The Watershed Institute in Hopewell is set to host its annual Butterfly Festival on Saturday, Aug. 2 at The Watershed Institute, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington.
Featured activities include tours of the Kate Gorrie Butterfly House, a butterfly and insect parade, live music by Tony and the Trees, animal exhibits, science exhibits, crafts for kids, hayride tours and performances from Sprout U School for the Arts.
Festivities are scheduled for two sessions: from 9:30 a.m. to noon and from 12:30 to 3 p.m. The Eyes of the Wild Animal Show, bug and butterfly parade and Tony and the Trees live music show are set to be part of both sessions.
There will also be food trucks and a gift shop.
Scheduled exhibitors include Stuart Country Day School, Sprout U School of the Arts, Spaling Oak Nature School, Apple Montessori School, Exact Solar, Fairgrown Farm, NOFA-NJ, Rocky Hill Cooperative Nursery School, Little by Little Counseling LLC, PSE&G and Capital Health.
The Kate Gorrie Butterfly House originally opened in 2000 to honor the memory of Kate Gorrie, daughter of Meg and Tom Gorrie of Pennington. The Gorries are long-time board members and benefactors of The Watershed Institute, and chose to honor Kate’s life and her love for the beauty of nature by helping build a butterfly house.
