1,800 butterflies take to the skies during Oak Grove festival | PHOTOS

OAK GROVE, KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The 13th annual Butterfly Festival on Saturday had a few rain delays, but a crowd of about 4,500 people still got to see the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies – the state butterfly of  Kentucky – at the War Memorial Walking Trail.

Executive Director of Oak Grove Tourism Traci Cunningham said the festival was amazing despite the weather. “It did turn out really, really, well considering everything,” Cunningham said.

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Traci Cunningham and Dennis Cunningham at the !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky which was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Oak Grove Mayor Theresa Jarvis at the !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky which was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

Oak Grove Tourism Mascot, Pearl the Squirrel at the !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky which was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).

The !3th Annual Butterfly Festival in Oak Grove. Kentucky was highlighted with the release of 1,800 Viceroy butterflies on, Sep. 3, 2022. (Lee Erwin).