C OV E R and fun things to do. “We will have all types of arts and crafts,” Ohman said. “The kids can paint ceramics, make face masks, and create their own bookmarks and door hangers. “We also have a Bubble Zone, where kids can make giant bubbles that are big enough to actually get inside. There will also be a laser tag area, face-painting, and a balloon artist, and the human gyroscope. It's a machine you sit in, and they spin you in all different directions. It's a wild ride.”
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t's that time of year, time to pack up the family and spend the day at Oak Grove's 11th Annual Butterfly Festival, a day of interactive and educational activities that will
culminate with the release of more than 1,400 Monarch butterflies. Oak Grove, Kentucky is just a short drive to the northwest of Clarksville, and it's easy to miss. It only takes a few minutes to get from
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Thousands will once again turn out for this award-winning event. It's a chance for kids to make environmental arts and crafts, play in the Bubble Zone, and even interact with live butterflies in the Butterfly House.
There will be two stage shows at this year's festival, a dog stunt-show featuring The Canine Stars, and comedy/ ventriloquist Steve Brogan. There will be three performances by each act throughout the course of the day.
Oak Grove's Butterfly Festival was honored earlier this year at the Southeast Festivals and Events Association's (SFEA) Kaleidoscope Awards in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The Oak Grove event competed against numerous community events from five states and brought home a bronze SFEA Kaleidoscope Award for Best Children's Programming. It was Oak Grove Tourism's 3rd win in a row. “This year's Butterfly Festival is coming up on September 28th,” Oak Grove Tourism's Britnee Ohman said. “This is our 11th annual celebration, and it will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At 4 o'clock we will do a live release of more than 1,400 butterflies, our biggest release ever.”
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one side of town to the other, but, a couple of times each year Oak Grove Tourism makes that little town the place to be.
The butterflies that are released at the festival will immediately start their long journey towards Mexico.
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Ohman says this event will feature a good selection of food vendors in addition to all the activities, games,
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