| Land Between the Lakes, KY. – July 29, 2024 – The Friends of Land Between the Lakes will host the 28th annual Hummingbird Festival at the Woodlands Nature Station, August 3 and 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Hummingbird lovers will delight in a natural spectacle as hundreds of Ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate through the Nature Station backyard. The hummingbirds will fuel up at native gardens and feeders as they prepare for the next leg of their long journey south to Central America.
Visitors can learn how to bring beautiful birds, butterflies, and plants to their own backyard with this year’s festival theme, Backyard Beauty. Rain or shine, the event will go on so make a day of it, bring a picnic lunch, and stay awhile. A full event schedule can be found on the Land Between the Lakes website (www.landbetweenthelakes.us).
Festival programming includes:
-Hummingbird banding and release demonstrations with Southeastern Avian Research
-Seminars on hummingbirds, butterflies, and native gardening
-Annual photo contest award ceremony and photo display
-Live animal programs
-Kids’ crafts and games
-Local artisans
-Native plant sale with Ironweed Nursery
-Backyard habitat educational booths
The Woodlands Nature Station is located within Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area at 3146 Silver Trail Road, Cadiz, Kentucky, 42211. Special event admission price is $9 for ages 16 and up, $7 for ages 5 – 15, and free for ages 4 and under.
For more information, call 270.924.2299 or visit www.landbetweenthelakes.us.
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