OAK GROVE, KY – Oak Grove Tourism is excited to announce the international and regional award-winning Butterfly Festival is back Saturday, Sept. 3, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. It all happens at the War Memorial Walking Trail, 101 Walter Garrett Lane.
Now in its 13th year the festival is a free and educational event. This year’s stage show will be the Space Adventures Thrill Show, an educational NASA-themed show with fire spinning, trampoline stunts and the galaxy globe where a motorcycle and an aerialist perform at the same time on the outside of the globe.
Visitors can interact with live butterflies in the Butterfly House provided by Milkweed & Honey farm out of Clarksville, with live cocoons, caterpillars and butterflies, according to Traci Cunningham, executive director of the Oak Grove Tourism Commission.
The popular zip-line by Southern Zip-Line Company will return. There will also be an obstacle course, Oscar the robot, a train, arts & crafts, a balloon artist, the bubble zone, and more. Food trucks will be on site.
“If you have never attended this festival before, I encourage you to do so,” Cunningham said. “This festival is one of a kind and is sure to take your breath away with the beautiful live release of 1,800 butterflies at 4 p.m. on the Viceroy berm. The butterflies will hang around for a little while before beginning their migration to Mexico.”