nTime\nType\nEvent\nLocation\n\n\n10 a.m.-5 p.m.\nShopping\nPlant Sale\nOutside\n\n\n\nSaturday\, Oct. 12\, 2019\n\n\n\nTime\nType\nEvent\nLocation*\n\n\n10 a.m.\nNotice\nButterflyFest Event Begins\nInside\, Outside\n\n\n10 a.m.\nShopping\nPlant Sale Opens\nOutside\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nEntertainment\n“The Butterfly Queen” dance performed by Danscompany of Gainesville\nInside\, Front Classroom\n\n\n11 a.m.\nActivity\nNative Florida Butterfly Release\nOutside\n\n\n11:30 a.m.\nEntertainment\n“The Butterfly Queen” dance performed by Danscompany of Gainesville\nInside\, Front Classroom\n\n\n12 p.m.\nWorkshop\n“Monarchs and their Migration”\nInside\, Front Classroom\n\n\n12:30 p.m.\nActivity\nPollinator Parade\nOutside\n\n\n1 p.m.\nActivity\nNative Florida Butterfly Release\nOutside\n\n\n1:30 p.m.\nEntertainment\n“The Butterfly Queen” dance performed by Danscompany of Gainesville\nInside\, Front Classroom\n\n\n2 p.m.\nWorkshop\n“Landscaping for Butterflies and other Pollinators”\nInside\, Front Classroom\n\n\n3:30 p.m.\nActivity\nNative Florida Butterfly Release\nOutside\n\n\n4 p.m.\nNotice\nButterflyFest Event Ends\nInside\, Outside\n\n\n5 p.m.\nShopping\nPlant Sale Closes\nOutside\n\n\n\nSunday\, Oct. 13\, 2019\n\n\n\nTime\nType\nEvent\nLocation\n\n\n1-5 p.m.\nShopping\nPlant Sale\nOutside\n\n\n1-5 p.m.\nNotice\nFlorida Museum Open\nInside\n\n\n\n(*Subject to change\, weather permitting.) \n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Plant Sale		\n	 \n	\n	\n		 \nButterflyFest features a large three-day plant sale with more than 150 species of difficult-to-find and butterfly-friendly plants. Discover which pollinator species you can attract and learn about the butterfly-friendly plants that work best in your landscape. \nFriday\, Oct. 11\, 2019 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.\nSaturday\, Oct. 12\, 2019 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m.\nSunday\, Oct. 13\, 2019 | 1-5 p.m. \nFREE parking is available in the large Cultural Plaza parking lot and garage adjacent to the Museum for all three days of the Plant Sale. \nWant to receive 15% OFF your plant purchase? The Museum is seeking volunteers who are 18 years or older for the Plant Sale! Multiple shifts are available. \n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			ButterflyFest Facebook Photo Challenge		\n	 \n	\n	\n		 \nCheck out the 2019 ButterflyFest Facebook Photo Challenge Winners! \nThe Florida Museum is hosting the eighth annual ButterflyFest Facebook Photo Challenge! The challenge is designed to educate and promote awareness of biodiversity and wildlife through photography. \nCapture your best picture and enter by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday\, Sept. 28 for your chance to win prizes! Anyone\, at any age\, can enter this free challenge. \nThe Museum will post the top 10 images from entries received on its Facebook page Oct. 5\, and the public will select the overall winner online via the most ‘likes.’ In addition\, there will be a Judges’ Award given to the judging panel’s favorite image. \nThe winning photographers will be recognized during ButterflyFest. \nFull Entry Guidelines \n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Children's Area		\n	 \n	\n	\n		 \nMigration Station\nSix interactive stations allow guests to stimulate the migration of monarch butterflies and the dangers and challenges they face. Learn how the butterflies escape predators\, navigate storms\, find food and more. After completing each hands-on challenge\, participants receive part of a monarch butterfly to assemble. The final stage of the journey is to hang their completed butterfly on the Monarch tree! \nJoin us for a chance to win prizes and explore migration through hands-on activities. This area is open throughout the festival on the lawn next to the Harn Museum of Art. \nPollinator Parade\nSaturday\, Oct. 12\, 2019 | 12:30 p.m. (Children’s Area) \nWear your own pollinator costume for all Museum visitors to see as we celebrate these amazing animals during the annual Pollinator Parade! This is your chance to join bees\, butterflies\, bats and birds as we pledge to ensure the future of pollinators. The parade will begin in the Children’s Area. \n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Nonprofit Educational Groups		\n	 \n	\n	\n		 \n\nAlachua County Environmental Protection Department\nAlachua County Library District\nAlachua County Office of Solid Waste & Waste Resource Recovery\nFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission\nGators