Bring the whole family for a relaxing weekend in the mountains. Enjoy live music, Village activities, and plenty of outdoor adventure atop the scenic alpine setting of Snowshoe Mountain.
Friday, September 4th, 2009
12:00pm: Dusk - WV Monarch Butterfly Festival
Activities listed below hourly schedule are available.
12:30pm: Butterfly Release
1:00pm: Butterfly Gardening speaker
2:00pm: Butterfly tagging demonstration/ Migration discussion
3:00pm Butterfly parade ~ Mud Puddle Party to follow
6:00pm Identifying butterflies & Pollinator discussion
6:00pm - Gates Open (ticket required)
7:00pm: Wyatt Turner Band - Skidder Stage
8:30pm: James Otto (Nashville Recording Artist) - Skidder Stage
10:30pm: Connection Nightclub: Tony Rio and the Relentless
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
11am-2pm: Day of Play - Inflatable attractions, eurobungy/climbing wall and orbitron. Purchase a village day pass from the tent. $25.00 unlimited fun for 3 hours.
9:00am: Dusk - WV Monarch Butterfly Festival
Activities listed below hourly schedule are available.
Noon: Paul Gold Band - Village Stage
1:00pm: Butterfly Gardening speaker
2:00pm: Butterfly tagging demonstration/ Migration discussion
3:00pm Butterfly parade ~ Mud Puddle Party to follow
2:30pm: Tony Rio and the Relentless - Villlage Stage
4pm: Shawn Allen - Village Stage
6:00pm Identifying butterflies & Pollinator discussion
6:30pm - Gates Open (ticket required)
7:30pm: Adam D Tucker - Skidder Stage
9:00pm: Jason Michael Carroll - Skidder Stage
10:30pm: Connection Nightclub featuring DJ Judd
Sunday, September 6th, 2009 (Community Appreciation Day)
9:00am - 5:00pm: WV Monarch Butterfly Festival
9:00am - 4:30pm: Activities listed below hourly schedule are available.
9:00am - 4:30 Sign up for Monarch King and Queen drawing
11:00am - 2:00pm: Day of Play - Inflatable attractions, eurobungy/climbing wall and orbitron. Purchase a village day pass from the tent. $25.00 unlimited fun for 3 hours. Community appreciation day for Randolph, Webster and Pocahontas- armband is complimentary.
11:30am: Acoustic performance by Paul Gold - Village Stage
1:00pm: Wyatt Turner Band - Village Stage
1:00pm: Butterfly Gardening speaker
2:00pm: Tagging demonstration/ Migration discussion
3:00pm: Butterfly parade ~ Mud Puddle Party follow
4:30pm: Closing Ceremony~ Monarch Release
- Founder of WV Monarch Butterfly Day (September 12th) Heather Ness to give closing speech.
- King and Queen announcement
- Photo Contest Winner announced
Dusk - Movie in the Village
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Tickets
Friday Ticket - $25
Saturday Ticket - $30
2-Day Ticket - $45
To purchase your tickets, call 877-441-4FUN
Daily and General Activities of 2009 WV Monarch Festival
Live Monarch pavilion to enter
Butterfly gardening information
Caterpillar races
Watch a Monarch lay an egg!
Live Monarchs in all life cycle stages
Caterpillar petting zoo
Monarch kits to purchase (take home study closer at own pace)
Monarch conservation & special facts(pamphlets, videos, books, presentations)
Variety of Milkweed plants/seeds for sale and other butterfly garden plants and nectar plants
Butterfly nets, games & prizes
Exquisite Butterfly jewelry for sale (real butterfly wings used from naturally expired butterflies only!)
Butterfly Christmas bulbs, (real butterfly wings used from naturally expired butterflies only!) Bumper stickers, stickers, t-shirts, posters, calendars, magnets ~~~ all exclusive one of a kind WV hand-made products~~~
Guest speakers & state representatives
Photo contest
Vendors
Monarch queen contest --- 12 y/o and under
Monarch king contest --- 12 y/o and under
Children's butterfly costumes FREE
Butterfly costume parade FREE
Butterfly mud puddle party FREE
King and queen announcement 4:30-5pm closing ceremony and butterfly release
www.wvmonarchfestival.com
