Kingsville Butterfly Blitz


Dick Kleberg Park

Kingsville is a proud Monarch City USA member, and to celebrate, we're hosting a Butterfly Blitz September 30 - October 2nd!

Here's what's happening each day:

Friday, September 30th:

- Book a limited edition Winged Wonder Tour at the World-Famous King Ranch. Limited seating available. Call 361-592-8055 to schedule.

- Participate in our Monarch 5k at Dick Kleberg Park. All participants will earn their wings and receive a Monarch Shaped participation medal!

- Take a self guided Monarch City USA Butterfly Buds Gardens Tour. Gardens are located at the Kingsville Visitors Center, the King Ranch Visitor Center, the Train Depot, the Kingsville Xeriscape Garden beside the Maggie Salinas Pavilion and at Dick Kleberg Park.

Saturday, October 1st:

Head out to the festival Saturday to enjoy a variety of family-friendly festivities. Learn how to plant your own Pollinator Garden, come explore ours and find out how you can identify and share your butterfly sightings! See our tent full of beautiful butterflies and watch the experts tag and release Monarch butterflies, enjoy Monarch Mimosas, create arts and crafts and so much more!

Presentations to be held at Park Rec Center on Saturday are as follows:

10am - Tag & Release of Monarchs

11am - Pollinator Gardening

12pm - Photographing Nature

1pm - iNaturalist Usage

2pm - Tag & Release of Monarchs

3pm - Pollinator Gardening

8-10pm - Pollinators of the Night

After the festival wraps up, experience pollinators of the night. They will set up a blacklight sheet that attracts a variety of arthropods such as beetles and moths. Scientists will then observe and collect insects to document in the community and provide quality data for research!

Sunday, October 2nd:

- Book a limited edition Winged Wonder Tour at the World-Famous King Ranch. Limited seating available. Call 361-592-8055 to schedule.

- Take a self guided Monarch City USA Butterfly Buds Gardens Tour. Gardens are located at the Kingsville Visitors Center, the King Ranch Visitor Center, the Train Depot, the Kingsville Xeriscape Garden beside the Maggie Salinas Pavilion and at Dick Kleberg Park.