Ready for Exceptional Birding Experiences\nGentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses (On-site from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)\nLepidoptera of North America Network (LepNet)\nLifeSouth Community Blood Centers (On-site from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)\nLubee Bat Conservancy\nMaster Gardeners/IFAS Alachua County Extension Center\nThe Mint Genome Project (The Soltis Lab)\nOur Santa Fe River\nPaynes Prairie State Park\nSouthern Lepidopterists’ Society\nSt. Johns River Water Management District\nUF Entomology Club (UF Entomology/Nematology Department)\nUF Honey Bee Research & Extension Lab\nUF’s Natural Area Teaching Laboratory\nUF Thompson Earth Systems Institute\nWayfaring Painter\n\n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Vendors		\n	 \n	\n	\n		 \nFood\n\nHoggtowne Hotdogs: Specialty hotdogs\nSublime Tacos: Savory Mexican food\nThe Hyppo: All-natural ice pops made from fruits\, vegetables and herbs\nTropical Sno: Hawaiian shave ice\n\nMerchandise\n\nAnu Arts n Crafts: Visual Art\nBananaCandy: Handmade handbags\nBaubles Bangles and Beads by RJ Morgan: Wire wrapped gemstone jewelry\nBeachy Beads: Handcrafted jewelry for everyday wear\nBookish Apothecary: Handmade soaps\, lotion bars\, lip balms and beard oil\nCoral Cranes: Colorful wall hangings and mobiles with paper crane origami paired with handcrafted dream catchers or natural materials\nCross Creek Honey: Florida floral varieties of honey\, beeswax candles\, bath treats and other beeswax goods\nDesigns by Fur: Unique home decor accents and gifts\, air plants and custom plant displays\nEasy Journey Entertainment: Face painting\nFabulous Faces Entertainment: Airbrush face painting and tattoos\nGator Jewelry Design: Handmade jewelry\nInsecta Imperfecta: Resin-cast insect jewelry\, keychains and insect-themed household items\nM & G Art Innovators: Handmade cards and jewelry made using silver\, hypoallergenic stainless steel\, polymer clay\, pearls and semi-precious stones\nNerdy Fashionista Shop: Handmade jewelry\, hair accessories\, men’s bow ties and tote bags\nNique’s Boutique: Crocheted\, knitted and handsewn items\nPurple Star Clay: Clay jewelry\, figurines and collectibles. Original art\, prints\, illustrations and stickers.\nRachel’s Butterfly Photography and More: Photographs on canvas and metal\, coasters\, totes\, mouse pads and butterfly life cycle picture books\nSamm Wehman Art: Animal-themed artwork\, original paintings\, apparel\, stickers and greeting cards\nSimone’s Natural Notions: Natural and handmade soaps\, soy wax candles and herbal eye pillows\nThe Painting Sister: Hand-painted wooden items including ornaments\, bowls and jewelry\nThe Paper Pig Studio: Handmade paper art including framed wall art\, shadow boxes\, envelopes and cards\nThe Tee Shop: On-demand t-shirt screenprinting\nTwist and Stretch Accessories: Fun and unique locally-made headbands and scrunchies\nUF Entomology & Nematology Student Organization (UF ENSO): Student organization selling entomology themed T-shirts\nValhalla Spa Organics: Local beekeeper with local raw honey\, handmade lotion bars\, all-natural toothpowder\, bath bombs and shampoo\nWide Eyed Designs: Stained glass art and handmade goods\n\nMuseum Gift Shops\nMake sure to stop by the Museum Collectors Shop and Butterfly Gift Shop for unique natural history\, science and butterfly-themed items. The perfect spot to get your wings for the Pollinator Parade! Members receive a 10% discount on all purchases in the Museum Gift Shops. \nPayment Options\nThe Museum does not have an ATM\, so visitors are encouraged to bring cash if they would like to purchase items from festival vendors (as they may or may not offer other payment options). \n	\n\n\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n		\n			\n			Volunteers		\n	 \n	\n	\n		 \nVolunteer opportunities are offered annually for ButterflyFest\, including assisting with the plant sale\, nonprofit tables\, activities and more! There are wide varieties of jobs available. Volunteers must be 18 and older with the exception of current Museum Junior Volunteers. \nSign up link will be available Sept. 2019! \nQuestions? Contact the Volunteer Coordinator\, Amy Hester at 352-273-2055 or email volunteers@flmnh.ufl.edu. \n	\n\n\nSponsors\n\nFor information on becoming a ButterflyFest sponsor\, please contact Kara Schwartz at 352-273-2047 or email kschwartz@flmnh.ufl.edu.
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