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Join Texas Discovery Gardens and Big Tex from Sept. 25
through Oct. 18 for fun-filled activities throughout the
Gardens. The butterflies are back! The Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House & Insectarium showcases butterflies including striking Zebra Longwings, Monarchs and Swallowtails.
Three air-conditioned exhibits feature organic fashion, encaustic art and the science of pollination.
Also during the fair:
Monarch Tagging Demonstration: Daily at 11 am and 3 pm
Tree Carving Demonstration: Thursday through Sunday from 11 am to 3 pm
Preservation Tree Services will offer free zip line rides to kids (48” and under) on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am to noon and 2 pm to 4 pm.
General Information: Open daily during the Fair with extended hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission charged for Butterfly House. (Last butterfly house admission sold at 5:15 pm).*State Fair admission and parking fees apply.
Join us for interactive Garden and Exhibit Talks all fair long!
9/25 - 3:30 p.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
9/26 - 10:30 a.m. - Organic Vegetable Gardening
9/26 - 3:30 p.m. - Butterfly Gardening
9/27 - 3:30 p.m. - Gardening for Urban Wildlife
9/29 - 10:30 a.m. - Bees in the Hood
9/30 - 10:30 a.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
10/1 - 10:30 a.m. - Bees in the Hood
10/1 - 3:30 p.m. - Fall Tomatoes
10/2 - 3:30 p.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
10/3 - 10:30 a.m. - Organic Vegetable Gardening
10/3 - 3:30 p.m. - Butterfly Gardening
10/4 - 3:30 p.m. - Gardening for Urban Wildlife
10/7 - 10:30 a.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
10/8 - 10:30 a.m. - Native Shade Trees
10/9 - 3:30 p.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
10/10 - 10:30 a.m. - Organic Vegetable Gardening
10/10 - 3:30 p.m. - Butterfly Gardening
10/11 - 3:30 p.m. - Gardening for Urban Wildlife
10/13 - 3:30 p.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
10/14 - 10:30 a.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
10/15 - 10:30 a.m. - Bees in the Hood
10/15 - 3:30 p.m. - Plant Propagation
10/16 - 10:30 a.m. - Encaustic Art Presentation
10/18 - 3:30 p.m. - Gardening for Urban Wildlife
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Butterfly House Docent
Teach our visitors about the amazing lifecycle
of butterflies.
Garden Docent
Help our visitors see the life that teems in our
diverse Gardens and ponds.
Greeter
Greet our Garden visitors, direct them towards
Garden activities, and keep track of the volume
of visitors during your shift.
Contact Blake at 214 428 7476 x 240 or
Volunteers@TexasDiscoveryGardens.org to schedule
your hours, sign up for training, or to find out
more information.
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Butterfly House: You and your family can submerge
yourself in native butterflies in our newly renovated butterfly house.
Admission is $8/adults, $6/seniors and $4/children. Last tickets sold thirty minutes before
close. *State Fair admission and parking also applies.
Monarch Tagging: Learn about the amazing Monarch
butterfly migration story and how scientists developed a way to tag
monarchs to better track their migration patterns. Butterfly release
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